This quote stuck out to me because it represents a person's environment and how it can influence one's opportunities in life. As a Psychology major, I have learned nature vs. nurture copious amount of times and yet sometimes I felt as if socio-economic status is left out of the picture in terms of both. Where someone grows up can affect the quality of education they receive. Children in families with more financial stability have greater access to schools, after-school programs, and tutors. Children who grow up in poverty may face barriers that make it more difficult to manuver education, even if they work just as hard.

This passage is a great example of generational wealth and how white individuals have more of an advantage if they come from family's that are able to send their children to schools and put them into an education of their choice, but also a good education. I also strongly believe that generational trauma can play a role in racism and segregation in terms of access to resources or opportunity. An overwhelmingly amount of negative experiences for a family causes effects that can be passed down in the family, and those effects can disrupt a family's ability to access education, financial stability, and other resources.

This first sentence struck out to me because it could not be more true. Suburbs all represent houses which typically tend to look different but have the same format. Its outside looks generally similar but the people inside of it vary from age, economic status, race, and more. But, suburbs may be receiving different access to resources or even none at all due to residential discrimination.

I find that the limitation and harmful effects on economic and lower social mobility for Black and Latino Americans to represent injustice and inequality endured and to me highlights the "domino effect" of racism in America. If an individual continuously gets denied a job or access to resources because of the color of their skin, they are unable to have a stable financial state. If an individual does not have a stable financial state, then they would not be able to purchase or live in home and care for their basic necessities. And with unemployment and racial residential segregation, it leads to disparities in lending practices and access to credit. All of this "domino effect" makes me uncomfortable as America has failed its systems and people.

I think that this comment heavily relates to my previous annotation about education and spread of information in America. Yes, the Act helped break down barriers to integration, but it was still weak. If educating Americans in the U.S. breaks down barriers and informs people about past events, it becomes proactive, but there is still active racism and even existing segregates communicate in the present. So in relation to housing discrimination: An Act was put in place but was still not enough to set a precedent for these communities who were in need of help.

I find this key report finding to be eye opening because as a student from California who learned about segregation of African Americans in America during my elementary school years, the curriculum and media has made it seem like discrimination and injustice has "decreased." This is not to say that I was taught that racism in America was solved or "fixed," I just find this statistic to be staggering. It has definitely made me realize that America has become more educated about it, but it doesn't mean that systemic discrimination has disappeared.

I find the first sentence of this paragraph to be interesting because people can still accept on action or accept belonging, but yet still choose to abide by it. Sometimes stereotypes can influence the way people think and behave, even they don't agree with the stereotypes. Social norms can be powerful, and in this case when many white people had difficulty distinguishing between reality and stereotypes of black or Latino individuals attending previously white schools these stereotypes heavily affect how they are treated in school.

I find this opening sentence to be very interesting because what we usually see now or from the general consensus that LA is made up of is that it is a very diverse city. There are parts that are heavily Latinx, heavily Korean, majority, White, etc. The history of this city is very important as it serves as one of the biggest cities in the U.S. And engraved in that history can be many roots of what society or education system is built up of today. It has many districts and major colleges and universities of higher education.