BACKGROUND
Sex: female
Ethnicity:Mexican-American
Born in:
Mexico
Parents born in: Mexico
As
a child and teenager, I remember my father being racist
against Afro-Americans. They were lazy, dirty, thieves, etc.
according to him. In Elementary school I didn’t know or
hang around with any Afro-Americans. However, in Junior
high, I started hanging around with 1-2 black girls. I was
still reluctant to share some items with them like my brush,
clothes and food. When I started High school, I hung around
with more Afro-Americans and became more open to sharing
with them. I realized that my dad was stereotyping all
Afro-Americans as a certain way. Today, I do not consider
myself to be a prejudice against Afro-Americans, all races
of people can be lazy, dirty, thieves, etc. not just one
groups of people.
My Elementary teachers did not effect this prejudice. My
High school teachers treated all students equally not matter
what color skin they had. By modeling this respect and
treatment, I too, began treating all people
fairly.
As
a child and teenager, I remember my father being racist
against Afro-Americans. They were lazy, dirty, thieves, etc.
according to him. In Elementary school I didn’t know or
hang around with any Afro-Americans. However, in Junior
high, I started hanging around with 1-2 black girls. I was
still reluctant to share some items with them like my brush,
clothes and food. When I started High school, I hung around
with more Afro-Americans and became more open to sharing
with them. I realized that my dad was stereotyping all
Afro-Americans as a certain way. Today, I do not consider
myself to be a prejudice against Afro-Americans, all races
of people can be lazy, dirty, thieves, etc. not just one
groups of people.