“People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.” PeopleWayWantChildrenCharacterParentRolesWrittenFieldsSouthEntertainmentAsianLament Author:Aasif Mandvi
“Many immigrants do not talk about what they endured back home. They were fleeing that world, and when they left they didn't want to talk about it because there had been pain and heartbreak under the caste system of the South. They didn't want to burden their children with what they had endured.” WorldWantChildrenHomePainLeftSouthBurdenImmigrantsBack HomeCastesFleeingCaste System Author:Isabel Wilkerson
“That's one of the biggest losses, I think, to African American families, is that people, once they left, they turned away from the South. They didn't look back, and they often didn't tell their children about it. They didn't want to talk about it. It was too painful, what they'd gone through and the caste system of the South, which was Jim Crow.” PeopleThinkingWantLooksChildrenLeftLossGoneSouthPainfulAfrican AmericanCrowCastesJim CrowAmerican FamilyCaste System Author:Isabel Wilkerson
“Anywhere you want. Thailand, South Carolina, Brezil, Peru-- Oh, wait, no, I'm banned from Peru. I'd forgotten about that. It's a long story, but amusing if you want to hear it.” IfsWantLongStoriesWaitingSouthForgottenAmusingCarolinaBannedSouth CarolinaViennaThailandCity Of Fallen AngelsPeruLong Story Author:Magnus