My America
Let me tell you about my America. My America is where my neighbors set off fireworks when Mexico wins a World Cup match. It is also where my neighbors set off fireworks when the US wins. My America is a Salvadoran cook making Japanese sushi at a restaurant owned by Koreans. My America is where my white sister-in-law lives with her Black ex-husband in a platonic relationship and takes care of her daughter's golden doodle. My America is where my Black grandniece dresses as a different anime character every Halloween. America is not, and never has been, a land of blood and soil. At least, not when it is true to itself. My America is an America which recognizes the crimes it has committed in the past and rectifies them. My America is the America of Langston Hughes, Dolores Huerta, Dorothy Day. And this America is far stronger than the one of Andrew Jackson, Joe McCarthy, and Donald Trump. My America is the America where its people strive to make perfect an imperfect Union, knowing tha...
