James A. White Sr.: The little problem I had renting a house
ジェームズ・ホワイト・シニア: 家を借りるのさえ苦労した
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joined the United States Air Force
アメリカ空軍に入隊して
Air Force Base
the first goal that I had
and my new baby, Melanie,
メラニーを呼び寄せ
the personnel office,
an apartment in Mountain Home, Idaho.
アパートを見つけるなんて簡単だよ
because they know if they have an airman
だって部屋を貸す相手が
one of their apartments,
of people that you can call,
to select the apartment that you want."
選ばせてくれるよ」
電話をかけました
and I told her what I wanted.
相手の女性が言いました
available right now."
a one-bedroom or two-bedroom?"
どちらがご希望ですか?」
select the apartment that you want.
直接いらして 物件を選んでは?
to get your family out here right away."
すぐに ご家族を呼べますよ」
and knocked on the door.
街へ行き ドアをノックしました
the woman came to the door,
"Can I help you?"
「何かご用?」
who called about the apartments.
to make my selection."
I'm really sorry,
and didn't tell me about them."
私が知らなくて」と言うのです
all five of them in one hour?"
貸してしまったんですか?」
and what she said was this:
代わりに言いました
leave your number,
I'll give you a call?"
I did not get a call from her.
電話はかかってきませんでした
from the other people
アパート業者のリストに載っていた
where I could get apartments.
and feeling rejected,
to the squadron commander.
部隊の司令官に相談したのです
and here's what he said to me:
少佐は言いました
that they don't want to rent to.
無理に貸せとは言えないんだ
with people in the community
関係は良好だから
what you should do.
「こうしてはどうだい
that you get a 30-day leave.
spend 30 days and then come on back."
30日一緒に過ごして 戻ってくるんだ」
resonate for me.
I went back to personnel,
人事部に戻って
solution for you.
「ジム いい方法があるよ
and he has a trailer.
トレーラーを持っているんだ
all over the place.
トレーラーが そこら中にあるんだ
and you'd probably get a really good deal
すごくお得に買えると思うよ
as soon as possible.
ここから出たいって言ってたから
the solution for you."
went downtown, saw the trailer --
街に行って トレーラーを見ました
best thing that I could do.
"Can I just leave the trailer here,
「トレーラーをここに置いておけないかな?
of all my problems,
another trailer park?"
I need to check with management."
管理人に確認すると言いました
管理人は こう言ったそうです
to some other people."
貸す約束をしているんだ」
other slots that were open,
had promised that slot to someone else.
貸すことになっているなんて
because there are a lot of trailer parks."
トレーラーパークなんてたくさんあるさ」
of going to trailer parks.
リストをまとめて
after another.
for the apartment.
that they made to me,
didn't have any slots open,
why we can't rent to you,
in the trailer park."
because I like you people."
君らのことは好きだしね」
I chuckled, too.
will move out
他の人が出て行ってしまう
that kind of a hit."
it didn't stop me.
of the town in Mountain Home,
from other trailer slots.
柵もありませんでした
at that moment
a lot of other options.
"We're going to make this one work."
「これで何とかやっていこうよ」
in Mountain Home, Idaho.
自宅を構えたのです
things settled down.
to move from Mountain Home, Idaho
ラブラドール地方のグースベイという所に
It was another great location. (Laughter)
そこも最高の場所でした (笑)
from Mountain Home, Idaho
ペンシルバニア州シャロンに
had just purchased a brand-new automobile.
引っ越し自体は何でもありませんでした
and said she'll fly out.
言ってくれました
she'll help us manage the children.
子どもの世話をしてくれるというのです
put a lot of food together for the trip.
食べ物をたくさん用意しました
good conversation.
楽しく よくしゃべりました
we got a little bit tired,
少し疲れてきたので
a motel so that we can rest
「モーテルに泊まって
in the morning?"
of the motels as we drove down the road,
たくさん見かけました
big, bright flashing light that said,
ネオンサインがついていました
I went inside.
私が事務所に行きました
one contract with some folks,
契約をしているところで
were coming in behind me.
for the evening for my family."
I just rented the last one.
最後の1部屋が埋まったところで
until the morning."
about an hour, 45 minutes,
トレーラーパークが
'Vacancies' light on, and it's flashing."
ついてるじゃないですか」と言うと
and turned the light off.
サインを消しました
No one said anything.
誰も何も言いませんでした
and went outside to the parking lot.
駐車場に出て行きました
and also Melanie, and I said,
私は言いました
drive a little bit further down the road
and pulled out of the parking lot,
Vacancies, Vacancies."
but it was secure and it was clean.
安全で清潔でした
kinds of experiences
何度も経験したことです
to Pennsylvania,
ペンシルバニア州までの間 ―
motels and restaurants.
レストランに入れなかったのです
Everyone was glad to see the kids.
周りの人は子どもに会えて喜んでいました
to Goose Bay, Labrador,
グースベイに送られましたが
two great-grandchildren.
one in medical school.
大学や医学部に進んだ子もいます
(Laughter)
まだまだです (笑)
in college now for eight years.
8年目になる子もいます
but he wants to be a comedian.
コメディアンになりたいようです
to stay in school.
留めようとしています
does not make you a comedian, right?
ないでしょう?
they're all good kids --
in high school, no crime.
犯罪も犯していません
and all the hullabaloo that was going on.
今 起きている騒動を取り上げています
commentators got on the air and she said,
言葉が流れてきました
アフリカ系アメリカ人男性が
white homeowners, or white citizens."
白人市民によって殺害されています」
it just all hit me.
おかしいじゃないか
to do these kinds of things?"
憎しみって いったい何なんだ?」
what they said on TV?"
but it seems that driving while black,
運転していても
it's just dangerous.
黒人っていうだけで危ないんだ
that you told us to do.
じいちゃんの言うことは守っているのに
at the 12 o'clock position.
into the glove compartment to get my I.D.'
ゆっくり取り出します』って言う
because we know, you've told us,
だって じいちゃんが
be the ones to challenge."
こっちに文句を言えって言うからさ」
that really bugs me:
we kind of hang together.
よく一緒に遊ぶんだけど
of things happening to us, they say,
You need to challenge.
抗議するべきだよ
for their identification.'"
taught to tell them:
こう言うように教えられてきました
but please do not do that
are significantly different
what do I tell my grandsons?
孫に何を伝えられるでしょうか?
How do I keep them alive?
生きていけるでしょう?
come to me and said,
of being enraged."
どんな結果になるか よくわかっている」
energy and my ideas and my experiences
アイデアと経験を振り絞って
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
あらゆる手段を使って
by any means necessary.
何としても 差別を根絶するのです
to their dignity,
heinous crimes in an adverse manner.
敵意で応じないよう訴えたいのです
of societal knowledge,
and societal consciousness
all of us come together,
and we challenge any kind of insanity,
殺すことが許される狂気に対して
okay to kill unarmed people,
関係ありません
It doesn't make any sense.
おかしいことです
is through a collective.
集団で行動することです
and Asian and Hispanic
ヒスパニック系も
that kind of behavior anymore."
こんな行為は認めない」と
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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