Diversity Interview Assignment
I consider myself a Caucasian American, so I chose to interview an old friend of Cuban decent. His name is Arturo Gutierrez and he was born and raised in Cuba until the age of 12 when he and his family relocated to America. He is considered upper-class due to what he is receiving as a double income worker in management for an AT&T company in San Antonio, Texas. He considers himself agnostic and Cuban/ American. He has two passports. He is considered a straight male and has no physical, or mental impairments. I asked him the series of possible questions provided in the assignment outline. His answer to what makes him appreciate being Cuban is the appreciation of the life he has now when comparing the opportunities he has in America that he would not have in Cuba. He works hard and has accomplished many things here, he would have never thought possible if still living in Cuba.
The two things that were most challenging when he came to America were learning the culture and language. He first …show more content…
France was not fond of America at the time so his friends were treated very poorly while he was loved. An incident in his life when he was treated poorly due to being Cuban was actually a couple weeks ago at the airport, arriving back from a two week long cruz. He was sent to immigration/ U.S Customs because of “random selection,” but he says it happens all the time because of his nationality and can be quite frustrating.
What was interesting to me was the fact that his family does not talk about issues dealing with the Cuban group and they do not keep up with Cuban traditions. As a whole family, they have adopted American culture. When I asked him if there was anything he wished people knew about people of Cuban decent, he replied with, “They’re not all lazy, or liars,” with a snicker of a
I consider myself a Caucasian American, so I chose to interview an old friend of Cuban decent. His name is Arturo Gutierrez and he was born and raised in Cuba until the age of 12 when he and his family relocated to America. He is considered upper-class due to what he is receiving as a double income worker in management for an AT&T company in San Antonio, Texas. He considers himself agnostic and Cuban/ American. He has two passports. He is considered a straight male and has no physical, or mental impairments. I asked him the series of possible questions provided in the assignment outline. His answer to what makes him appreciate being Cuban is the appreciation of the life he has now when comparing the opportunities he has in America that he would not have in Cuba. He works hard and has accomplished many things here, he would have never thought possible if still living in Cuba.
The two things that were most challenging when he came to America were learning the culture and language. He first …show more content…
France was not fond of America at the time so his friends were treated very poorly while he was loved. An incident in his life when he was treated poorly due to being Cuban was actually a couple weeks ago at the airport, arriving back from a two week long cruz. He was sent to immigration/ U.S Customs because of “random selection,” but he says it happens all the time because of his nationality and can be quite frustrating.
What was interesting to me was the fact that his family does not talk about issues dealing with the Cuban group and they do not keep up with Cuban traditions. As a whole family, they have adopted American culture. When I asked him if there was anything he wished people knew about people of Cuban decent, he replied with, “They’re not all lazy, or liars,” with a snicker of a