Segregation, By Luis J. Rodriguez - 1423 Words

Alvarez, Marlene May 13, 2015 Eng 101 Final Draft Modernly Segregated Upon thinking about segregation, Jim Crow laws come to mind. It is commonly mistaken that it is abolished, but there are ways that segregation continues to exist. It continues to exist in L.A, just not in the way of laws segregating them, it exists through marginalization. African Americans and Latinos are pushed into certain areas to live amongst each other while Anglos stay among specific areas, as well. There are several factors that contribute to this form of segregation such as: the amount of damaged properties, isolation of the underclass, poverty rising in these areas, the conditions of the city, the lack of retail stores, and employment. Always Running, a memoir by Luis J. Rodriguez, shows different aspects of marginalization through the school s Luis attended, the jobs he sustained, and the neighborhoods he resided . No one should feel as if they are underclass or that they cannot achieve what a superior race can achieve. These segregated views must end. African Americans and Latinos hold it against themselves that they cannot achieve the same thing that Anglos can achieve. It is based on the communities they live on. The youth of the community is mostly impacted. They absorb all aspects of their life as a waste, for example, they go home to find one or their parents unemployed or struggling to get by. They go to school to find that they have teachers that are notShow MoreRelatedSummary Of There Running, La Vida Loca By Luis J. Rodriguez Essay1709 Words   |  7 Pagesnothing and those in the middle. In Always Running, La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez, we hear from an outcast of society, a young man so far removed from the opportunity this country promises. Rodriguez spent his formative years living a life of crime, drugs, and sex, completely on the margins of society, not out of choice but out of necessity to survive, being left with limited options. Rodriguez is the tale of many other young Mexican American boys in the U.S.A. Torn betweenRead MoreLos Angeles And Chicago Angeles3155 Words   |  13 PagesGang Days in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez, a former Los Angeles gang member, he eloquently describes his accounts of gang violence based on his own personal experiences. Loyalty is a very important value in the gang culture and Rodriguez illustrates this when he recalls what his friend Miguel Robles said, â€Å"We all taking a pledge, a pledge to be for each other. To stand up for the clica. Thee Impersonations will never let you down. Don’t ever let The Impersonations down† (Rodriguez 41). In order to combatRead MoreRacial Segregation Of Chicago And Explosive Gang Related Crime1671 Words   |  7 Pagesevery ‘transitional’ neighborhood, the ‘succession’ of African Americans out of their areas of ‘first settlement’ was systematically blocked† (Hagedorn 197). By doing the aforementioned the white gang’s behaviors have contributed to the racial segregation of Chicago and the explosive gang related crime in the present day south side of Chicago. Just like African Americans formed gangs to protect themselves against Chicago s white gangs, the Latin Kings formed in Chicago with the same intent. In