“I thought that was just the coolest thing … that there was a movie about where we were going to be moving,” Aaron said. “And that story, you could kind of see the Latino experience, or the feel you get from the city.”
None of his previous stops had introduced Aaron to Latin culture. But he experienced it firsthand upon arriving in the city of 600,000-plus, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande across from Juárez, Mexico.
More than 80 percent of El Paso’s population identify as Hispanic or Latino, whereas Black individuals make up just 3.4 percent of residents.
Aaron fully embraced the change of scenery, calling it “a lot of fun” to integrate into a culture different than his own.
“The Latino community accepts you for you, allows you to be you, and they’re open to learning about your culture, as well. So there’s a little bit of [overlap] in both,” he said. “We’re both minorities, so there’s a little understanding from where both of us come from.
“They pretty much took me in like a brother, put their arms around me. The kids at school, like, ‘Hey, we’re going to teach you Spanish.’ Of course, they teach you all bad words first,” Aaron added with a laugh.
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