How to tame a wild tongue

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Assignment:

The following is a passage from "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua:

If a person, Chicana or Latina, has a low estimation of my native tongue, she also has a low estimation of me. Often with Mexicanas y Latinas we'll speak English as neutral language. Even among Chicanas we tend to speak English at parties or conferences. Yet, at the same time, we're afraid the other will think we're agringadas because we don't speak Chicano Spanish."

What does Gloria mean in this passage?

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