Still I Living In America Summary

Living in America a country where we are taught at a young age that we must live and praise America and thank America for keeping us safe and protected. We pledge to the flag everyday, through grade school we learn about our history on a daily bases, and we are told that this is the home of the brave and the land of the free. But who is all this really addressed to. Is it addressing to all or is it really being addressed to those of white ancestry, or maybe to the those of different race who are to blind to see that we have to work doubly as hard to achieve and succeed here in America. And tell me why this is called the land of the free if there's Arab Americans being discriminated everyday just because of their race, religion, and name. Tell me why African Americans still today are discriminated and why still …show more content…
She tells us stories of how inclosed her neighborhood was and reflects back on childhood stories that made her think how much of a melting pot we don't live in. She explains situations that she had when she moved to America. For example being threatened to be kicked out of America based on their name, and religious beliefs. She's described the scariest day of her life. She said she walked into her house and saw a frenzy of officers and agents in her house. Threatened and scared she followed what they wanted and answered the questions that were given to her. They thought her family and herself were part of a terrorist scheme. They denied everything, but we're still sent to county jail and were threatened to be deported. They ended up behind on payments and had to sell there house. I could relate with this dialogue because, whenever i'm outside the house and minding my own business I will be racially profiled just because i'm an Arab