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| − | The hardships that Indians peoples faced throughout the 19th and 20th century had clear impacts. This experience by one Indian girl who was forced to leave her town in Oklahoma for California was heartbreaking. This girl had to endure leaving her entire life, at the expense of the US Government who thought they were offering “a wonderful opportunity for Indian families to get great jobs, obtain good educations for their kids and, once and for all, leave poverty behind” (212). This girls life did not get easier, but harder, emotionally and financially. It is a clear example of how racial minorities were again, uprooted from their lives. Wilma explains how she was teased because of her last name and how she knew she was clearly different from the other children, who knew as well. This must have had lasting impacts on her as she grew and matured. | + | The hardships that Indians peoples faced throughout the 19th and 20th century had clear impacts. This experience by one Indian girl who was forced to leave her town in Oklahoma for California was heartbreaking. This girl had to endure leaving her entire life, at the expense of the US Government who thought they were offering “a wonderful opportunity for Indian families to get great jobs, obtain good educations for their kids and, once and for all, leave poverty behind” (212). This girls life did not get easier, but harder, emotionally and financially. It is a clear example of how racial minorities were again, uprooted from their lives. Wilma explains how she was teased because of her last name and how she knew she was clearly different from the other children, who knew as well. This must have had lasting impacts on her as she grew and matured. -abratchi |
