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Everything I write about Trump’s election has been said, written, and recorded. What would anything I write here make any difference to anything?
I will say that I fell asleep on election night, confident that when I woke up, Hillary Clinton would be our President. Instead, upon awakening my stomach fell to the ground and my heart exploded into pieces–heartbreak, that’s what it was.
Just like millions of Americans, the three of us–me, Peter, and Michael–wanted to DO SOMETHING…anything that would make the pain go away. Listening to various podcasts I heard a psychologist say in an interview that we should all go out into our communities and volunteer some time. For most of us, that’s all we can do. So my son Michael, already working at Temple University, put some time into working with the Congressional Black Caucus. He speeds up and down the eastern seaboard on Amtrak, working on his laptop, getting ready for the next meeting after the one he’s headed for. My husband has many talents; he’s great at making things. So he made up buttons that have “Proud Child of Immigrants;” “Proud Grandchild of Immigrants;” and “Proud Descendant of Immigrants” on them. That’s the one I wear.
Also Peter has approached Bloomsburg University about putting together a symposium; it would be a source of information where hopeful entrepreneurs could learn some invaluable skills and ultimately succeed. He has a lifetime of experience to share.
The Goldings and the Reidbords (my mother’s family)–both came here in one of the big waves of immigration from Europe.
For myself, I’ve volunteered to work in our Women’s Center. I fear for the battered women and teenage girls needing birth control–I want them to keep the protection that the Women’s Center provides.
Finally, take a look at Jonas Salk, who was able to produce the first polio vaccine. He was considered a hero for those times, almost God-like. Many millions of parents could breathe a sigh of relief. (Salk wanted the vaccine to be free to everybody.) And where did he come from? His parents were Jewish immigrants who came here and worked unbelievable hard to give their brilliant son an education. What geniuses would we bar from our country if Trump had his way?
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