A resource for immigrants, refugees and 2nd generation

A resource for immigrants, refugees and 2nd generation

NOTES 3

Race is so important in America.

The nature of race in America makes people either strong or fail.

I went to school in Scarborough where race 1000% mattered. It determined everything.

60 km to the East in Oshawa in Durham Region race meant basically squat.

Kids all around the world are on their iPhones, Tablets and PCs watching YouTube which is based in California.

Who dictates what is right culture and formalities?

When working at Home Depot in Oshawa, I just need the right size adapter.

Does your race and culture matter fixing an MOEN bathroom shower faucet.

YouTube and other Social Media says yes. Race, colour, skin colour, and even scent matter.

With YouTube and Facebook since 2004 the world turned inward looking at Californians baking in the sun.

Does that matter in 8ft of snow in Peterborough? Does race and food matter when it is that cold?

So the deal is this, I ‘sinned’ and went to a school that put race on top in my 20s.

Went back to work in my 30s and realized the Middle East conflict overrides everything in life in Oshawa and the world.

So I wasted my later 20s staying at home consuming Californian content thinking life is about race while people are starving and fighting for territory and culture in the Middle East.

My bosses in Oshawa let me know about this issue and it rewired my brain to not think about different types of soy sauces and their brands.

It is about science, working forward, accumulating enough money to support the world.