Sharing History
Write a letter to someone who will benefit from learning the history you now know. Share knowledge that opens their eyes, eases their burdens, or gives them hope.
Black April
By Anonymous
Today is April 30 in Vietnam. Many Vietnamese people go out to celebrate freedom and reunification. In contrast, where I am living now, the Vietnamese community feels pain and loss. So, why is there such a big difference?
Empathy for the Working Class
By Antonio Aguirre
From what I have learned thus far, I believe you would benefit from a better understanding of how our country’s labor industry has evolved to what it is today. As the founder and owner of your construction company, a better understanding of working class needs and issues may help your company thrive.
Progressive Echoes in Precarious Times
By Elias Roman
Fast food workers in the United States gathered at an estimate of a thousand to fight against low wages, medical field workers came together to voice their concerns regarding COVID-19 safety and low wages, and Amazon workers in Italy are going on strike in demand for higher wages and better working conditions—all of these events tell us that though holes in the industry remain, there is a profound and inherent power in banding together to bring beneficial change and fill in the holes.
A Letter to My Future Daughter
By Ella Lee
I hope the world you are living in is the one with true equality and justice. However, if our society is not there yet, or even if you believe it is, stay awake and alert. As an Asian-American and as a woman, we may be faced with more struggles than others. You may also see other minority groups in similar situations, their rights and freedoms being oppressed by the social system. When the tough times come, don’t be a victim nor a perpetrator. I hope you will be able to question what they teach you in schools, and what they call the “truth,” or the “ideals” in the media. I hope that you look back on this history, and remember the “rhyme.”
Mirror to Failed Reconstruction
By Vivian Bui
The events at the Capitol two weeks prior to the 46th President’s inauguration may seem surprising and unprecedented; however, occurrences like these have been present in our history and they will continue to show up. Following the end of the Civil War in 1865 was the Reconstruction where there was the reintegration of Southern states, attempt reparation for freed slaves, and the election of African Americans into government.
How Many Lives Does it Take?
By Marlen Diaz
In March 1911, The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burned, killing 145 workers. Nearly all were immigrant teenage girls who did not speak English and worked 12 hours a day, every day. It is remembered as one of the most horrible incidents in American history because deaths were preventable. Most of the victims died as a result of neglected safety features and locked doors within the factory building. This event in history rhymes with our current pandemic.
For a Better Life
By Anonymous
He told the nation that Mexico was sending over their worst and all of the people that were coming to the US were rapists, drug dealers, and murderers and people believed him. He called them all criminals. People, including you, also believed that it was these immigrants from Mexico that were stealing our jobs.
I want 2020 to be America’s Examination of Conscience
By Anonymous
I want 2020 to be America’s Examination of Conscience. It may be a stretch to anthropomorphize America into this image of the consummate and repeated sinner, whom, on his knees awaits his turn outside the confessional booth; patiently awaiting both his penance, and fervently hoping for some future redemption. But is it really a stretch? Like the repeated sinner, America repents, does its due penance, only to again make the same mistakes. We see it time and time again throughout history.