View on oppression tunnel

I was surprised by the things I saw because many things in history are like my personal experiences today. I was glad that all those people were walking in my shoes for an hour, watching what felt like me on the screen, seeing all the people who have been hurt by them, and have been without any help at all. I was angry but happy because for the first time I saw an American being discriminated against by their own race. I don't want to be like racist people, but it was really good that for a moment they walked in our shoes and heard what type of things people say to us because we are the new immigrant generation.

That day I went home and I couldn't sleep because I was questioning myself about that experience, and if it would help to eliminate the prejudices of the students. I can't hide the fact that I have been discriminated by other people just because of the way I speak. But that day I forgot everything. I forgot my name and my nationality. I was part of the entire immigrant community and my mission was to approach that weak moment of their life and use it to help them. That night I was proud of being an immigrant, which I always am and will be. That night I could not sleep because I was excited about going to class the following day and to see their faces.

Well, that never happened because the following day I was one of them. I felt so close to Americans. I understood their worries about their nation being occupied by a new generation. I felt like I knew why they act the way that they do. Many of them don't know that they are racist but still they are. That night I felt love and respect because I could see their faces looking at me when all this was happening in the Tunnel, and they felt sad about it. That night I was called Mexican and I can't lie, I was proud of being called Mexican even if I am not Mexican.

That night I knew that I wasn't alone any more, the change has started at EMU and I was glad of it. The Tunnel of Oppression for me was the tunnel of liberty because it let me start a new life with more friends and with more people that want to know what is happening in the world. That night I was surprised by the things that I saw.