Gang A Woman Of Color

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Ganga, is a girl from Sri Lanka therefore making her a woman of color.She was born and raised over there.In other words being a woman of color means that you are limited to everything because you are not allowed to make decisions for yourself."In other words, the systematic practice of racism (for example, denying qualified person of color employment, housing, education, or anything else to which they're entitled) can occur on a regular basis only when those who do it can expect, by and large, to get away with it"(Tyson, 361). When Ganga was young she was raped by her own father but her being a color of women lead her to be nothing besides helpless.She wasn’t able to stand up for herself because she knew it would bring shame to her family if

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