The English Department of the University of Puerto
Rico realizes a panel in March 25 to March 26. The title of the activity was
Student Interventions in the General Studies: Interdisciplinary Projects and
Creative Initiatives. In this activity many themes were developed. One of the panels
I can assist was about the immigration. The tittle of the panel was:
Immigration and Puerto Rico Today. Three girls talk about this topic, two of them
were immigrant. They were from Dominican Republic. These two girls talk about
the hard that is leave his country and come to a new one. They felt different, because
of their dress and his accent. The accent is something that all persons has,
not matter his country.
I think that come to a new country is a very hard decision,
because you left the entire thing you now. Learning new traditions, sometimes a
new language is not easy but the begging of everything is the hardest part. They
talk about the xenophobe that is the discrimination of someone at cause of the
country they come. One of the things she speaks was about a movement that does
the president of the Dominican Republic, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. This president
order the eradication of all the Haitians from the Dominican Republic, the way
the authorities identify the Haitians was making them pronounce the word “perejil”.
This type of word for them was very difficult because they don’t enounce the
letter “r”. If the person cannot say correctly the word was killed.
When the Dominican girls talk about the movement this
president makes, to eradicate the Haitians I felt so sad. I can think that a
person can be so ignorant, and use his power to harm the others. Anyone has the
authority to decide from the life of the others. In my opinion the world is
huge and all persons deserve to decide the place they want live.
I liked the way you described the panel conference. I had the opportunity to assist this panel and I also think like you that ignorant people use their power to harm others. This is like the othering concept. Great reflection.
ReplyDeleteYou summarized and explain really well the panel conference. I did not have the opportunity to enjoy and learn from this panel, but your reflection tell me more or less what it was about, and already like it. Great reflection Ytzel.
ReplyDeleteWow! I think that is very surprising when you know their stories and how hard it has been for them. However, when you mentioned Trujillo I remembered that 2 years ago I read a very good novel that had to do with the government of the president of the Dominican Republic, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.
ReplyDeleteGreat reflection Ytzel. Your summarized many of the most important details mentioned in the panel.
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