I was never judged by anyone until they REALLY new where I was from. I always got that I look Hispanic and several people come up to me speaking Spanish. Just yesterday a class mate swore I was Spanish. Several people think since I'm not dressed in traditional Muslim attire that I'm not Muslim or even Arabic. In high school I was always taunted about my background that I was a terrorist. I was born here and follow my tradition. Just because I'm not dressed or stereotyped to look like an Arab people judge me.
It was hard growing up in a small white town but I got through it. We were the only Arabic family at the time until some other families moved to Ridgefield. I still hold a grudge on the teachers that didn't "protect" me or let me explain to my peers what my background is. I wasn't a typical student at my school and they really held that against me.
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