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Actress Claudia Quesada remembers a college professor who made it a point to point out her Cuban accent when she was in class.

With English as her second language, the Evanston resident was aware of her accent but not afraid that it would get in the way of her future on the stage or in front of the camera. But she did get that feeling when the teacher drew attention to the way Quesada spoke.

"I think mainly she had issues with me and two other Latina students with an accent," she said. "The other Latinx students