Sometimes we only emphasize the differences in cultures. Parent Glen Melin also said students would learn that immigration is what made America a great nation. It's an amalgamation and it's our strength. We've benefited from having so many cultures. We also suffer some of the consequences, too.
Awareness is half of the battle.
Most of the time, people hate or dislike because they're ignorant. She said many Irish immigrants settled in the Coastal Bend and McMullen County after the potato famine in Ireland. Also, they were Roman Catholic. They ended up acting as a buffer between Mexico and the Anglos. Many students said they never realized how much their ancestors suffered when they moved to America.