Answering the questions on how diverse my neighborhood was.

1. Race Questions
1. My neighborhood was not at all racially diverse when I was younger. My mom and I
were the very few Hispanic people in our neighborhood, and also in our town. I
remember going to my elementary school and I was one of the three kids who was of
color in my grade. I remember being teased by the other kids because of my skin color.
However, when I turned 15 there was an increase in foreigners in our town. The reason
why is because the owner of the Greenbrier Resort, replaced the former employees
(who’s worked at the Greenbrier for years) with student foreigners from other countries
such as Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
2. My family always taught me that I shouldn’t let my race discourage me from what I
want to do in life. However, some teachers in my elementary school would discriminate
kids if they were of color. They would pick a child that was white over a child that was
black or hispanic when it came to rewarding a child. The very few friends I had in
elementary school would still make fun of me because of my skin color but I tried to not
let it get to me. I was afraid that I wasn’t going to have friends. In middle school, it got
better because there was more kids of color. In high school, people didn’t care about
what race you were because the school had such a diversity of students.
3. When I was younger, from the age 6 to 13, I would always want to be white because of
how much I got teased for not being white. The older I’ve gotten though, I appreciate
the race I am. I like being different from others. Even though I am going to be
challenged more in life, and I already have been chlanneged more compared to others, I
still wouldn’t change who I am.