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The USA as Seen by an Immixile
Mon, Apr 24
|Lifetime Learning Center Youth Room
LLC instructor and student, Roberto Altschul, is an "immixile" originally from Argentina who will share his thoughts on the country that has become his second home.
Time & Location
Apr 24, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lifetime Learning Center Youth Room, 3841 NE 123rd St, Seattle, WA 98125, USA
About the Event
Isabel Allende, talking about exiles and immigrants said, “The exile is forced out, looks to the past. The immigrant looks to the future and takes advantage of available opportunities.” When I heard this I asked myself, “What am I, an exile, or an immigrant?”
Twice we were forced to leave Argentina. I love all things Argentine. I am an exile. My children and granddaughters were born in the States. I have lived here more than fifty years, and I became a citizen in 1982. I am an immigrant. Hence, I am an immigrant-exile, an immixile. As an immixile, I would like to share my thoughts on the country that has become my second home. I will share praises and criticisms, likes and dislikes. I will share all of these with a single intent, to make the US a better place for all. Recently, I heard Angela Davis state, “… the…