Ibali Lomnye woMfuduki waseMexico ophumelele kwi-American Dream
Qaphela: Iinkcukacha zebali elilandelayo zivela kwi-"Acapulco Joe's: One Grroud Gringo" ngeVesle Fernstermaker, njengoko ishicilelwe emva kwamanqaku e-Acapulco Joe yaseMexican Restaurant.
Ibali likaJoe Rangel, umsunguli wase-Indianapolis 'I-Acapulco Joe's Mexican Restaurant , ungomnye waseMexico owayengumfuduki owayenenkalipho yokufezekisa iphupha laseMerika. Emva kokungaphumeleli ukuwela iRio Grande amaxesha asixhenxe kwaye ekugqibeleni ukuhlaselwa entolongweni yase-US, uRangel "wayiphutha" wafumana e-Indianapolis, apho wahlala khona enye eyindawo ehlala eyaziwayo yaseMexico.
Iziqalo ezithobekileyo
Wazalelwa ebuhlwempu ngowe-1925 kwidolophu encinane eMexico, uJoe wahamba ngokugqithiseleyo ukuba aphile iphupha laseMerika, kwaye ibali lakhe liphefumlelwe kwaye likhumbuza amalungelo amaninzi aseMerika athatha ngokungenakuqala.
Xa eneminyaka eyi-13, uJoe waqala oko kwakuza kuba luhambo olude. Wenza imisebenzi eyahlukileyo ehamba endleleni - ukususela ekusebenzeni njengomncedisi wama-morti ukuba asebenzele i-37.5 cents engama-iri nje njengomsebenzi wesigxina emasimini-kodwa akazange akhiphe iphupha lokuphila ubomi obungcono kwilizwe yesithembiso.
Ukwenza Intuthuko - kunye neSitishi seNtsapho
UJoe wawela iRio Grande ngamaxesha amathandathu, kuphela ukuba abuyiselwe eMexico rhoqo. Kwesihlandlo sakhe sesibhozo, wagwetywa isigwebo seenyanga ezili-9 ejele laseMissin. Emva kokukhululwa kwakhe, wahamba ubusuku obisixhenxe (ukuphepha amagosa angaphandle) kwiCorpus Christi, eTexas, ekhokelwa izibane ezindleleni nasemigwaqweni. Wayefumana umsebenzi njengomntu webhasi kwindawo yokudlela yaseGrisi, esebenza iiyure ezili-12 ngosuku ngemali eyi-50 ngeveki ade umhlobo amxelele ngokuvula ukulungiselela indawo yokudlela e-Minneapolis.
UJoe uhamba kwisikhululo sebhasi, apho ukungaqondi kakuhle kwatshintsha indlela yokuphila kwakhe. Wacela ithikithi eMinneapolis, kwaye wayiphathisa ithikithi eya e-Indianapolis endaweni yoko.
"Izwe Elihle, Abantu Abanomdla"
E-Indianapolis, wafumana isidlo sokutya esithengiswayo e-Illinois Street kwaye wayibeka intliziyo yakhe ukuyithenga.
Ukumangaliswa kwakhe, umhlobo wakhe wamnika imali engama-5 000 efuna ukuyithenga - loo mboleko engaqinisekanga yayisinye sezizinto ezininzi eza kwenza ukuba uYoe agubungele intloko ngokungakholelwa kwaye athi, "Ilizwe elihle, abantu abahle."
Ezi zinto zaqala ukuthobela oko kwakuza kuba ngenye yezidlo zokuthanda u -Indy: u-Acapulco Joe. Umhlobo kaJoe akazange abuyele imali yakhe, kodwa uJoe wamthatha ukutya cishe malunga nosuku ukuze abonise ukubonga kwakhe.
Ukuphishekela Ubomi be-US
Injongo elandelayo kaJoe yayikuba ngummi waseMerika. Wabuyela eMexico ukuze alungise isimo sakhe, kwaye wafumanisa ukuba kwakuya kubabiza i-$ 500 ukuze "alungise amaphepha akhe." Wafuna uncedo kubahlobo bakhe e-Indianapolis ababophelela ngokukhawuleza. Kwakhona uJoe kuthiwa wayegubha intloko yakhe esithi, "Izwe elimangalisayo, abantu abamangalisayo."
Ngomhla we-1971 imini yafika ukuba iUnited States yathi uJoe ungummi. Waxhoma isibonakaliso esikhulu ngaphandle kweefestile eyayifunde, "Yivani! Mina, uJoe Rangel, waba ngummi wase-US. Ngoku ndiyi-Gringo kwaye ndiyakwazi ukuphakamisa isihogo malunga neerhafu zanjengomnye ummi. Ngena uze uhlanganyele ngam intliziyo yam. "Amakhulu abantu ayenjenjalo, ukugcoba ukuya kwiimeko ezili-15 ze-champagne.
IThe Legend Lives On
UJoe wafa ngo-1989, kodwa u-Acapulco Joe uphila.
Nanamhla, ukurekhodwa kukaKate Smith kucula "UThixo Usikelele iMelika" udlalwa ngonqulo yonke imihla emini. Ingoma ibonisa iimvakalelo entliziyweni kaJoe Rangel, indoda eyayithanda ilizwe lakhe elimkelekileyo kwaye yayikulungele ukwenza nantoni na eyenziweyo ukuze ibe yakhe.