Imposing on Imposter's Syndrome

In Reyna Grande's "I’m an award-winning Latina author. At a fancy literary gala, I was mistaken for a waiter", Grande gives an account of her experience while being honored at the library of congress. As Grande shares her feelings of intrusion and inadequacy, I think of moments where I have had to reassure others, even on my own college campus, that I do in fact belong here. As Grande relinquishes, it is usually even more difficult to convince yourself. In an attempt to reassure herself, Grande scans the room to see how many other Latino's are present but is only met with the gaping reality that there are more Latino's serving food than being honored. A white man approaches Grande and assumes that she is one of the waitstaff, further perpetuating Grande's feeling of inadequacy. Grande puts a name to this feeling - imposter's syndrome, which she describes as "the feelings of inadequacy that persist no matter how successful one is". Grande then goes into detail about how imposter's syndrome is a widespread feeling among the Latino community, especially as a result of the current political climate in regards to popular culture and racist rhetoric surrounding Latino's, spurred by Trump and reinforced by his supporters. The conversation surrounding immigration and the everyday racism that Latinos face, can make the reality of imposter syndrome much more common.

In what ways do past and current immigration policies facilitate environments/behaviors/beliefs that support the false notion that Latino's are "inadequate" in white spaces?

In what ways are you complicit to the rhetoric that Latino/a's are "inadequate" in white spaces?