I realized that I had been so immersed in the media coverage of Mexicans that they had become one thing in my mind, the abject immigrant.
This is a great example of how social media and the news change our perspective about different things. It is a shame how ignorants we can get to be
She assumed that I did not know how to use a stove.
Again, as an immigrand from a "third world" country. I have had some frustrating experiences with people assuming wrong ideas about how life is in other countries. I've been asked if in my country we have theaters or even if we know how to use phones.
She asked if she could listen to what she called my "tribal music," and was consequently very disappointed when I produced my tape of Mariah Carey.
As an immigrant I hhave had the same experience. People usually expect us to sometimes only have the knowledges from our home country, however, we are often more expose to the American culture (music, movies, etc)
"Finish your food! Don't you know? People like Fide's family have nothing."
It is interesting how all of us have an unique story based on our privileges we had, in the same way it is sad to see how other childs do not have the same posibility to enjoy of many things that we find normal