What was the casting director asking the speaker to do when she said, "sound more Latina?"

The casting director was asking her to speak in broken English.

Name two types of roles the speaker was often offered.

Gangbanger's girlfriend, sassy shoplifter, or pregnant chola number two.

She stayed out of the sun, straightened her hair, tried to lose weight, and bought fancier clothes.

The white role had to be cast first.

Her tears and pain were not just about losing a job, but about feeling devalued as a person.

I can describe how language, beliefs, customs, and traditions contribute to the identity and culture of a family or community.

1
America Ferrera was once asked to "sound more Latina" during an audition, which she realized meant speaking in broken English.
2
Early in her career, America was offered roles that were based on negative stereotypes, such as the gangbanger's girlfriend or the sassy shoplifter, because she was seen as "too brown, too fat, too poor, too unsophisticated."
3
America realized that her identity is not an obstacle, but her superpower, and that change requires questioning fundamental values and beliefs.