I’m Mexican-American and Southwest Detroit is my home.It’s full of beautiful black and brown people.It’s full of colorful murals.It’s full of lowriders.It’s full of rap, R&B, and Spanish music.It’s full of Mexican restaurants and stores.It’s full of schools and happy Read More …
poem 380
My culture feels like home.It makes me feel like I’m not alone.Many things come from being Mexican.Strong mind, and hardworking adrenaline.Countless times being told we’re not better than them.We just want to live the same dream as you.Even if you Read More …
Poem 575
Resistance is justified when people are occupied,You often hear this line,To describe genocide,It would have been bantered in the 40s,When the lives of our Jewish Brothers and Sisters,Were stolen. Resistance is justified when people are occupied,Unless they are of Arab-descent,Or Read More …
Social Mobility…The American Dream 290
I think the term “American Dream” to me means having a country that is accepting to all kinds of people, a safe place for all, and an equal society for people across all age groups, and across all races as Read More …
Social Mobility… The American Dream 575
My family was sold on the American Dream before they even immigrated here. Back in Lebanon, they were told about how amazing this country was, how they would have the limitless opportunities here to grow financially and professionally. They were Read More …
Social Mobility… The American Dream 409
So I think that the American Dream is to not be filthy rich but to live a stable life without the worry of losing anything you have. My parents worked hard for us to live a stable family life and Read More …
Social Mobility…The American Dream 182
The “American Dream” to me is the idea that anyone can build a stable life for themselves with hard work and dedication, no matter what your background is. I think the American Dream has always been a fallacy to a certain Read More …
Social Mobility 575
My family’s experience with social mobility is extremely unique. Alike many immigrants, they came to this country with nothing. My grandpa had to work many years to even be able to bring his family here from Lebanon. After coming here, Read More …
Work 380
I used to work at a sausage factory with my grandma every summer and we would get home around 1or 2 am and start at around 4pm. This job took half of our day, and we only receive a fifteen-minute Read More …
Intersectionality 575
In the United States, gender, sexual orientation, class and race or ethnicity (G,SO,C,R,E) are strong identity markers and are also axes of inequality. Which of these aspects of your identity is strongest? How would you describe it and why do you Read More …