A Narrative Essay About Being A Minority

Being a minority, I am definitely able to appreciate how fortunate I am to enjoy the freedoms that I am entitled to here in the United States. This country is different from most others because it is home to people of every race and ethnicity. In America you have the freedom to be yourself and express yourself however you wish to.

Schoolhouse Rock said it the best when they referred to this county as “The Great American Melting Pot”. I know this firsthand because I live in one of the most diverse cities in the country. Frisco, Texas is an incredibly fast growing city that is constantly receiving new residents of all races and religions. I have friends who were born in all different parts of the world, from Germany, to Ethiopia, the Dominican

This was a difficult time to be a minority both socially and economically. This, along with the fact that my grandfather was an immigrant from Cape Verde and spoke little English, made it very hard for my mother’s family to thrive economically. My mom often tells me of her experiences growing up in the projects: getting very little for Christmas and not eating lunch on weekends simply because they did not have enough money. But due to the freedom of opportunity that we have in the United States of America, along with her intelligence and perseverance, my mother has been able to live an incredibly successful life. Some of her achievements include attending college at the U.S. Air Force Academy, receiving her PhD in engineering and her rising to the rank of a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. These accomplishments would not have been possible without the freedom to make her life whatever she wanted it to be. Without the opportunity that my mom and dad had to better themselves, my sister and I would never know the comfort that we do today. My family and I could not be more grateful for the wonderful opportunities that this country provides us and all of its