This interview with Ilan Stavans addresses central experiences tied to the educational and immigrant experiences of Latinos in the United States. Culture, immigration, assimilation, and language are the prisms through which this experience is understood. Ilan Stavans responds to questions concerning cultural heterogeneity and cultural homogeneity. For instance, to what extent might any degree of homogeneity or heterogeneity among Latinos factor into their incorporation in the U.S. social order generally and the educational establishment in particular? Thus, the reader is invited to question common sense assumptions regarding language, culture, and assimilation.