The Future Is Mestizo: Personal Reflection

Throughout this class I have heard, and learned so many valuable, inspirational, and positive stories from all aspects of life. When one thinks about what the meaning of life it can be a question that can’t be answered, I mean does anyone really know? Throughout everything I heard multiple things stick out from Elizondo in “The Future is Mestizo: Life Where Cultures Meet “and Bridges “Resurrection Song” of African-Americans trying to find a place in world they didn’t fit in. Trying to find their voice, and eventually do so. Learning about cross cultures in human development “Lives across cultures”. This class was more than just the human person it was more about human connections. The stories about Professor Klein personal life that help place reality to the topics. Some of the things I learned and taking with me is being able to gain perspective in different cultures, to think outside of the box in relations to human soul. In America we are facing a crisis that is dividing our country more than ever before. It is some of the most difficult times I have witnessed and if ever than before Mestizaje is what’s going to save us. While racism is something that we all know exist, living here in the Bay Area we can feel excluded or that it can’t happen here. With the upcoming elections Donald Trump is provoking certain attitudes that is fueling this …show more content…
I have to ask just when it was great. Was is during the 1600’s when Europeans came over stole the land from the natives, and claim it to be there’s? Or was it slavery when we captured, and tortured millions of Africans to make them slaves? Maybe it was during Jim Crow Segregation? Whenever the time period maybe it all had to with the persecution of people with color. When I am ready books like Elizondo, or Bridges I try to place myself during the time period, and thank god I am alive today; yet with the way things are going now I am not sure that can apply