The Effect of Opened Racism on Foreigners

My name is Kanah Heckman. I was born in Liberia, West Africa. Like many young children in my homeland, I grew up in an impoverished family. As a child, I lived through a brutal civil war in Liberia that took many innocent lives. At sixteen, I was blessed with the opportunity to come to America — leaving behind many friends and family members.

I recall how strange I felt when I arrived in the United States. Everything was unfamiliar to me. The food, the music, the lifestyle, and the culture, were all unlike what I experienced growing up in Liberia. I saw snow for the first time when I…