I do know about living in racism

M y response to Vincent White’s letter, where he claims I never mentioned of being a victim of racism: Here I go again.

Mr. White, I have written in the past about being a victim of hate, only it did not seem to satisfy you. I grew up in south central Los Angeles on 42th Street and Vermont Avenue during the 1960s, where I had plenty of incidents in school and in my neighborhood. We were one of only four Latino families in an all Black neighborhood, and my family and I faced hate almost daily — not with whites, but with Blacks. My parents were treated awful and ridiculed by Blacks at markets and in public for not knowing the language.

My elementary years at Menlo Avenue Elementary School were filled with being a victim of bulling by Blacks. After all, we were considered the only whites around. My years at Los Angeles High School were something else; in fact, I could write a book about my bad encounters with Blacks.

Even with all my bad experiences, I knew at an early age not all Blacks were racist. I still have many Black friends even to this day.

Ever wonder how Latino gangs in south LA got started? From being victims to being a force to deal with, there’s strength in numbers, unlike the current woke movement, where they use past and historic incidents of hate and racism as a tool for victimhood and uniting for the political numbers game.

I do not hold any hatred toward anyone, including Blacks. The fact is hate and racism come in all colors shapes, sizes and even religions. The current Hamas hatred toward Jews is a classic example.

Here’s what the liberal “hate America” woke pushers won’t tell you — the chances of being Black and a victim of crime by another Black is higher than by any other race or color.

Miguel Rios Palmdale