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My Racialized Comunity. My Racialized Community Jason McMullen ETH 125 Lashon
Aron September 30, 2007 Abstract More often than none ...
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My Racialized Community
Jason McMullen
ETH 125
Lashon Aron
September 30, 2007
Abstract
More often than none, it is said that people move to America for equal opportunity, freedom, and independence, but yet upon arrival, these concepts are thrown out the door and no longer stand as a reality. It almost seems as if racism is openly embraced just in more subtle ways than years ago. Many people carefully avoid overt expressions of prejudicial attitudes, but covertly continue to harbor a negative view of racial minorities. Racism remains a serious social problem and opinions are forced onto people in ways that sometimes go undetected by an individual, but sub-consciously cause the individual to form biased views and racist beliefs. Who or what forces these opinions onto others causing them to conform to society may never be discovered. In an interview with a friend and Hispanic leader within my community I had a chance to get to understand how racism and these prejudicial attitudes are still present in today's society just as it has been for the last 100 years.
Sergio Rodriguez is a pastor at a local Hispanic church and he also owns his own landscaping company. He has been in America for thirteen years and has made a good life for himself. It has not always been good though. He has faced many prejudices within the Hispanic community and from outside. When I asked Sergio why he wanted to come to America he said, "I came to America to make money for my familia in Mexico because it was too hard to make it there."
Sergio like many other Mexican immigrants came to America in search of a better life. They begin their journey out of Mexico with the use of Coyotes. These are paid individuals that help them to cross the border. Sergio described what it was like when he crossed the border:
"I left on the bus headed north from my home. It took two days of travel. All I...
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