African Community Observation

I must admit that this was one of the hardest assignments that I have to do. First reason been that I did not know where to start from or what to write about and the second been that how I was going to do this without coming across as weird and just sitting and observing seemed boring. Now, after the fact, it was interesting to see what I found. In doing this assignment, I have picked up on and known the things that I always witnessed, but I never really put it into a context. The following are my two observations, one of cultural issues and the other of race. My observation of cultural issues took place in the Bronx African community during the week in the Bronx, NY. As we are all aware, one of the most …show more content…
As I stood around, watching, and taking in every moment, the police showed up and intervened. As we are all aware, a man in the African community was arrested over the memorial weekend for murder for hitting his wife attacker with an iron stick, which resulted in the death of the assailant. In this particular incidents was as a result of the disapproval of some members of the community who refused to be part of the aide to the man involved. His people who are the Fulas, has asked for assistance from the community board and some members refused to offer the aide due to the man circumstances not falling the requirement for aide. The subject was bought to the communities’ attention after the Friday prayers and asked for the public opinions. In my observation the younger crowd where all for the aide while I the older crowd where mostly the ones against the idea. I was in astonishment, because I would have thought the older ones where the ones who understands the importance of the community and the reasons why we had it placed in order. Although we were all Africans, the slight differences in our cultures and beliefs have evidently caused an unnecessary ciaos that should have never been and …show more content…
She looked at me with worrying eyes and said you doctor? I replied no but am a nurse and I want to see if I can help. She said ok then said something to the little boy. I bend down to his eyes level and introduce myself and told him I wanted to help. With that been said I reached out to see his foot, it was pretty bad. He had been stab with a piece of glass when he was trying to catch a ball and fell down. I asked them to call 911 and for us not to remove the glass. We had to keep him stabilized and make sure he was not panicking or under distress. With the crowd gathering the Latinos from the other side where now concern and approached. Coincidentally, one of them was a doctor and decide to help too. When he approached the little yelled out to the man in anger and asked him not to touch him because it was one of their and I quote “stupid alcohol glasses that did this.” The doctor apologized and said yes they are drinking but the glass that hurt him was not one of theirs. But the little boy would not let him touch or assist him in anyway. Now I do not think that this action was done knowingly that it was wrong by the kids, but he did it with a motion and liquidity that looked as though he didn’t think a second about it; it was just natural. Shortly after, the ambulance came, I left the situation, because I did not see any need of my