I should have left this comment here...but I got a little pissed with the comments left on the globe. I've always lived in Miami and I've never felt discriminated, but I see that discrimination and racism are still an issue in some places. My parents are immigrants in my country and I'm also an immigrant. I'm a minority in many ways...woman, immigrant and Hispanic...but I don't feel that way... This is what I wrote in the Globe: This is great for the Hispanics. The non-Hispanics can pick another package. What's the big deal? Yes, I might be biased because I am Hispanic. The truth? I don't watch TV in Spanish. I watch the news from my country online. We have to be a little more tolerant, however, I'm with you when it comes to learn the language; I've been here only 8 years and I learned it... We all have the right to preserve our culture...this is the beauty of this country. Un beso de la loca de Miami
Hi there and welcome to my tiny corner of the web. I'm a Cuban-American author of 6 novels. I'm also a breaking news reporter at The New York Times. I am a former features and viral news journalist @SunSentinel in Fort Lauderale. I'm a former Features and Business reporter @BostonGlobe. I got into journalism as a 16-year-old high school intern @Miami Herald in my hometown of Miami. This is my personal blog/site and not affiliated with any of the above news sites although I link some of my news articles on occasion as well as book-related news and my car insights. My email: JohnnyDiaz225@gmail.com
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Boston Boys Club (my debut)
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Miami Manhunt (my second novel)
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Beantown Cubans (My third novel)
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Take the Lead (my fourth novel)
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I should have left this comment here...but I got a little pissed with the comments left on the globe.
ReplyDeleteI've always lived in Miami and I've never felt discriminated, but I see that discrimination and racism are still an issue in some places.
My parents are immigrants in my country and I'm also an immigrant. I'm a minority in many ways...woman, immigrant and Hispanic...but I don't feel that way...
This is what I wrote in the Globe:
This is great for the Hispanics. The non-Hispanics can pick another package. What's the big deal? Yes, I might be biased because I am Hispanic. The truth? I don't watch TV in Spanish. I watch the news from my country online. We have to be a little more tolerant, however, I'm with you when it comes to learn the language; I've been here only 8 years and I learned it...
We all have the right to preserve our culture...this is the beauty of this country.
Un beso de la loca de Miami