Thank you, Virginia. As a young child, we had families in our neighborhood who came here, fleeing the holocaust, having lost many relatives. I am friendly with people who came here from Lithuania after the Soviet Union collapsed and left them with no viable economy, but they have prospered here, as have large numbers of Vietnamese. We…
Thank you, Virginia. As a young child, we had families in our neighborhood who came here, fleeing the holocaust, having lost many relatives. I am friendly with people who came here from Lithuania after the Soviet Union collapsed and left them with no viable economy, but they have prospered here, as have large numbers of Vietnamese. We can focus on slavery, and the subsequent marginalization of Black people, the fact that boatloads of Jews were sent back to Europe and certain death rather than offering them refuge, our adding to the dark history of Vietnam, and many other examples of wrongs committed here, but there are citizens and politicians who are pledging to do better, and I still believe it is possible.
Thank you, Virginia. As a young child, we had families in our neighborhood who came here, fleeing the holocaust, having lost many relatives. I am friendly with people who came here from Lithuania after the Soviet Union collapsed and left them with no viable economy, but they have prospered here, as have large numbers of Vietnamese. We can focus on slavery, and the subsequent marginalization of Black people, the fact that boatloads of Jews were sent back to Europe and certain death rather than offering them refuge, our adding to the dark history of Vietnam, and many other examples of wrongs committed here, but there are citizens and politicians who are pledging to do better, and I still believe it is possible.