WASHINGTON — Sabrina Molina, 15, identifies herself as a powerful, faithful girl who’s always there to support her family. She also takes pride in her heritage as a Latino.
Life hasn’t always been easy for the Molinas since Sabrina’s mother, Ursula Molina, immigrated to the Washington, D.C. area from El Salvador 26 years ago. Sometimes people here have been downright prejudiced. It can be hard for Sabrina’s parents to find a place to rent, Ursula says, because of their Latino background. Even now, Sabrina–who was born in America–gets asked if she is a U.S. citizen.
But after a new commission kicked off in October to study the possibility of building the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, the Molinas hope to see a little more understanding of their culture.
“I think that will make a lot of Latino people proud,” Sabrina said. “I think it’s a really good idea.”