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James A. White Sr.: The little problem I had renting a house
James White, Sr.: Masalah kecil saat harus menyewa rumah
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53 tahun yang lalu, James A. White Sr. bergabung dengan Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat. Namun sebagai pria Afrika-Amerika, James harus mengalami perjuangan panjang untuk mencari tempat tinggal yang dekat untuk keluarga kecilnya. James menceritakan cerita yang menyentuh ini tentang pengalaman nyata akan "rasisme setiap hari" - dan bagaimana hal ini terulang saat ini, saat James harus mengajarkan cucunya tentang berinteraksi dengan polisi.
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James A. White Sr. believes that every person and organization has incredible potential. He works to help them understand it — and communicate it to others. Full bio
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An 18-year-old, African-American male
joined the United States Air Force
joined the United States Air Force
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Seorang pria Afrika-Amerika usia 18 tahun
bergabung dengan Angkatan Udara AS
bergabung dengan Angkatan Udara AS
00:18
and was assigned to Mountain Home
Air Force Base
Air Force Base
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dan ditugaskan di Pangkalan AU
Mountain Home
Mountain Home
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and was a part of the air police squadron.
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dan bagian dari kepolisian udara.
00:24
Upon first arriving there,
the first goal that I had
the first goal that I had
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Saat tiba di sana, tujuan pertama saya
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was for me to identify an apartment,
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adalah untuk mendapatkan apartemen,
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so I could bring my wife
and my new baby, Melanie,
and my new baby, Melanie,
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agar saya bisa membawa
istri dan bayi saya, Melanie,
istri dan bayi saya, Melanie,
00:34
out to join me in Idaho.
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ikut ke Idaho.
00:36
I immediately went to
the personnel office,
the personnel office,
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Saya segera datang ke kantor personalia,
00:39
and talking with the guys in personnel,
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dan berbicara dengan orang personalia,
00:41
they said, "Hey, no problem finding
an apartment in Mountain Home, Idaho.
an apartment in Mountain Home, Idaho.
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mereka bilang, "Hei, gampang mendapatkan
apartemen di Mountain Home, Idaho.
apartemen di Mountain Home, Idaho.
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The people down there love us
because they know if they have an airman
because they know if they have an airman
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Orang-orang di sana menyukai kita karena
mereka tahu jika ada seorang pilot
mereka tahu jika ada seorang pilot
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who is coming in to rent
one of their apartments,
one of their apartments,
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yang datang untuk menyewa
satu apartemen mereka,
satu apartemen mereka,
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they'll always get their money."
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mereka selalu dapat uang. "
00:56
And that was a really important thing.
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Dan itu penting.
00:58
He said, "So here is a list
of people that you can call,
of people that you can call,
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Dia bilang, "Ini daftar orang yang bisa
kau hubungi,
kau hubungi,
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and then they will then allow you
to select the apartment that you want."
to select the apartment that you want."
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dan mereka akan mengizinkanmu untuk
memilih apartemen yang kau inginkan."
memilih apartemen yang kau inginkan."
01:04
So I got the list; I made the call.
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Saya punya daftarnya, saya telepon mereka.
01:07
The lady answered on the other end
and I told her what I wanted.
and I told her what I wanted.
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Seorang wanita menjawab,
dan saya sebutkan keinginan saya.
dan saya sebutkan keinginan saya.
01:10
She said, "Oh, great you called.
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Dia bilang, "Oh, untung kau telepon.
01:13
We have four or five apartments
available right now."
available right now."
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Kami memiliki 4-5 apartemen yang
tersedia saat ini."
tersedia saat ini."
01:17
She said, "Do you want
a one-bedroom or two-bedroom?"
a one-bedroom or two-bedroom?"
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Dia bilang, "Kau ingin satu kamar atau
dua kamar tidur?"
dua kamar tidur?"
01:20
Then she said, "Let's not talk about that.
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Lalu dia bilang, "Tidak perlu kita bahas.
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Just come on down,
select the apartment that you want.
select the apartment that you want.
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Datang saja, pilih sendiri apartemen
yang kau inginkan.
yang kau inginkan.
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We'll sign the contract
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Kita tanda tangan kontrak
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and you'll have keys in your hand
to get your family out here right away."
to get your family out here right away."
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dan kau akan memiliki kunci untuk
membawa keluargamu kemari secepatnya."
membawa keluargamu kemari secepatnya."
01:30
So I was excited.
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Jadi saya bersemangat.
01:32
I jumped in my car. I went downtown
and knocked on the door.
and knocked on the door.
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Saya segera nyalakan mobil. Pergi ke pusat
kota dan mengetuk pintu.
kota dan mengetuk pintu.
01:35
When I knocked on the door,
the woman came to the door,
the woman came to the door,
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Saat mengetuk pintu, seorang wanita
mendatangi saya,
mendatangi saya,
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and she looked at me, and she said,
"Can I help you?"
"Can I help you?"
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dan melihat saya, dan bilang, "Ada yang
bisa saya bantu?"
bisa saya bantu?"
01:41
I said, "Yes, I'm the person
who called about the apartments.
who called about the apartments.
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Saya bilang, "Ya, saya adalah orang yang
menelepon soal apartemen.
menelepon soal apartemen.
01:45
I was just coming down
to make my selection."
to make my selection."
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Saya datang untuk membuat pilihan."
01:47
She said, "You know what?
I'm really sorry,
I'm really sorry,
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Dia bilang, "Kau tahu? Maaf sekali,
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but my husband rented those apartments
and didn't tell me about them."
and didn't tell me about them."
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tapi suamiku sudah menyewakan apartemen
itu dan tidak memberitahuku."
itu dan tidak memberitahuku."
01:54
I said, "You mean he rented
all five of them in one hour?"
all five of them in one hour?"
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Aku bilang, "Maksudmu menyewakan kelima
apartemen itu dalam waktu 1 jam?"
apartemen itu dalam waktu 1 jam?"
01:59
She didn't give me a response,
and what she said was this:
and what she said was this:
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Dia tidak memberi respons, dan dia
justru berkata seperti ini.
justru berkata seperti ini.
02:02
She said, "Why don't you
leave your number,
leave your number,
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Dia bilang, "Coba kau tinggalkan kontakmu,
02:04
and if we have some openings,
I'll give you a call?"
I'll give you a call?"
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jika ada yang kosong, aku akan hubungi?"
02:07
Needless to say,
I did not get a call from her.
I did not get a call from her.
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Singkat cerita, saya tidak dihubungi
olehnya.
olehnya.
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Nor did I get any responses
from the other people
from the other people
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Dan juga tidak ada respons dari orang lain
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that they gave me on the list
where I could get apartments.
where I could get apartments.
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yang ada di daftar di mana saya bisa
mendapatkan apartemen.
mendapatkan apartemen.
02:17
So as a result of that,
and feeling rejected,
and feeling rejected,
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Jadi sebagai hasilnya, dan merasa ditolak,
02:20
I went back to the base, and I talked
to the squadron commander.
to the squadron commander.
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saya kembali ke markas, dan bicara dengan
komandan pasukan.
komandan pasukan.
02:23
His name was McDow, Major McDow.
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Namanya adalah McDow, Mayor McDow.
02:26
I said, "Major McDow, I need your help."
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Saya bilang, "Mayor McDow, saya butuh
bantuan."
bantuan."
02:28
I told him what happened,
and here's what he said to me:
and here's what he said to me:
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Aku jelaskan apa yang terjadi, dan inilah
yang ia katakan
yang ia katakan
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He said, "James, I would love to help you.
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Dia bilang, "James, aku mau saja membantu.
02:33
But you know the problem:
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Tapi masalahnya:
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We can't make people rent to folks
that they don't want to rent to.
that they don't want to rent to.
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Kami tidak bisa memaksa jika orang itu
tidak mau menyewakan kepada orang tertentu
tidak mau menyewakan kepada orang tertentu
02:39
And besides, we have a great relationship
with people in the community
with people in the community
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Selain itu, kami punya hubungan baik
dengan masyarakat setempat
dengan masyarakat setempat
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and we really don't want to damage that."
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dan kami tidak ingin merusak itu."
02:45
He said, "So maybe this is
what you should do.
what you should do.
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Dia bilang, "Mungkin ini yang harus
kau lakukan.
kau lakukan.
02:48
Why don't you let your family stay home,
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Bagaimana jika keluargamu tetap di rumah,
02:50
because you do know
that you get a 30-day leave.
that you get a 30-day leave.
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karena kau tahu bahwa kau memiliki
cuti 30 hari.
cuti 30 hari.
02:53
So once a year,
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Jadi setahun sekali,
02:55
you can go home to your family,
spend 30 days and then come on back."
spend 30 days and then come on back."
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kau bisa pulang, dan menghabiskan waktu
30 hari dengan keluargamu, dan kembali."
30 hari dengan keluargamu, dan kembali."
02:59
Needless to say, that didn't
resonate for me.
resonate for me.
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Tentu saja itu saya tidak setuju itu.
03:01
So after leaving him,
I went back to personnel,
I went back to personnel,
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Jadi setelah meninggalkan dia,
saya kembali ke personalia,
saya kembali ke personalia,
03:04
and talking to the clerk,
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dan berbicara dengan petugas,
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he said, "Jim, I think I have a
solution for you.
solution for you.
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dia bilang, "Jim, saya rasa saya punya
solusi untukmu.
solusi untukmu.
03:09
There's an airman who is leaving
and he has a trailer.
and he has a trailer.
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Ada seorang pilot yang akan pergi
dan dia punya trailer.
dan dia punya trailer.
03:13
If you noticed, in Mountain Home,
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Kau lihat, di Mountain Home,
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there are trailer parks and trailers
all over the place.
all over the place.
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banyak lapangan trailer, dan trailer
ada di mana-mana.
ada di mana-mana.
03:17
You can buy his trailer,
and you'd probably get a really good deal
and you'd probably get a really good deal
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Kau bisa beli trailernya, dan mungkin
kau bisa beli dengan harga bagus
kau bisa beli dengan harga bagus
03:21
because he wants to get out of town
as soon as possible.
as soon as possible.
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karena dia ingin keluar dari kota ini
secepatnya.
secepatnya.
03:24
And that would take care of your problem,
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Dan itu bisa menangani masalahmu,
03:26
and that would provide
the solution for you."
the solution for you."
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dan menjadi solusi untukmu."
03:28
So I immediately jumped in my car,
went downtown, saw the trailer --
went downtown, saw the trailer --
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Saya bergegas ke mobil, pergi ke
pusat kota, melihat trailernya --
pusat kota, melihat trailernya --
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it was a small trailer,
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trailernya kecil,
03:33
but under the circumstances,
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tapi dalam keadaan seperti ini,
03:35
I figured that was the
best thing that I could do.
best thing that I could do.
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saya rasa itu yang terbaik yang
bisa saya lakukan.
bisa saya lakukan.
03:37
So I bought the trailer.
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Jadi saya beli trailer itu.
03:39
And then I asked him,
"Can I just leave the trailer here,
"Can I just leave the trailer here,
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Saya tanya dia, "Apakah trailernya bisa
disimpan di sini saja,
disimpan di sini saja,
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and that would take care
of all my problems,
of all my problems,
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dan tentu menjawab semua masalah
saya,
saya,
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I wouldn't have to find
another trailer park?"
another trailer park?"
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saya tidak usah cari
lapangan trailer lain?"
lapangan trailer lain?"
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He said, "Before I say yes to that,
I need to check with management."
I need to check with management."
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Dia bilang, "Sebelum saya bilang iya, saya
perlu memastikan dengan manajemen."
perlu memastikan dengan manajemen."
03:50
So I get back to the base,
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Jadi saya kembali ke markas,
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he called me back and management said,
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dia telepon saya lagi dan
manajemen bilang,
manajemen bilang,
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"No, you can't leave the trailer here
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"Tidak, kau tidak bisa meninggalkan
trailer di sini
trailer di sini
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because we had promised that slot
to some other people."
to some other people."
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karena slot itu sudah dijanjikan untuk
orang lain."
orang lain."
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And that was strange to me
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Dan menurut saya itu aneh
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because there were several
other slots that were open,
other slots that were open,
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karena masih banyak slot kosong tersedia,
04:04
but it just so happened that he
had promised that slot to someone else.
had promised that slot to someone else.
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tapi kebetulan dia sudah menjanjikan
slot tersebut kepada orang lain.
slot tersebut kepada orang lain.
04:08
So, what I did --
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Jadi, yang saya lakukan --
04:09
and he said, "You shouldn't worry, Jim,
because there are a lot of trailer parks."
because there are a lot of trailer parks."
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dan dia berkata, "Jangan khawatir, Jim,
karena masih ada lapangan trailer lain."
karena masih ada lapangan trailer lain."
04:13
So I put out another exhaustive list
of going to trailer parks.
of going to trailer parks.
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Jadi saya keluarkan daftar panjang
lapangan trailer lainnya.
lapangan trailer lainnya.
04:17
I went to one after another,
after another.
after another.
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Saya kunjungi satu per satu.
04:19
And I got the same kind of rejection there
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Dan mendapatkan penolakan yang sama
04:22
that I received when I was looking
for the apartment.
for the apartment.
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seperti yang saya dapatkan saat mencari
apartemen.
apartemen.
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And as a result, the kind of comments
that they made to me,
that they made to me,
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Dan hasilnya, komentar yang mereka
berikan,
berikan,
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in addition to saying that they
didn't have any slots open,
didn't have any slots open,
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selain mengatakan tidak ada slot tersedia,
04:34
one person said, "Jim, the reason
why we can't rent to you,
why we can't rent to you,
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seseorang bilang, "Jim, alasan kenapa
kami tidak bisa menyewakan padamu,
kami tidak bisa menyewakan padamu,
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we already have a Negro family
in the trailer park."
in the trailer park."
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karena sudah ada satu keluarga Negro di
lapangan trailer ini."
lapangan trailer ini."
04:43
He said, "And it's not me,
because I like you people."
because I like you people."
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Dia bilang, "Dan ini bukan dari saya,
karena saya suka kalian."
karena saya suka kalian."
04:47
(Laughs)
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(tertawa)
04:48
And that's what I did, too.
I chuckled, too.
I chuckled, too.
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Dan itulah yang saya lakukan. Tertawa.
04:52
He said, "But here's the problem:
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Dia bilang, "Tapi masalahnya
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If I let you in, the other tenants
will move out
will move out
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Jika saya izinkan kau, penghuni lain
akan pindah
akan pindah
04:58
and I can't afford to take
that kind of a hit."
that kind of a hit."
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dan saya tidak sanggup mengambil
risiko itu."
risiko itu."
05:01
He said, "I just can't rent to you."
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Dia bilang, "Saya tak bisa menyewakan
kepadamu."
kepadamu."
05:04
Even though that was discouraging,
it didn't stop me.
it didn't stop me.
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Walau itu mematahkan semangat,
saya tidak berhenti.
saya tidak berhenti.
05:06
I kept looking,
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Saya terus mencari,
05:07
and I looked at the far end
of the town in Mountain Home,
of the town in Mountain Home,
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dan mencari hingga pinggir kota di
Mountain Home,
Mountain Home,
05:12
and there was a small trailer park.
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dan di sana ada lapangan trailer kecil.
05:14
I mean, a really small trailer park.
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Sangat kecil.
05:16
It didn't have any paved roads in it,
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Tidak ada jalan aspal,
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it didn't have the concrete slabs,
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tidak ada slab beton,
05:20
it didn't have fencing
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tidak ada pagar,
05:22
to portion off your trailer slot
from other trailer slots.
from other trailer slots.
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untuk memisahkan slot trailermu
dengan yang lainnya.
dengan yang lainnya.
05:25
It didn't have a laundry facility.
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Tidak ada fasilitas penatu.
05:26
But the conclusion I reached
at that moment
at that moment
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Tapi saat itu saya berkesimpulan
05:29
was that I didn't have
a lot of other options.
a lot of other options.
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bahwa saya tidak punya banyak pilihan.
05:31
So I called my wife, and I said,
"We're going to make this one work."
"We're going to make this one work."
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Lalu saya hubungi istri saya, dan berkata,
"Kita akan bisa menjalaninya."
"Kita akan bisa menjalaninya."
05:34
And we moved into it
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Dan kami pindah ke sana
05:36
and we became homeowners
in Mountain Home, Idaho.
in Mountain Home, Idaho.
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dan menjadi pemilik rumah di
Mountain Home, Idaho.
Mountain Home, Idaho.
05:40
And of course, eventually
things settled down.
things settled down.
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Dan tentu saja, pada akhirnya
semua berjalan lancar.
semua berjalan lancar.
05:44
Four years after that, I received papers
to move from Mountain Home, Idaho
to move from Mountain Home, Idaho
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4 tahun setelahnya, saya dapat dokumen
untuk pindah dari Mountain Home, Idaho
untuk pindah dari Mountain Home, Idaho
05:50
to a place called Goose Bay, Labrador.
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ke sebuah tempat bernama Goose Bay,
Labrador.
Labrador.
05:53
We won't even talk about that.
It was another great location. (Laughter)
It was another great location. (Laughter)
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Kita tidak akan membahasnya. Tempat
itu juga sangat bagus. (tertawa)
itu juga sangat bagus. (tertawa)
05:57
So my challenge then was to get my family
from Mountain Home, Idaho
from Mountain Home, Idaho
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Jadi tantangannya adalah memindahkan
keluarga saya dari Mountain Home, Idaho
keluarga saya dari Mountain Home, Idaho
06:01
to Sharon, Pennsylvania.
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ke Sharon, Pennyslavania.
06:03
That wasn't a problem because we
had just purchased a brand-new automobile.
had just purchased a brand-new automobile.
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Hal itu bukan masalah karena kami baru
saja membeli mobil baru.
saja membeli mobil baru.
06:07
My mother called
and said she'll fly out.
and said she'll fly out.
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Ibu saya menghubungi saya dan bilang
akan datang.
akan datang.
06:09
She'll be with us as we drive,
she'll help us manage the children.
she'll help us manage the children.
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Beliau ada saat kami menyetir, dan
membantu mengurus anak-anak.
membantu mengurus anak-anak.
06:13
So she came out, her and Alice
put a lot of food together for the trip.
put a lot of food together for the trip.
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Jadi dia datang, dan bersama Alice
menyiapkan makanan untuk perjalanan.
menyiapkan makanan untuk perjalanan.
06:17
That morning, we left at about 5 a.m.
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Pagi itu, kami berangkat pukul 5 pagi.
06:20
Great trip, having a great time,
good conversation.
good conversation.
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Perjalanan menyenangkan, kami bersenang-
senang, percakapan seru.
senang, percakapan seru.
06:24
Somewhere around 6:30, 7 o'clock,
we got a little bit tired,
we got a little bit tired,
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Sekitar pukul 6.30, pukul 7, kami mulai
lelah,
lelah,
06:27
and we said, "Why don't we get
a motel so that we can rest
a motel so that we can rest
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dan kami bilang, "Bagaimana jika
istirahat dulu di motel
istirahat dulu di motel
06:30
and then have an early start
in the morning?"
in the morning?"
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dan berangkat lagi besok pagi?"
06:33
So we were looking at a number
of the motels as we drove down the road,
of the motels as we drove down the road,
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Jadi kami mencari kontak motel sambil
menyusuri jalan,
menyusuri jalan,
06:36
and we saw one, it was a great
big, bright flashing light that said,
big, bright flashing light that said,
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dan kami melihat, sebuah cahaya terang
yang mengatakan,
yang mengatakan,
06:40
"Vacancies, Vacancies, Vacanies."
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"Kosong, Kosong, Kosong."
06:42
So we stopped in.
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Jadi kami berhenti.
06:43
They were in the parking lot,
I went inside.
I went inside.
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Mereka di parkiran, dan saya masuk.
06:45
When I walked inside,
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Saat saya masuk,
06:47
the lady was just finishing up
one contract with some folks,
one contract with some folks,
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seorang wanita baru selesai
bertransaksi dengan sekelompok orang,
bertransaksi dengan sekelompok orang,
06:50
some other people
were coming in behind me.
were coming in behind me.
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dan di belakang saya
ada orang lain datang.
ada orang lain datang.
06:52
And so I walked to the counter,
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Jadi saya ke meja resepsionis,
06:54
and she said, "How can I help you?"
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dan dia berkata,
"Bisa saya bantu?"
"Bisa saya bantu?"
06:56
I said, "I would like to get a motel
for the evening for my family."
for the evening for my family."
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Saya bilang, "Saya mau pesan kamar
malam ini untuk keluarga saya."
malam ini untuk keluarga saya."
06:59
She said, "You know, I'm really sorry,
I just rented the last one.
I just rented the last one.
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Dia bilang, "Oh maaf sekali, baru saja
kamar terakhir disewakan.
kamar terakhir disewakan.
07:04
We will not have any more
until the morning."
until the morning."
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Tidak ada lagi sampai pagi."
07:06
She said, "But if you go down the road
about an hour, 45 minutes,
about an hour, 45 minutes,
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Dia bilang, "Tapi jika kau jalan lagi
sekitar sejam, 45 menit,
sekitar sejam, 45 menit,
07:10
there's another trailer park down there."
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akan ada lapangan trailer di sana."
07:13
I said, "Yeah, but you still have the
'Vacancies' light on, and it's flashing."
'Vacancies' light on, and it's flashing."
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Saya bilang, "Iya, tapi lampu "Kosong"-mu
masih menyala, dan terang sekali."
masih menyala, dan terang sekali."
07:16
She said, "Oh, I forgot."
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Dia bilang, "Oh, saya lupa."
07:18
And she reached over
and turned the light off.
and turned the light off.
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Dan dia mematikan lampu tersebut.
07:20
She looked at me and I looked at her.
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Dia menatap saya, dan saya menatap dia.
07:22
There were other people in the room.
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Ada orang lain di ruang ini.
07:24
She kind of looked at them.
No one said anything.
No one said anything.
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Dia seperti melihat mereka.
Semuanya terdiam.
Semuanya terdiam.
07:27
So I just got the hint and I left,
and went outside to the parking lot.
and went outside to the parking lot.
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Jadi saya paham dan pergi, dan keluar
menuju parkiran.
menuju parkiran.
07:30
And I told my mother and I told my wife
and also Melanie, and I said,
and also Melanie, and I said,
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Dan saya bercerita kepada ibu dan istri,
dan Melanie, dan saya bilang
dan Melanie, dan saya bilang
07:34
"It looks like we're going to have to
drive a little bit further down the road
drive a little bit further down the road
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"Sepertinya kita harus pergi sedikit
lebih jauh lagi
lebih jauh lagi
07:38
to be able to sleep tonight."
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untuk bisa tidur."
07:40
And we did drive down the road,
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Dan kami menyetir lagi,
07:42
but just before we took off
and pulled out of the parking lot,
and pulled out of the parking lot,
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dan baru saja kami berangkat dan keluar
dari parkiran,
dari parkiran,
07:46
guess what happened?
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tebak apa yang terjadi?
07:47
The light came back on.
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Tiba-tiba cahaya lampu kembali nyala.
07:49
And it said, "Vacancies,
Vacancies, Vacancies."
Vacancies, Vacancies."
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Dan tertulis "Kosong, Kosong, Kosong."
07:52
We were able to find a nice place.
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Kami akhirnya mendapatkan tempat bagus.
07:54
It wasn't our preference,
but it was secure and it was clean.
but it was secure and it was clean.
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Tidak sesuai selera kami, tapi
aman dan bersih.
aman dan bersih.
07:59
And so we had a great sleep that night.
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Jadi kami tidur nyenyak malam itu.
08:02
The piece that's important about that
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Bagian penting dari kisah ini adalah
08:04
is that we had similar
kinds of experiences
kinds of experiences
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kami mendapatkan pengalaman serupa
08:07
from Idaho all the way through
to Pennsylvania,
to Pennsylvania,
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dari Idaho hingga menuju Pennyslavania,
08:10
where we were rejected from hotels,
motels and restaurants.
motels and restaurants.
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di mana kami ditolak hotel, motel, dan
restoran.
restoran.
08:14
But we made it to Pennsylvania.
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Tapi kami berhasil tiba di Pennyslvania.
08:17
We got the family settled.
Everyone was glad to see the kids.
Everyone was glad to see the kids.
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Keluarga bisa menetap di sana. Semua
orang lega melihat anak-anak.
orang lega melihat anak-anak.
08:21
I jumped on a plane and shot off
to Goose Bay, Labrador,
to Goose Bay, Labrador,
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Saya naik pesawat dan pergi ke
Goose Bay, Labrador,
Goose Bay, Labrador,
08:26
which is another story, right?
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itu cerita lain, kan?
08:27
(Laughter)
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(tertawa)
08:30
Here it is, 53 years later,
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Sekarang, 53 tahun kemudian,
08:34
I now have nine grandchildren,
two great-grandchildren.
two great-grandchildren.
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Saya punya 9 cucu, dan 2 cucu buyut.
08:39
Five of the grandchildren are boys.
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5 cucu saya adalah laki-laki,
08:41
I have master's, Ph.D., undergrad,
one in medical school.
one in medical school.
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Saya punya cucu dengan gelar S1, S2, S3,
salah satunya sekolah kedokteran.
salah satunya sekolah kedokteran.
08:47
I have a couple that are trending.
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Ada dua cucu yang segera.
08:49
They're almost there but not quite.
(Laughter)
(Laughter)
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Nyaris lulus tapi belum. (tertawa)
08:52
I have one who has been
in college now for eight years.
in college now for eight years.
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Satu cucu sudah kuliah selama 8 tahun.
08:55
(Laughter)
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(tertawa)
08:56
He doesn't have a degree yet,
but he wants to be a comedian.
but he wants to be a comedian.
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Dia belum mendapatkan gelar, tapi
dia ingin menjadi pelawak.
dia ingin menjadi pelawak.
09:00
So we're just trying to get him
to stay in school.
to stay in school.
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Jadi kami mengusahakan dia tetap di
sekolah saja.
sekolah saja.
09:03
Because you never know,
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Karena Anda tidak pernah tahu,
09:04
just because you're funny at home,
does not make you a comedian, right?
does not make you a comedian, right?
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walaupun Anda lucu saat di rumah, bukan
berarti Anda bisa jadi pelawak, kan?
berarti Anda bisa jadi pelawak, kan?
09:08
(Laughter)
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(tertawa)
09:10
But the thing about it,
they're all good kids --
they're all good kids --
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Tapi yang jelas, mereka anak-anak
yang baik --
yang baik --
09:13
no drugs, no babies
in high school, no crime.
in high school, no crime.
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tidak terlibat obat-obatan, tidak hamil
saat SMA, tidak ada catatan kriminal.
saat SMA, tidak ada catatan kriminal.
09:17
So with that being the backdrop,
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Jadi dengan cerita latar seperti itu,
09:19
I was sitting in my TV room watching TV,
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saya duduk di ruang tengah menonton TV,
09:22
and they were talking about Ferguson
and all the hullabaloo that was going on.
and all the hullabaloo that was going on.
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dan mereka bicara tentang Ferguson dan
kegemparan yang sedang terjadi.
kegemparan yang sedang terjadi.
09:26
And all of a sudden, one of the news
commentators got on the air and she said,
commentators got on the air and she said,
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Tiba-tiba, salah satu komentator bilang,
09:32
"In the last three months,
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"Dalam waktu 3 bulan terakhir,
09:34
eight unarmed African-American males
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8 pria Afrika-Amerika tak bersenjata
09:38
have been killed by police,
white homeowners, or white citizens."
white homeowners, or white citizens."
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telah dibunuh oleh polisi, pemilik rumah
kulit putih, atau warga kulit putih."
kulit putih, atau warga kulit putih."
09:46
For some reason, at that moment
it just all hit me.
it just all hit me.
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Karena alasan tertentu, pikiran ini
muncul saat itu.
muncul saat itu.
09:49
I said, "What is it? It is so insane.
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Saya bilang, "Apa ini? GIla.
09:53
What is the hatred that's causing people
to do these kinds of things?"
to do these kinds of things?"
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Kebencian apa yang membuat orang-orang
melakukan hal seperti ini?"
melakukan hal seperti ini?"
09:58
Just then, one of my grandsons called.
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Saat itu, salah satu cucu saya telepon.
10:01
He said, "Granddad, did you hear
what they said on TV?"
what they said on TV?"
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Dia bilang, "Kakek, kau dengar apa yang
mereka bilang di TV?"
mereka bilang di TV?"
10:04
I said, "Yes, I did."
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Saya bilang, "Iya."
10:05
He said, "I'm just so confused.
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Dia bilang, "Aku bingung.
10:07
We do everything we do,
but it seems that driving while black,
but it seems that driving while black,
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Kami melakukan semua hal, tapi
menyetir mobil selama jadi kulit hitam,
menyetir mobil selama jadi kulit hitam,
10:12
walking while black, talking while black,
it's just dangerous.
it's just dangerous.
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berjalan atau bicara selama jadi kulit
hitam, itu berbahaya.
hitam, itu berbahaya.
10:16
What can we do? We do everything
that you told us to do.
that you told us to do.
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Kita bisa apa? Kita lakukan apa yang kau
bilang.
bilang.
10:21
When stopped by the police,
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Saat dihentikan polisi,
10:23
we place both hands on the steering wheel
at the 12 o'clock position.
at the 12 o'clock position.
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kami akan meletakkan tangan di setir mobil
dalam posisi jam 12.
dalam posisi jam 12.
10:27
If asked to get identification,
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Kalau diminta kartu identitas,
10:29
we tell them, 'I am slowly reaching over
into the glove compartment to get my I.D.'
into the glove compartment to get my I.D.'
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kami bilang, "saya akan mengambil kartu
identitas perlahan-lahan."
identitas perlahan-lahan."
10:35
When pulled out of the car to be searched,
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Saat ditarik keluar mobil untuk diperiksa,
10:38
when laid on the ground to be searched,
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saat berbaring di tanah untuk diperiksa,
10:40
when our trunks are opened to be searched,
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saat bagasi dibuka untuk diperiksa,
10:42
we don't push back, we don't challenge
because we know, you've told us,
because we know, you've told us,
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kami tidak melawan, tidak menantang,
karena seperti katamu,
karena seperti katamu,
10:46
'Don't you challenge the police.
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"Jangan melawan polisi.
10:49
After it's over, call us and we'll
be the ones to challenge."
be the ones to challenge."
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Dan saat semua selesai, telepon kami dan
kami akan berurusan dengan mereka."
kami akan berurusan dengan mereka."
10:52
He said, "And this is the piece
that really bugs me:
that really bugs me:
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Dia bilang, "Dan yang sangat mengganjal:
10:55
Our white friends, our buddies,
we kind of hang together.
we kind of hang together.
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Teman kami, seorang kulit putih, kami
sedang keluar bersama.
sedang keluar bersama.
10:58
When they hear about these kinds
of things happening to us, they say,
of things happening to us, they say,
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Saat mereka dengar hal seperti
itu terjadi pada kami, mereka bilang,
itu terjadi pada kami, mereka bilang,
11:02
'Why do you take it?
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'Kenapa terima-terima saja?'
11:04
You need to push back.
You need to challenge.
You need to challenge.
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Harusnya kau melawan. Menantang
mereka.
mereka.
11:07
You need to ask them
for their identification.'"
for their identification.'"
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Minta kartu identifikasi mereka.'"
11:10
And here's what the boys have been
taught to tell them:
taught to tell them:
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Lalu inilah yang sudah diajarkan kepada
cucu kami:
cucu kami:
11:12
"We know that you can do that,
but please do not do that
but please do not do that
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"Kami tahu, kau bisa melakukannya,
tapi saya mohon jangan lakukan
tapi saya mohon jangan lakukan
11:15
while we're in the car
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saat kami di mobil
11:18
because the consequences for you
are significantly different
are significantly different
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karena konsekuensi untukmu sangat berbeda
11:21
than the consequences for us."
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dengan konsekuensi kami."
11:23
And so as a grandparent,
what do I tell my grandsons?
what do I tell my grandsons?
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Jadi sebagai kakek, apa yang saya ucapkan
kepada cucu-cucu saya?
kepada cucu-cucu saya?
11:27
How do I keep them safe?
How do I keep them alive?
How do I keep them alive?
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Bagaimana agar mereka aman?
Bagaimana agar mereka tetap hidup?
Bagaimana agar mereka tetap hidup?
11:30
As a result of this, people have
come to me and said,
come to me and said,
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Akibatnya, banyak orang datang
kepada saya dan berkata
kepada saya dan berkata
11:33
"Jim, are you angry?"
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"Jim, kau marah?"
11:37
And my response to that is this:
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Dan respons saya adalah:
11:40
"I don't have the luxury of being angry,
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"Saya tidak punya hak untuk marah,
11:46
and I also know the consequences
of being enraged."
of being enraged."
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dan saya juga tahu konsekuensi jika
terpacu untuk marah."
terpacu untuk marah."
11:51
So therefore, the only thing that I can do
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Jadi, yang bisa saya lakukan
11:53
is take my collective intellect and my
energy and my ideas and my experiences
energy and my ideas and my experiences
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adalah menggunakan kecerdasan, energi,
gagasan, dan pengalaman saya
gagasan, dan pengalaman saya
11:59
and dedicate myself to challenge,
at any point in time,
at any point in time,
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dan mendedikasikan diri saya untuk
menghadapi tantangan, kapanpun,
menghadapi tantangan, kapanpun,
12:03
anything that looks
like it might be racist.
like it might be racist.
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apapun yang mengarah pada rasisme.
12:06
So the first thing I have
to do is to educate,
to do is to educate,
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Jadi hal pertama yang perlu saya lakukan
adalah mendidik,
adalah mendidik,
12:09
the second thing I have to do
is to unveil racism,
is to unveil racism,
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Kedua adalah untuk membuka rasisme,
12:12
and the last thing I need to do
is do everything within my power
is do everything within my power
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dan terakhir adalah melakukan semuanya
dalam kemampuan saya
dalam kemampuan saya
12:15
to eradicate racism in my lifetime
by any means necessary.
by any means necessary.
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untuk menghapus rasisme dengan cara
apapun selama saya hidup.
apapun selama saya hidup.
12:22
The second thing I do is this:
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Hal lain yang saya lakukan adalah:
12:25
I want to appeal to Americans.
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Saya ingin memohon kepada warga Amerika.
12:28
I want to appeal to their humanity,
to their dignity,
to their dignity,
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Saya ingin memohon demi kemanusiaan,
kehormatan,
kehormatan,
12:33
to their civic pride and ownership
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kebanggaan dan kepemilikan bernegara
12:37
to be able to not react to these
heinous crimes in an adverse manner.
heinous crimes in an adverse manner.
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agar tidak bereaksi pada kejahatan ini
dengan cara yang merugikan.
dengan cara yang merugikan.
12:45
But instead, to elevate your level
of societal knowledge,
of societal knowledge,
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Tapi, dengan membangun tingkat
pengetahuan sosial Anda,
pengetahuan sosial Anda,
12:52
your level of societal awareness
and societal consciousness
and societal consciousness
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meningkatkan tingkat kesadaran sosial
12:56
to then collectively come together,
all of us come together,
all of us come together,
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dan dengan datang bersama, kita semua
bersama,
bersama,
13:00
to make sure that we speak out against
and we challenge any kind of insanity,
and we challenge any kind of insanity,
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untuk menyuarakan perlawanan dan
menantang semua jenis kegilaan,
menantang semua jenis kegilaan,
13:07
any kind of insanity that makes it
okay to kill unarmed people,
okay to kill unarmed people,
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semua jenis kegilaan yang membuat
wajar membunuh orang tanpa perlindungan,
wajar membunuh orang tanpa perlindungan,
13:14
regardless of their ethnicity,
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tanpa melihat etnis,
13:17
regardless of their race,
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tanpa melihat ras,
13:19
regardless of their diversity makeup.
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tanpa melihat keberagaman riasan.
13:21
We have to challenge that.
It doesn't make any sense.
It doesn't make any sense.
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Kita harus melawan itu.
Semua tidak masuk akal.
Semua tidak masuk akal.
13:25
The only way I think we can do that
is through a collective.
is through a collective.
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Satu-satunya cara adalah kita bisa lakukan
itu jika bersama-sama.
itu jika bersama-sama.
13:29
We need to have black and white
and Asian and Hispanic
and Asian and Hispanic
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Kita perlu kulit hitam dan putih, Asia,
dan Latin
dan Latin
13:32
just to step forward and say,
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"We are not going to accept
that kind of behavior anymore."
that kind of behavior anymore."
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"Kami tidak menerima perlakuan seperti
itu lagi."
itu lagi."
(tepuk tangan)
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.
James A. White Sr. | Speaker | TED.com