All Of Me Reflection

I had very limited time to gather a full in-depth research on immigration. However I did find valuable information in the short time span that furthers my understanding of the inequality immigrants face due to negative myths and stereotypes the reflect on public perspectives and political policies. I began my research by attending a film presentation followed by a panelist discussion. The event was held on September 28, 2016 in the USU ballroom at California State University of San Marcos there was at least 500 people who showed. This connected to my topic because I am working on understanding immigration and the documentary for one had showed me empathy and understanding of people who live in Latin America. The film presentation was called Llévate Mis Amores which means All Of Me. The main plot of the film was on migrant workers from all parts of Mexico in hopes of using the train to transport them to the …show more content…
The room on which the presentation took place was rather small and could only accommodate 75 people. The room was packed and students were sitting on the ground. I sat on the far left side next to the window at one of the tables. The tukwut talk was a presentation from one of the facility members at CSUSM, her field study is in human development. The main presentation was open to all CSUSM students, I did have to check-in with my student ID. During the presentation Dr. Toyo explained her research process and how being an immigrant wife has shaped her into doing her research on immigration. She uses personal counts which helped motive and understand immigrants who come to the United States. It was very easy to take down jottings during the process because other students were doing the same thing. it was a free environment but at the same time I didn’t want to just be taking notes I was to pay attention and acknowledge what she was saying during the