James A. White Sr.: The little problem I had renting a house
James White, Sr: Ev kiralerken yaşadığım küçük problemler
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Birleşik Devletler Hava Kuvvetlerine
joined the United States Air Force
Air Force Base
üssüne tayin edildi ve
the first goal that I had
Mealnie'yi, Idaho'ya benimle birlikte
and my new baby, Melanie,
the personnel office,
an apartment in Mountain Home, Idaho.
daire bulmak problem değil.
because they know if they have an airman
çünkü bir havacı gelip
kiraladığında her zaman
one of their apartments,
dediler.
of people that you can call,
to select the apartment that you want."
verecekler." dedi.
ona ne istediğimi söyledim.
and I told her what I wanted.
available right now."
odalı mı istersiniz." dedi.
a one-bedroom or two-bedroom?"
select the apartment that you want.
to get your family out here right away."
anahtarlar elinizde olacak." dedi.
and knocked on the door.
gittim ve kapıyı çaldım.
the woman came to the door,
kadın kapıya geldi
"Can I help you?"
olabilir miyim?" dedi.
who called about the apartments.
to make my selection."
I'm really sorry,
and didn't tell me about them."
bundan bana bahsetmedi." dedi.
all five of them in one hour?"
kiraya verdi?" diye sordum.
and what she said was this:
leave your number,
I'll give you a call?"
I did not get a call from her.
bir telefon almadım.
from the other people
verdikleri listede olan
where I could get apartments.
and feeling rejected,
to the squadron commander.
ile konuştum.
ihtiyacım var." dedim.
and here's what he said to me:
işte bana söylediği:
that they don't want to rent to.
kiraya vermeye zorlayamayız.
with people in the community
insanlarla çok iyi ilişkilerimiz var ve
what you should do.
that you get a 30-day leave.
spend 30 days and then come on back."
geçirir ve sonra geri dönersin." dedi.
bu bende karşılık bulmadı.
resonate for me.
I went back to personnel,
tekrar personele gittim
solution for you.
bir çözüm buldum.
and he has a trailer.
all over the place.
and you'd probably get a really good deal
ihtimalle iyi fiyat olur
as soon as possible.
ayrılmak istiyor.
the solution for you."
went downtown, saw the trailer --
gittim ve karavanı gördüm --
best thing that I could do.
bu olduğunu anladım.
"Can I just leave the trailer here,
of all my problems,
another trailer park?"
zorunda kalmam?" diye sordum.
I need to check with management."
teyit etmem gerekir." dedi.
to some other people."
söz verdik." dediğini söyledi.
other slots that were open,
had promised that slot to someone else.
bir başkasına söz vermişti.
because there are a lot of trailer parks."
karavan parkı var. " dedi.
of going to trailer parks.
bir başka yorucu liste yaptım.
after another.
for the apartment.
that they made to me,
ek olarak
didn't have any slots open,
why we can't rent to you,
zaten siyahi bir aile var
in the trailer park."
because I like you people."
insanları seviyorum." dedi.
I chuckled, too.
will move out
diğer kiracılar ayrılacak
that kind of a hit."
altından kalkamam.
it didn't stop me.
bu beni durdurmadı.
of the town in Mountain Home,
from other trailer slots.
at that moment
a lot of other options.
"We're going to make this one work."
in Mountain Home, Idaho.
bir ev sahibi olduk.
things settled down.
to move from Mountain Home, Idaho
Goose Bay, Labrador'a
It was another great location. (Laughter)
Bir başka harika yer. (Kahkaha)
from Mountain Home, Idaho
Mountain Home, Idaho'dan
had just purchased a brand-new automobile.
bir otomobil almıştık.
and said she'll fly out.
she'll help us manage the children.
çocukların bakımına yardım edecekti.
put a lot of food together for the trip.
için çokça yiyecek hazırladılar.
good conversation.
geçiriyoruz ve güzel sohbet ediyoruz.
we got a little bit tired,
a motel so that we can rest
in the morning?"
of the motels as we drove down the road,
ilerlemeye devam ettik
big, bright flashing light that said,
parlak ışıklarıyla
yazan bir tane gördük.
I went inside.
one contract with some folks,
sözleşme yapıyordu
were coming in behind me.
diye sordu.
for the evening for my family."
oda istiyorum." dedim
I just rented the last one.
az önce kiraladım.
until the morning."
about an hour, 45 minutes,
devam ederseniz
parkı göreceksiniz." dedi.
'Vacancies' light on, and it's flashing."
yanıp sönüyor." dedim.
and turned the light off.
No one said anything.
Hiç kimse bir şey söylemedi.
and went outside to the parking lot.
dışarıya park alanına gittim.
and also Melanie, and I said,
drive a little bit further down the road
boyunca biraz daha
and pulled out of the parking lot,
Vacancies, Vacancies."
diye yazmaya başladı.
but it was secure and it was clean.
güvenli ve temiz bir yerdi.
kinds of experiences
to Pennsylvania,
restoranlarca kabul edilmeme
motels and restaurants.
Everyone was glad to see the kids.
herkes mutluydu.
to Goose Bay, Labrador,
Labrodar'a gittim,
two great-grandchildren.
iki torun çocuğum var.
one in medical school.
öğrencisi ve biri de tıp öğrencisi.
(Laughter)
(Kahkahalar)
in college now for eight years.
bir tane var.
but he wants to be a comedian.
bir komedyen olmak istiyor.
to stay in school.
için uğraşıyoruz.
does not make you a comedian, right?
yapmaz değil mi?
they're all good kids --
in high school, no crime.
suç gibi şeyler yok.
and all the hullabaloo that was going on.
yaygara yapılıyordu.
commentators got on the air and she said,
yayına katılıp
white homeowners, or white citizens."
kişilerce öldürüldü." dedi.
it just all hit me.
vurulmuşa döndüm.
to do these kinds of things?"
nefret nedir?" dedim.
what they said on TV?"
duydun mu?" diye sordu.
but it seems that driving while black,
siyahların araba kullanması,
it's just dangerous.
that you told us to do.
her şeyi yaptık.
at the 12 o'clock position.
12 pozisyonunda tuttuk.
into the glove compartment to get my I.D.'
kartımı alacağımı söyledim.
arabadan çıkarılıp
because we know, you've told us,
biliyorduk',
be the ones to challenge."
olan biziz". diye bize söylemiştin.
that really bugs me:
we kind of hang together.
arkadaşlarımız, dostlarımız
of things happening to us, they say,
duyduklarında
You need to challenge.
for their identification.'"
sormanız gerek.' diyorlar."
taught to tell them:
but please do not do that
fakat araçtayken
are significantly different
bize doğuracağı sonuçlardan
what do I tell my grandsons?
ne söylemeliyim?
How do I keep them alive?
Onları nasıl hayatta tutarım?
come to me and said,
bana geldi ve sordu,
of being enraged."
ve deneyimlerimle birlikte
energy and my ideas and my experiences
at any point in time,
like it might be racist.
to do is to educate,
is to unveil racism,
is do everything within my power
yettiği her şeyi yaparak
by any means necessary.
kökünü kazımak.
to their dignity,
tepki göstermemeleri için başvuracağım.
heinous crimes in an adverse manner.
of societal knowledge,
bilincimizi yükselterek
and societal consciousness
all of us come together,
hepimizin birlik olması ve
and we challenge any kind of insanity,
etnik kökenine,
okay to kill unarmed people,
It doesn't make any sense.
Bir anlamı olmaz.
is through a collective.
yapabileceğimizi düşünüyorum.
etmeyeceğiz" demelerine ihtiyacımız var.
and Asian and Hispanic
that kind of behavior anymore."
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James A. White Sr. - ConsultantJames A. White Sr. believes that every person and organization has incredible potential. He works to help them understand it — and communicate it to others.
Why you should listen
James A. White Sr. is an executive coach and management consultant. The owner and president of Performance Consulting Services in Columbus, Ohio, he helps individuals, groups and organizations recognize their potential, fine-tune their strategic messages and present them effectively.
James is dedicated to sharing his energy, passion and insight into how to overcome life’s obstacles with others. As a dyslexic student in the inner city, he dropped out of high school — and after getting his G.E.D. jumpstarted his career by joining the U.S. Air Force. He went on to positions at Xerox, Wang Laboratories and Digital Equipment Corporation and has spent the past 25 as a consultant and educator. He also aims to share his experiences of racism in order to stress the message that all races, genders and backgrounds must come together to challenge the status quo.
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