Children of Immigrants-
1) The image that struck me was by Jason Magabo Perez. I couldn't tell where he was, but it looked as if he was in a coffee shop with other people. The reason why the picture struck me was because a street full of cars was reflected off the window of the coffee shop, so that let me know that he was inside and that the picture was taken outside. Another thing I liked about the picture was that he was on his laptop and he was dressed in a suit. A lot of people nowadays do work and school assignments in coffee shops.
2) I chose this quote because I can relate to having been judged by my skin, because a lot of people have expected me to be dumb and lower middle-class. I also have a very loving family that supports and cares about me. My mom said that when she and my father were dating, they would always get dirty looks because my mom is Latina and my dad is Black. Usually when people think of a couple, they think the couple should be the same race or same color. I know I have done that before, but I try not to because it is unfair to the person I am judging.
"The greatest thing I hope for in my life is to become a successful person and to have a family and friends to support me, not to be looked at by just the color of my skin but who I am inside."
-Samira Durakovic, Yugaslavia
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