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It usually happens when we take a break from playing: Someone will come up to me and say, "You don't look Mexican." That reaction has really made me think about how certain kinds of music are perceived as belonging to one culture. You know, Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart, but no one ever comes up to Yo-Yo Ma...
 
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First Person Singular: Nick Clooney, Journalist in Residence, American University (Post, March 8, 2009)
 
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First Person Singular: Laura Hall Director, Camp St. Charles, Newburg, Md. (Post, August 10, 2008)
 
First Person Singular: Lloyd Lehn owner of Cuckoo Clock Hospital, Annandale (Post, August 3, 2008)
 
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