Nkhani ya Mmodzi Wodzipereka wa ku Mexican amene anakwaniritsa American Dream
Zindikirani: Zambiri za nkhani yotsatirayi zimachokera ku "Acapulco Joe's: One Proud Gringo" ndi Vesi Fernstermaker, monga imafalitsidwa kumbuyo kwa menus ku Acapulco Joe's Mexican Restaurant.
Nkhani ya Joe Rangel, yemwe anayambitsa Indianapolis 'Acapulco Joe's Mexican Restaurant , ndi mmodzi mwa anthu ochokera ku Mexico omwe analimba mtima kukwaniritsa maloto a ku America. Atadutsa Rio Grande kasanu ndi kawiri ndikupita ku ndende ya ku United States, Rangel "analakwitsa" adapezeka ku Indianapolis, komwe adayambitsa malo omwe adakali odziwika kwambiri ku Mexico.
Zimayamba Kudzichepetsa
Anabadwira mu umphaŵi mu 1925 m'tawuni yaing'ono ku Mexico, Joe adachita zovuta kuti azikhala ndi maloto a ku America, ndipo nkhani yake ikulimbikitsanso ndikukumbutsa za mwayi umene Ambiri ambiri amapeza.
Ali ndi zaka 13, Joe anayamba zomwe zikanakhala ulendo wautali. Anagwira ntchito zosiyanasiyana zosiyana-siyana - ndikugwira ntchito ngati wothandizira masewera olimbitsa thupi kuti agwire ntchito yaing'ono 37.5 pa ola ngati wogwira ntchito m'munda - koma sanasiye malingaliro ake kuti akhale ndi moyo wabwino m'dzikolo la lonjezo.
Kupita Patsogolo - ndi Prison Stop
Joe anawoloka Rio Grande kasanu ndi kamodzi, kuti abwerere ku Mexico nthawi zonse. Pakuyesera kwake kwachisanu ndi chiwiri, anaweruzidwa kukhala kundende ya miyezi 9 m'ndende ya Missouri. Atamasulidwa, adayenda mausiku asanu ndi awiri (kuti ateteze akuluakulu aboma) ku Corpus Christi, Texas, motsogoleredwa ndi nyali pamisewu ndi njanji. Kumeneku iye adapeza ntchito ngati basi m'mabwalo odyera achiGriki, akugwira ntchito maola 12 pa tsiku kwa $ 50 pa sabata mpaka mnzako anamuuza za kutsegulira munthu wopereka chakudya pamalo odyera ku Minneapolis.
Joe anapita ku siteshoni ya basi, komwe kusamvana kunasintha moyo wake. Anapempha tikiti yopita ku Minneapolis, ndipo anadula tikiti yopita ku Indianapolis m'malo mwake.
"Dziko Lokongola, Anthu Odabwitsa"
Ku Indianapolis, iye adapeza chakudya chamadzulo chodyera ku Illinois Street ndikuyika mtima wake pakugula.
Mwamunayo adadabwa kuti mnzake adamupatsa ngongole ya $ 5,000 kuti agule - ngongole yopanda chitetezo inali imodzi mwa zinthu zambiri zomwe zingamupangitse Joe kugwedeza mutu wake osakhulupirira ndikumanena kuti, "Dziko lokongola, anthu abwino."
Izi ndizo kuyamba kochepa kwa zomwe zikanakhala chimodzi mwa anthu omwe amakonda kudya Indy: Acapulco Joe's. Bwenzi la Joe silinabwererenso ndalamazo, koma Joe ankamupatsa chakudya tsiku ndi tsiku kuti amusonyeze kuyamikira kwake.
Kutsata Umzika wa US
Cholinga cha Joe chotsatira chinali kukhala nzika ya ku America. Anabwerera ku Mexico kukatulutsa udindo wake, ndipo adapeza kuti zingamupire ndalama zokwana madola 500 kuti "akonze mapepala ake." Anapempha thandizo kwa anzako ku Indianapolis omwe adakakamizika. Apanso Joe akuti adagwedeza mutu wake kuti, "Dziko lodabwitsa, anthu odabwitsa."
Mu 1971 tsiku linafika kuti United States inati Joe ndi nzika. Anapachika chizindikiro chachikulu kunja kwa kanyumba komwe kanati, "Tamverani! Ine, Joe Rangel, ndinakhala nzika ya US. Tsopano ndine wodzikuza Gringo ndipo ndimatha kuwuza gehena za misonkho ngati nzika ina iliyonse. Bwerani ndikugawana chimwemwe changa. "Mazana a anthu anachita zomwezo, kuwonetsa toasting kwa nyimbo 15 za champagne.
The Legend Lives On
Joe anamwalira mu 1989, koma Acapulco Joe amakhala ndi moyo.
Mpaka lero, kujambula kwa Kate Smith kuimba "Mulungu Bless America" imasewedwera chipembedzo tsiku ndi tsiku. Nyimboyi imasonyeza mmene zimakhalira mumtima mwa Joe Rangel, mwamuna yemwe ankakonda kwambiri dziko lake lovomerezeka ndipo anali wokonzeka kuchita chilichonse chimene chimafunika kukhala chake.