Narrative Essay On Monclair Indian Culture

I was born in New York City in 2002. In the next year, in 2003, my family moved to Upper Montclair. We moved to a neighborhood that at the time was nearly all white. In 2007, we moved down our street from the first house on the block, to the last. The family who we sold that house to was a black family. They still live there this very day, and my family is good friends with them. We spend every Christmas Eve with them every year. Ever since they joined the neighborhood, it has gotten increasingly more diverse. Now, we have Asian families, Jewish families, more black families, and Indian families. I feel that my street (Inwood Avenue) somewhat represents Montclair’s ethnic makeup. It’s very diverse, and we are all very accepting of each other’s culture and beliefs. I feel that the diverse town
Historically, Montclair is very Democratic, bordering on Socialistic. Residents of Montclair remember a caller on WFAN radio: Mike from Montclair. In September of last year, Mike and insulted Governor Chris Christie (who was hosting the radio show that day) for using a beach that was closed to the public. Christie dismissed the caller as just another “communist from Montclair”. This incident drew attention from many news outlets, including Deadspin, Barstool Sports, the NY Daily news, among others. That sole incident is just one example of Montclair’s notoriously liberal politics. Due to this, any right-wing viewpoints are generally disregarded entirely. That is one of the few aspects of Montclair that have not been that great. There are very few people who I know in this town who I know who are Republican, and even fewer students at Montclair High School are Republican. When we talk about politics in our classes in school, rarely is the other side looked at. For example, we had Brendan Gill from Phil Murphy’s campaign come in and speak to CGI, but Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno was not