I don’t remember that day… but I remember everyone’s reactions. Even here in Minnesota, my family was told to hide their ethnicity because of the immense hatred the days after.
There were attempted lynchings of people wearing turbans or religious head coverings in my state. A lot of Sikh men were targeted here because the racists assumed they were Muslim. I remember some neighbors being scared to go anywhere at night. It was a messed up time.
I was friends with 2 brothers from Jordan and immediately called them to ask if they were safe, tell them I loved them, and ask them to be careful. They were crying telling me everyone was gathering at their mom's place
My family hosted an exchange student from Azerbaijan for about six months a couple of years before 9/11. His dream was to be a doctor, and he wanted to graduate high school back home, then come back to the States to go to university. Then 9/11 happened. We used to hear from him by phone every couple of years after he went back home, and I remember a call we had with him after 9/11 where he said he was scared to come back to the U.S. because of anti-Muslim sentiment (his family was Muslim, but not especially devout).
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u/JMoc1 15h ago
I don’t remember that day… but I remember everyone’s reactions. Even here in Minnesota, my family was told to hide their ethnicity because of the immense hatred the days after.