My America

"America is land in transition," that is what Langston Hughes believed. I must agree with Hughes in his view of America, for if it weren't for change, America would not be what it is today. At times Hughes viewed America as a world of discrimination and racism, but as he later pointed out, America began to change in a way he never thought possible. This segment of discrimination, was not all of America for if it were, no color people would have no heart for the war we are engaged in. As I see it, America is a land in transation. America is a land of hope, opportunity and equality. For I believe America is the land of dreams. Overall what I see is that even if Hughes and I may at times differ on things, what it all comes down to is that what we want is to make America a real, complete, workable place for all Americans all over the land.

Reflection on Race

Reflections on Race.


When people ask you your race, most people would reply Mexican if they are from Mexico, Asian if they are from Asia, African if the are from Africa and so on. The truth is that race is a man made word used for describing people in general, like certain characteristics, such as the color of their skin, their hair, religion, language, eyes, lifestyle, etc. Ethnicity is the proper way of classifying people, such as Mexicans, Asians, or Africans, who have different DNA that separate them from on another. We all have different DNA, so that every ethnic group and evolve and learn to adapt.

Most people assume they are the same thing because there are many things about them that are similar, like the words and definitions. They are also taught at a young age that when you are asked what your race is you would reply Mexican. No one really questioned it or the origin of the word.
Today, most people still don’t know that there is a difference between both of them or where the word originated from

Experiences With Diversity

This is a global economy and one in which we should think big. Many of the biggest names in African American history, that we know for example Dr. Martin Luther King Junior.

Dr. King may have taken more pride in the every day people did or do and so on... He would want for us to be judged by the content of our character and not the color of our skin. Progress has been made, but there is still so far to go.

Living here in Los Angeles, California and experiencing the different tradition around here I got to know a little more about how the stuff we hear around us like Latino vs. Black, come on what's up with that. Latino and black could change the course of this nation if we could unite. On the long term no one really knows were we came from. Maybe society rejectst other classes and is looking for some one else to hate.

As time goes on in my life I had and experience with a little girl name Hana. Which I was happy to get to know by my boyfriend. Getting to know here and hearing good things about here dad. Having a good time with here at the movies and at the football game. If you think about black people can be really nice. Well her dad owns his own limo business and he ask my boyfriend if he every needs a limo to give him a call, so he did and is going to proved him and of course me because I'm going to prom to with a Hummer limo for prom.

Personality I think racism is wrong and harmful to our progress into the middle class and higher, but it will not go away. We must find a way to win in spite of racism. Hopefully someday we do not use raceism as an excuse but rather a motivation to be great at what we could do.

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I've met a couple of black people. They are different from Latinos in some ways. I've had different experience with all of them.
One day my cousin took some of his friends to my house. One of them was black. That was Michael. The rest were Latinos like us. He didn't speak Spanish and my dad, my step mom and my uncles only spoke Spanish. My cousin and the rest of his friends would talk to him in English to translate what ever my uncles would tell them. Even though they spoke different languages they all got along really good. My uncles gave him chilis. They would tell him he had to eat one so he could become part of our family. We had a good experience with him. Now he goes to our house when ever we have parties or just when ever my cousin goes.
Another black person i know is my dean Mr. W. He's a really important person in my life. He has helped me out a lot to do good in school. Thanks to him i'm going to graduate on time. He helped me believe in my self, and he showed me that i still had a chance to change. Now i don't ditch anymore because i know that will disappoint him a lot.
People think black people have bad attitude or that all they do is cause problems, but everyone is the way they want to be. It doesn't matter what race we are in. It all depends on you. My friend Michael always made me laugh. When he would see me sad he would always cheer me up. My dean Mr. W helped me improve in school. My grades went up and now i'm going to graduate thanks to him. Those experiences i've had with them are really important to me.