specifically really keefing to someone from mexican-american desent. >> i love that word. >> you can be one. you can be honorary. >> what do i do? >> help us fight for justice, believe in equality. you can study up on the history of mexican-americans. >> how important are your roots to you? >> pretty important. i'm ninth generation american. >> yeah, i know. >> so my family was under five different flags without moving. and we still have the same land today in texas. history's always been important in my family and how i grew up. my culture. i'm as american as american pie. i didn't speak spanish until about two years ago. i had to learn it. >> you had to learn spanish. >> yeah. i learned french before i learned spanish. >> that was a waste of time, wasn't it? >> no! you know, learning other languages i think is very important. do you speak french? >> i speak a bit of french. >> you have to speak french. [ speaking french ] >> he's a naughty boy. >> no.