My Vision for America
I was six years old when I came to America. During that time, I didn't even realize we were moving to another place, much less another continent but I only knew one specific thing- I would finally have the chance to meet my dad. You see, my dad moved to the United States once I was born, in hopes of a better life than the life we were had in Burma. But whenever I asked my dad's opinion on why was America considered so great that we had to move here, he would reply with, "It's not the best place to live, but it's better compared to our old home." My six-year old self was baffled by his statement because well- ever since we moved to the United States, I had an unlimited access to all of the candies and toys I never had the chance to before.. so how could America not be the best place to live? It wasn't until my first few years in high school that I finally figured out what my father had meant. I saw and witnessed many racial discrimination against people of color, where some …show more content…
That's exactly what the problem is. I believe that a woman is capable of the same exact things a man is capable of. This idea of women being useful only for domestic work, are the type of ideas we need to quickly abolish, as a nation. Even now, women make up slightly more than 10 percent of big company chief financial officers, and still get paid 77 cents on the dollar for every dollar a man makes, according to a recent study from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Even women need to be given the same income and opportunities as men in any field. Men and women can empower each other on so many different levels and we, as a country, should start supporting each gender. Therefore, my perfect vision for America consists of gender equality and no sexism to be apparent any
I was six years old when I came to America. During that time, I didn't even realize we were moving to another place, much less another continent but I only knew one specific thing- I would finally have the chance to meet my dad. You see, my dad moved to the United States once I was born, in hopes of a better life than the life we were had in Burma. But whenever I asked my dad's opinion on why was America considered so great that we had to move here, he would reply with, "It's not the best place to live, but it's better compared to our old home." My six-year old self was baffled by his statement because well- ever since we moved to the United States, I had an unlimited access to all of the candies and toys I never had the chance to before.. so how could America not be the best place to live? It wasn't until my first few years in high school that I finally figured out what my father had meant. I saw and witnessed many racial discrimination against people of color, where some …show more content…
That's exactly what the problem is. I believe that a woman is capable of the same exact things a man is capable of. This idea of women being useful only for domestic work, are the type of ideas we need to quickly abolish, as a nation. Even now, women make up slightly more than 10 percent of big company chief financial officers, and still get paid 77 cents on the dollar for every dollar a man makes, according to a recent study from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Even women need to be given the same income and opportunities as men in any field. Men and women can empower each other on so many different levels and we, as a country, should start supporting each gender. Therefore, my perfect vision for America consists of gender equality and no sexism to be apparent any