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Socioeconomic Inequality Amongst LA Assyrians
Posted by Rawaya (Guest) - Wednesday, September 25 2013, 2:05:06 (UTC)
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What is truly disgusting and disturbing is when you compare the lifestyles of the so-called Assyrian social leaders in LA to that of many ordinary LA Assyrians. Countless Assyrians in LA rely on the County hospitals for their medical maladies. Visiting such hospitals involves breathing very unhealthful air, sweating profusely due to the heat caused by the large number of people, and waiting for hours just to see a doctor, with dozens of people standing ahead in line. These least wealthy of our countrymen likewise rely on visiting County clinics to get their medication, obtain blood tests, and be under the care of a physician. The clinics are likewise packed, with people leaning against the wall, due to the lack of seating space, some even sitting on the floor. We see so many Assyrian seniors spending their day in adult day healthcare centers, or even living in nursing homes, because their children have no time to care for them or they are too ill beyond what their children can handle, and their children cannot afford to hire a nurse. We see so many Assyrian infants and toddlers being cared for by their siblings, because their parents work long hours and cannot afford to stay home. We see children who should be doing their homework instead spend their time to bathe, change, feed, and clothe their younger siblings. We see countless immigrant Assyrian girls graduate from high school only to end up as cashiers at off-price clothing retailers, and immigrant Assyrians boys end up working in the warehouses of Wal Mart and Target. Being on the breadline is so institutionalized in LA’s Assyrian community that working-class jobs such as bank tellers are considered highly desirable, both among the youth, and their preceding generation likewise. In this same society, the so-called Assyrian social leaders drive luxury cars, as do their families. They own homes worth $1 million. Their opulent lifestyle includes an extensive collection of high-end jewelry, a wardrobe that is almost exclusively comprised of designer clothing that is unobtainable even in a reputable department store, annual family cruises to South America, and gourmet meals that could cost what an ordinary Assyrian family in LA spends in an entire month on groceries. Livid hardworking Assyrians complain that if anyone amongst our compatriots had $250,000, it would be these so-called civic leaders. These madmen are out of touch with the mainstream of Assyrian society in LA. Look at how many of these strongmen live in Calabasas, an affluent city where very few Assyrians live, and one can safely say that Calabasas will likely never hold a large Assyrian population. Some other so-called leaders live in the upper middle-class area of Stevenson Ranch. One other guy lives in upper middle class Woodland Hills, specifically in the highly desirable neighborhood of Walnut Acres. Now let us ask this: would we like it if we could have proper medical care, make sure our seniors are well cared for, our young being watched by their parents, and our compatriots having less physically straining but higher paying jobs? Of course. Would we like it if we could trade in our Asian or American cars for a Mercedes E or S class, adorn ourselves and families in jewelry, wear clothes that even the mall doesn’t sell, and live in large homes in desirable neighborhoods? Of course. Would we like to spend our summers in Buenos Aires or Rio de Janeiro instead of LA? You bet. Yet we can’t. Then why should a few idiots live like this? Is it fair? No, and this matter must be resolved soon!



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