No speak English on page 76 resonated the most with me because my grandparents came to America not really knowing English and my grandpa still to this day has broken English and is still judged for it because many people have the ignorant belief of that if you’re in America you have to speak English, which is just not true as this country was built by immigrants and should be more welcoming to immigrants not to mention that my grandparents created many jobs as my grandpa owned a store in Brooklyn where he sold a lot of items and was very well loved throughout his community. He was so well loved that he would even have protection from the locals if anyone tried to mess with him or tried to rob the store it just goes to show that even if you may not know the language everyone deserves to be respected and cared about because they’re people at the end of the day that can bring something to the table no matter what.
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Hi Steven! thank you for this post. I completely agree with you – everybody should be treated with respect as we’re all human beings and we’re all equal! I specifically relate to your post since I wasn’t born in the USA and my first language is not English. I moved to New York 5 years ago, and although my English has improved, I still find myself struggling in many different situations. Nevertheless, I started to realize that even though my English is not perfect, I am very lucky to speak 2 languages and that it is very powerful! also, I learned that I shouldn’t be ashamed of my accent anymore, but proud.