My Sister, A Man Who Requested That A Black Doctor

In Amanda Ngozi Adichie’s short story, “My Mother, the Crazy African American,” it presents the relationship between mother and daughter, and their misunderstandings and struggles. Ralindu grew up in Nigeria. Ralindu’s father works in America and three years after his residency was approved Ralindu came to America, and she is now getting used to American culture. This situation has caused problems with her mom who came to America with her. Her mother still sticks to their Nigerian traditions such as foods and their mannerisms.

When most immigrants move into America, they are greeted with much tension and conflict. There is still some discrimination between races, as much as American’s

In the text “Do I Look Like Public Enemy Number One?” by Lorraine Ali, the author discusses her experiences with prejudice and the discrimination she faced as she grew up in the United States as an American of Arab descent, always burdened by the fact that others often considered her guilty by association of crimes committed by those sharing a common cultural heritage. Ever since the first colonists set foot in America to make their homes in the new world, this land has been rich with cultural diversity. Stemming from that diverse beginning, American culture today has developed into a composite of a multitude of cultures that still retain their own various customs that pay homage to one’s ethnic roots rather than a specific set of cultural

“Sitting on the hard-wooden bench, I watch each white person clear immigration in seconds and I’m filled with hopelessness” (Ahmad 38). In the short story, ‘I Belong Here’, the author Amin Ahmad tells of the unfair treatment he experiences while at a British airport. Ahmad was born in Calcutta, India. He now resides with his Caucasian fiancé in Boston, Massachusetts. This essay was published by The Sun Magazine in January 2010 and reprint by Utne Reader May-June 2010. His documented experience exposes, “splendor and heartache of being human” (38). The warrants Ahmad uses to support his claims are not directly stated but more implied. He incorporates various descriptions and scenarios that correlates with his argument. For instance, he compares the two passports at the beginning of the essay. This comparison hints to the reader that he will soon encounter judgement based on appearance. Ahmad then proceeds to the next scenario. He is placed into a categorized with others like him and receiving the same treatment. Finally, he uses his fiancé as an example of what many people do while witnessing unfair treatment; attempt to minimize the situation. His claim is apparent. Inequality is a significant issue mainly targeting those of diverse backgrounds, ethnicity, and race.

America, a land that prides itself on being “the great melting pot”, and “the land of opportunity”, oftentimes exemplifies everything but that. Over the years, a vast majority of immigrants have migrated to America and assimilated themselves to American culture. In Moustafa Bayoumi’s novel, “Rasha”, he describes the turmoil some families face when trying to immigrate into America. In the novel, Rasha was arrested, thrown in jail and detained for three months just because she was a Muslim. While immigration is portrayed as a way to a “better life”, the truth is that families just like Rasha’s still encounter discrimination that challenges American ideals such as freedom of religion and equality.

The book challenges perspectives by daring the reader to empathize with a minority group and try to see from a point of view less commonly discussed

Many barriers can evolve from people who grow up with no formal education, who only speaking their local dialect, and who have little exposure to people who are different from them. Ethnic people who can acquire a formal education, practice biculturalism, and code switch are able to be much more successful in life. It is a well-known fact that having a formal education has a major impact on a person’s earning potential and life success. Needing to understand and navigate cultures other than one’s own culture is another critical life skill. This is common thread of Dr. King, Fredrick Douglas, Amy Tan’s and myself.

For my immersion experience, I attended a talk by the first Hijab wearing model Mariah Idrissi in the Phoenix Rooms. There were all different types of people here, ranging in age and cultural background. Because this event was sponsored by the Women of Color I was part of the cultural minority in the room.

As I listened and re-listen to my interview with Adeena, I was constantly reminded how lucky I was to have the privileges that I do. I am a White woman who grew up in a middle class family with parents who unconditionally love me. However, I am a woman and although I have never been discriminated because of my race, I have been treated differently than my male counterparts. It took a long time for me to become the person I am today, someone who would speak up for herself if she was put in the situations that I went through in High School, but it is hard for me to imagine how much more difficult my life would’ve been if I happen to be born a different color. This sickening reality makes me admire women of color like Adeena who speak out against interlocking systems of oppression.

We are all humans, it doesn’t matter if you’re African, Caucasian, Spanish or wherever you come from. We are this one race trying to survive on this beautiful, strange planet. We shouldn’t be at each other’s throats but helping one another. When someone has a different opinion on something or isn’t like you, the best thing we all should do is try to learn from that person. You never know you might learn something new that you never know even existed. When we isolate are self from those who are different we are losing knowledge that could help us in the future. The person that’s different than you might be able to help you, they might know something that you don’t. ‘’ she remembered the sun and the way the sun was and the sky was’’, they had been on Venus all their lives, and they had been only two years old when last the sun came out and had long since forgotten the color”. The person that isn’t like you are only trying to help you understand what you don’t know and yet we as humans tend to push them away. We need one another comfort, ‘’ under the radiant towers, the floodlit ramparts, must have wondered at my impulse to touch her, which was like touching myself”. We can’t survive without each other, it doesn’t matter what race you are or where you come from we are all humans and we should look out for each

Emigrating to the United States has affected where I am today. Moving abroad is the starting point to understanding who I was and who I have grown to be. My life before being part of an innovative nation, I was born to believe that women were only created to raise a family, cook, clean, and keep their heads down. No one ever mentioned that I could conquer any challenges that came my way or how I carried a voice within me that could influence the lives around me. The novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie brushes on different scenarios where she also encounters gender discrimination during her time in Lagos, Nigeria.

In Clutch Magazine’s “#WhatBlackDoctorsLookLike: Hashtag Erupts After Delta Airlines Didn’t Believe Black Woman Was a Doctor,” a recent, problematic occurrence on a Delta Airlines flight is spotlighted. The event, while seemingly small and personal, represents an overarching devaluation of women and especially of colored women. Tamika Cross, a Houston OBGYN, was ignored and questioned when offering her help as a physician when a fellow passenger on the flight went unresponsive.

Khan used an example of colonizing ship to describe her conversation in the article by showing a direct line. Furthermore, she linked the direct line with an example of branches that grew from one another. (Khan) Khan showed a logical appeal through her facts about the racial practices in Dutch during the mid-70s when the Dutch economy brought Turkish and Moroccan immigrant workers and their families to Netherland to overcome the labour crisis. “The Turkish and Moroccan families who stayed in the Netherlands continued to be treated as a threat by many Dutch residents.” (Khan) Consequently, the facts by the author about the immigrant communities made her argument persuasive. Her argument was convincing to believe that the treatment people like her were getting on the basis of nationality, race and white privilege was not fair.

I learned the keys to recognizing and working around cultural differences at a very young age and it is this that helps me navigate the myriad differences I encounter among people and nationalities. It is a thin line to walk – to determine where cultural differences bring colour to life and where they limit growth and progress – and that is why my open mindedness matters to me most: it is a constant debate and one that keeps me focused on both people and purpose in every

I have seen several occasions online specifically where the nurse or doctor is a person of color and the patient outright refuses to be seen or touched by them simply because of the color of their skin. In my opinion, this is a form of anchoring simply because the patient is taking a small amount of information, “the color of the physician’s skin” without looking at their work experience or certifications. The specific issue I was referencing pertain to biases regarded the patients being treated as incompetent because of the color of their skin and a doctor simply began over taking a patient because the assumption was he knew better than the patients which might be true however, doing so disrespected their wishes. Schroeder, elaborated on