I Am An Immigrant. Racism In America Almost Killed Me
Because of my skin color, my name, my accent, and my ethnic background, I became an outsider. In America, my new home, apparently many thought I worshipped cows and monkeys, I was called dirty, ugly, and stupid. These attributes were accepted as fact. As a young person, I was brutally bullied for being “different”, for coming from a different country, for being a “savage”, for being a “Hindu-heathen”, and in addition to the numerous racial slurs thrown my way, I was even physically beaten....