An Immigrant's View of American Racism
I am a woman originally from the Philippines but has lived in America for almost 54 years. I was not forced or coerced by the American government to come and live here. I wanted to come. My father who had spent a lot of time in this country and with her people told us many stories about the United States, the home of the free and land of the brave. He told us about how the freedom of the individual was valued here, about how one’s success in life is limited only by how much he wanted to work for it. He told us about the system of laws it had that was far superior to what other countries had. Most of all, he told us about Americans, God’s people, and how they honored Him. Though he talked about how rich America was, that wasn’t his main thing. He mostly talked about the people, how kind and generous they were. Oh, yes, he mentioned some racism. ...