Essay On Borderland Space

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sada Nicome
Anthro 290
Final Paper

Artist Statement
In this artist statement I plan to address a borderland space in reference to neighborhoods, also known as redlining. I also plan to discuss the discrimination associated within these particular neighborhoods. A description of goals of the work that I produced and lastly what inspired me to specifically choose this borderland space.

The borderland space I choose to discuss was Los Angeles County. The county itself is filled with over 80 cities and has a long history with red lining. Red lining is often looked at as a discriminatory practice. An example of redlining can be when bank establishments and insurance companies refuse or limit loans, home mortgages, etc to people within a certain area. A border can be defined as a line separating two political or geographical areas, especially …show more content…

In the reading she highlighted the personal struggles she experienced with borderlands. Anzandula was not only classified as an immigrant once migrating to America. She then took on other labels like minority and lesbian. Even though she was fully aware of what people may think of her, she still was able to maintain confidence in her identity in an environment that was particularly not set up for her or people like her. Similar to another reading entitled Home girls, which was about young schoolgirl migrants. What stood out to me the most was how the young girls maintained their identity despite their circumstances. The borderlands that they faced didn’t challenge some, but some altered their identity in order to feel comfortable in their own skin. With this alteration it later than developed into something bigger than young teenage girls just developing their identity. According to law enforcement If it’s more than two with similar language and colors, and oh yeah minorities? It’s a

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