As an individual of varied ancestry (½ Japanese & White) raised in US military household, I have a "bloom where you're planted" sort of mentality. In our kitchen growing up, we had a half-joking wooden wreath that read: "Home is where the Air Force sends us."
We were constantly meeting people from different walks of life. All of whom were in the same relative situation. It was not uncommon to uproot and relocate to a new school and work environment. Moving across the nation was normal. All told, I went to 5 high schools in 4 years. As a rule of thumb, if a new family moved in their neighbors would make them a casserole.
As such, it has always perplexed and saddened me when people paint with too broad a brush. Lately, that means backlash against folks who are simply doing their level-best to achieve the American dream of unalienable rights.
> "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Nobody is disputing there are paperwork loopholes to fix in our govt processes. But to assume the worst about anyone simply because of how they look, or where they are from, seems a narrow-minded way of viewing the world.
Maybe because I am of mixed race myself — and implicitly so are my children (my wife is from Europe) — I am pretty chill about the diversity in Frisco, TX and surrounding areas.
Anywho. I do not really have some grand takeaway here. Everyone is human. Treat each other accordingly, I suppose.
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😅 Aside: As a soccer dad with a semi-tan complexion and black hair in the DFW area, I occasionally find myself saying…
> "Lo siento. No hablo bien español."
#diversity #frisco #h1b #texas
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