I am not the expert of farms. I honestly did not know anything about the reality of Silicon Valley. I did not know anything about the reality of farmers in California as well. These were not topics that I was really concerned about.
However, this book gave great idea of the reality of farmer’s rights and also how it is correlated with Latin American’s rights as well. Star Wars, which I firstly thought as the name of movie, also gave great idea of Latin American dream.
When I think about American farmers, I can think these terms in my mind; calm and tranquil. I just thought that American farmers are the ones who are the most powerful farmers and the most respected ones in the world. On the other hand, I figured out that it was not; there are some people who enjoy and take rights as “true farmer,” but there are some farmers who cannot enjoy even minimum rights as a farmer. Especially, Latin American farmers, such as those in Silicon Valley, can be great example of those who cannot enjoy the rights as farmers. And I think that this happens because of their race. In other way, this means that America, the country that all people have to be treated equally, still has “unseen” and “hided” racism in many industries. I was surprised how farmers, especially Latin Americans, are mistreated because of their race and their background, not their abilities to work.
Furthermore, I assumed that the status and the history of California is one of the places that give great idea of racism. I thought racism became tiny problem in early 2000s, and because there are so many races living in California, I thought that California is one of the melting pots in the United States. However, it was not. Let’s trace back to Rodney King riots in 1991 and 1992. After the gunshot that Korean cashier shoot to Black teenager, the city of Los Angeles became totally chaos; for three days, nobody can have an access to Korea Town because gunfights were happening for every hours. Serious injuries, deaths, and extreme amount of costs resulted due to this. However, this is not the main problem; main problem is that the police just protected Beverly Hills where all white people lived and just let Koreans and black people to fight until it became headline for all countries’ news. This means that some people’ rights are not respected. When I think about the case I read about rights of farmers, especially Latin American workers and farmers, I could recall about this event; this is because it is the case that immigrants’ rights were not or still is not respected.
I believe that America is the country for opportunities and equality. All people should be same under the name of God, and I believe that all people, including white people, black people, Asians, Latin Americans, and Native Americans, must have the equal right to live. This is the moment I was surprised that the country called the United States still does not embrace these qualities and characteristics.
However, this book gave great idea of the reality of farmer’s rights and also how it is correlated with Latin American’s rights as well. Star Wars, which I firstly thought as the name of movie, also gave great idea of Latin American dream.
When I think about American farmers, I can think these terms in my mind; calm and tranquil. I just thought that American farmers are the ones who are the most powerful farmers and the most respected ones in the world. On the other hand, I figured out that it was not; there are some people who enjoy and take rights as “true farmer,” but there are some farmers who cannot enjoy even minimum rights as a farmer. Especially, Latin American farmers, such as those in Silicon Valley, can be great example of those who cannot enjoy the rights as farmers. And I think that this happens because of their race. In other way, this means that America, the country that all people have to be treated equally, still has “unseen” and “hided” racism in many industries. I was surprised how farmers, especially Latin Americans, are mistreated because of their race and their background, not their abilities to work.
Furthermore, I assumed that the status and the history of California is one of the places that give great idea of racism. I thought racism became tiny problem in early 2000s, and because there are so many races living in California, I thought that California is one of the melting pots in the United States. However, it was not. Let’s trace back to Rodney King riots in 1991 and 1992. After the gunshot that Korean cashier shoot to Black teenager, the city of Los Angeles became totally chaos; for three days, nobody can have an access to Korea Town because gunfights were happening for every hours. Serious injuries, deaths, and extreme amount of costs resulted due to this. However, this is not the main problem; main problem is that the police just protected Beverly Hills where all white people lived and just let Koreans and black people to fight until it became headline for all countries’ news. This means that some people’ rights are not respected. When I think about the case I read about rights of farmers, especially Latin American workers and farmers, I could recall about this event; this is because it is the case that immigrants’ rights were not or still is not respected.
I believe that America is the country for opportunities and equality. All people should be same under the name of God, and I believe that all people, including white people, black people, Asians, Latin Americans, and Native Americans, must have the equal right to live. This is the moment I was surprised that the country called the United States still does not embrace these qualities and characteristics.