Chae

 Dear Mr. Aronson, When I read your book //__Race__//, it gave me a whole new perspective on racism. I think that you give many important observations about racial prejudices and discrimination that allow the reader to get a good idea about the consequences of following them. Examples of this include the Holocaust, the Civil War, and lynching of African Americans, all of which started with racial prejudice. I was especially astonished when reading the part about how Hitler managed to kill 6 million Jews, burning many of them in ovens and gas chambers. I had heard of Hitler's hatred against Jews, but didn’t know how brutal the killings were in the camps. I think you’re right about how race still seems to matter in today’s society, and how there are problems because of humans’ “ancient sense” of distrust of anyone who appears to be different. We all talk about it as just a matter of physical difference, but all people still seem to have biases on different races. Reading your book has awakened me to our society of prejudice and to my own prejudices.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading your book because of how you discuss your own opinions, and how you always start out with a story at the beginnings of chapters and use them to express the main idea of the section. The stories really helped me better understand what you were discussing, while made it interesting enough so my mind wouldn't wander off. Also, your honesty about your prejudice against African Americans and Germans made it a lot better than reading from a textbook, because of the connection to the author. I think your advice at the end was really helpful - we should “always watch, listen, and question.” Thank you for all your time in helping us with our study of race. Sincerely, Chae Won Park Type or copy and paste your letter here.