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Poem 247

22Oct 2024October 22, 2024

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 …

anonymous247Poemsclass, family, nation/nationality/ethnicityLeave a comment

poem 380

22Oct 2024October 22, 2024

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 …

Itzel GonzalezPoemsclass, culture, nation/nationality/ethnicity, workLeave a comment

Poem 575

18Oct 2024December 19, 2024

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 …

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Social Mobility…The American Dream 290

02Oct 2024October 2, 2024

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 …

Anonymous 290Reflectionsfeelings, ideology, nation/nationality/ethnicityLeave a comment

Social Mobility… The American Dream 575

02Oct 2024October 2, 2024

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 …

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Social Mobility… The American Dream 409

29Sep 2024September 29, 2024

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 …

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Social Mobility…The American Dream 182

29Sep 2024September 29, 2024

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 …

Anonymous 182Reflectionsclass, education, nation/nationality/ethnicity, unequalLeave a comment

Social Mobility 575

26Sep 2024September 26, 2024

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 …

April GReflectionsclass, family, nation/nationality/ethnicityLeave a comment

Work 380

25Sep 2024September 25, 2024

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 …

Itzel GonzalezReflectionsclass, interactions, nation/nationality/ethnicity, unequal

Intersectionality 575

16Sep 2024

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 …

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