Indaba Yomunye Umfuduki WaseMexico ophumelele i-American Dream
Qaphela: Imininingwane yendaba elandelayo itholakala ku-"Acapulco Joe's: One Proud Gringo" yi-Vesle Fernstermaker, njengoba ishicilelwe ngemuva kwamamenyu e-Acapulco Joe's Mexican Restaurant.
Indaba kaJoe Rangel, umsunguli we-Indianapolis 'Acapulco Joe's Mexican Restaurant , ungomunye wabafuduki baseMexico obenesibindi sokufeza iphupho laseMelika. Ngemuva kokungaphumeleli ukuwela iRio Grande izikhathi ezingu-7 futhi ekugcineni efika ejele lase-US, uRangel "wayiphutha" wathola e-Indianapolis, lapho eyasungula khona okunye okusezindaweni ezidumile zokudlela zaseMexico ezibizwa ngokuthi i-Indy.
Iziqalo ezithobekile
Wabelelwa ubumpofu ngo-1925 edolobhaneni elincane laseMexico, uJoe waduka kakhulu ukuze aphile iphupho laseMelika, futhi indaba yakhe iyakhuthaza futhi isikhumbuzo samalungelo abantu abaningi baseMelika abazithatha kalula.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala, uJoe waqala ukuthi uzoba yini uhambo olude. Wenza imisebenzi ehlukahlukene ngendlela engavamile - kusukela ekusebenzeni njengomsizi womfundisi wezemfundo ukuba asebenze amahora angu-37.5 ngehora njengesigqila somsebenzi emasimini - kodwa akazange akhiphe iphupho lokuphila impilo engcono emhlabeni yesithembiso.
Ukwenza Intuthuko - nge-Stop Stop
UJoe wadabula iRio Grande izikhathi eziyisithupha, ukuze abuyele eMexico njalo. Ngesikhathi sokuzama kwakhe kwesikhombisa, wagwetshwa iminyaka engu-9 ejele ejele laseMissin. Ngemva kokukhululwa kwakhe, wahamba ubusuku obuyisikhombisa (ukugwema izikhulu ezifudukayo) eCorpus Christi, eTexas, eqondiswa izibani emigwaqeni nasemigwaqweni. Lapho, wathola umsebenzi njengomuntu webhasi endaweni yokudlela yaseGrisi, esebenza amahora angu-12 ngosuku nge $ 50 ngesonto kuze umngane amtshele mayelana nokuvula isikhala esitolo sokudlela eMinneapolis.
UJoe uhambela isitimela sebhasi, lapho ukungaqondi kahle kushintshe inkambo yokuphila kwakhe. Wacela ithikithi eMinneapolis, futhi washaya ithikithi eya e-Indianapolis esikhundleni salokho.
"Izwe Elihle, Abantu Abahle"
E-Indianapolis, wathola i-rundown diner edayiswa e-Illinois Street futhi wabeka inhliziyo yakhe ekuyithengi.
Ngamangala ukuthi umngane wakhe wamnika imali engama-$ 5,000 ayedinga ukuyithenga - leyo mboleko engaqinisekisiwe yayingenye yezinto eziningi ezaziyokwenza uJoe agwede ikhanda lakhe ngokungakholwa futhi athi, "Izwe elihle, abantu abathandekayo."
Lokhu kwakuyiziqalo ezithobekile zalokho okwakuzoba omunye wama- diner ayintandokazi ka-Indy: U-Acapulco Joe. Umngane kaJoe akazange abuyele imali yakhe kuphela, kodwa uJoe wamthatha ukudla cishe nsuku zonke ukuze abonise ukubonga kwakhe.
Ukuphishekela ubuzwe base-US
Umsebenzi kaJoe olandelayo kwakuzoba yisakhamuzi saseMelika. Wabuyela eMexico ukuze alungise isimo sakhe, futhi wathola ukuthi kuzomkhokhela u-$ 500 ukuze "alungise amaphepha akhe." Wafuna usizo kubangane bakhe e-Indianapolis abaphoqeleka ngokushesha. U-Joe kuthiwa uphinde wagubha ikhanda wathi, "Izwe elimangalisayo, abantu abathandekayo."
Ngo-1971 usuku lwafika ukuthi ama-United States athi uJoe uyisakhamuzi. Wabeka isibonakaliso esikhulu ngaphandle kwendawo yokudlela eyayifundwa, "Yizwani! Mina, uJoe Rangel, ngaba yisakhamuzi sase-US. Manje nginguGringo oqhoshayo futhi ngingakhipha isihogo mayelana nezintela zami njenganoma yisiphi esinye isakhamuzi. Ngena futhi uhlanganyele nami injabulo yami. "Amakhulu abantu benza lokho nje, ukugcoba ukuhlolisisa okwenziwe ngamacala angu-15 e-champagne.
IThe Legend Lives On
UJoe wadlula ngo-1989, kodwa u-Acapulco Joe uyaphila.
Kuze kube yilolu suku, ukuqoshwa kuka Kate Kate ukucula "UNkulunkulu Bless America" kudlalwa inkolo nsuku zonke emini. Ingoma ibonisa imizwa enhliziyweni kaJoe Rangel, indoda eyayithande kakhulu izwe lakhe elimukelwe futhi lizimisele ukwenza noma yini eyathatha ukuze ibe yakhe.