Do Won
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Section 2
Week 9
The September 11th attack
is something that many that lived through it will never forget. Not only in the
patriotic sense that the United States was attacked from terrorists, but also
the people affected by it in a non-patriotic sense. People became divided over
the issue, some choosing to hate and those that are affected by it. The word “immigrant”
received a worse connotation that it ever had before. Those of middle-eastern
descent have taken the brunt of it, from discrimination, harassment, and
threats from an action that they most likely have no connection too. Those that
aren’t even Muslim have been persecuted because of the September 11th
attack.
Immigrants were the ones attacked in
a broader sense. Immigrants of all races and ethnicities were given corporate
punishment for something that a radical sect of a religion committed. Those
living within the United States and those hoping to immigrate into the United
States were given a hard time from the people and the Bush administration.
I actually immigrated to the United
States in March of 2001. I never realized until a few years ago that my family
and I arrived to the United States the same year as the September 11th
attack. My sister was born after the attack as well. I think I was lucky to
have immigrated to the Bay Area of California, and that I was also Asian. If I had
been of middle-eastern descent, I would’ve had a rougher time and I would have
probably remembered bad things that people had done to me when I was younger.
Luckily I never faced that, most likely because I lived in a diverse and
understanding area and also because of the color on my skin. It’s sad to think
that people that came to the U.S at the same time as me may have faced
discrimination because they were of middle-eastern descent.
Saedi, G. A. (2011, September 08). The Silenced Victims of 9/11: Part I. Retrieved May 28, 2017, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/millennial-media/201109/the-silenced-victims-911-part-i
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