Oral History of Jessica Cruz
Jessica Cruz is a 30 year old mother of 4 kids, a 14 year old(Me), a 9 year old, an 8 year old, and a 1 year old. She is a stay at home wife.She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1978, and raised in Spanish Harlem since she cane to New York in 1982. I was in my moms house in Brooklyn. Me and my mom sat in the kitchen to talk about racism on a beautiful night. My brothers we’re upstairs playing, so it was quiet in the kitchen.
Well, racism affects everyday life for myself and others like myself because as a puertorican, I’m looked upon as a minority, I feel sometimes, it takes a little more effort to do and get things, just because of the level of racism still around now a days.
Jessica Cruz is a 30 year old mother of 4 kids, a 14 year old(Me), a 9 year old, an 8 year old, and a 1 year old. She is a stay at home wife.She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1978, and raised in Spanish Harlem since she cane to New York in 1982. I was in my moms house in Brooklyn. Me and my mom sat in the kitchen to talk about racism on a beautiful night. My brothers we’re upstairs playing, so it was quiet in the kitchen.Well, racism affects everyday life for myself and others like myself because as a puertorican, I’m looked upon as a minority, I feel sometimes, it takes a little more effort to do and get things, just because of the level of racism still around now a days.
I think that there will always be some type of racism, although not as much as years ago. But racism will always exist, hopefully, I’m wrong, and people will change their point of views that racism will be stopped in the future. Who knows?
I really, never had any experiences with racism, but I must say I have felt, and I have been treated differently because of who and what my nationality is. For example, in schools, applying for different jobs, government offices, even outside my own community.
Nah, I don’t feel, that at this day and age there will be any riots. I believe that people have found other ways to express their issues other than violence. 
Martin Luther King Jr, was a great man who believed in peace and equality, and now a days, I think that there should be more men and women who should, you know, follow along in his values.
Yeah, racism has always existed, just that years ago, there was more racism than now.
I never wanted to go back because of racism, I actually wanted to go back because I miss my family, my culture, you know, my beliefs.
Its stupid, we’re all the same, we just come in different colors and flavors, that’s all.
No, it was more common, I believe, especially in the 50’s and 60’s.
No, it was more common, I believe, especially in the 50’s and 60’s.
No, getting arrested, I don’t think is ever the solution, that’s my opinion, but, you know, what she did do, she did stand up for herself, and she did make her voice be heard. So, I applaud her for that, even though I really don’t believe getting arrested, breaking the law is the right solution.
(Proudly)No, I don’t fear racism, I am who I am, and who don’t like it, stereotype me, and whatever.
Segregation was just a way of(pause),you know, another word for racism, it was a way in which people were separated, either by their skin color, their race, and religion. I mean, segregation and racism, it’s all the same.
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