Hudu na Acapulco Joe's Joe Rangel: Daga Ƙananan Ƙasar Mexico zuwa Indianapolis

Labarin Ɗaukaka Ƙwararrun Baƙi na Mexico wanda Ya Sami Mafarki na Amirka

Lura: Bayanai na labarai na gaba an samo shi daga "Acapulco Joe's: One Proud Gringo" by Vesle Fernstermaker, kamar yadda aka buga a baya na menus a Acapulco Joe na Mexican Restaurant.

Labarin Joe Rangel, wanda ya kafa kamfanin Indianapolis 'Acapulco Joe na Mexican Restaurant , yana daga cikin' yan gudun hijirar Mexica da ke da ƙarfin hali don cimma burin Amurka. Bayan da ba a yi nasarar wucewa da Rio Grande sau bakwai ba, kuma a kai a kurkuku na Amurka, Rangel "yayi kuskure" ya sami kansa a Indianapolis, inda ya kafa abin da ya kasance daga cikin wuraren cin abinci na Mexico da ya fi kyau a Indy.

Saurin Farawa

An haife shi cikin talauci a shekara ta 1925 a wani karamin gari a Mexico, Joe ya tafi matsanancin rayuwa na mafarki na Amurka, kuma labarinsa ya zama wahayi da tunatarwa da dama da yawancin Amirkawa suka dauka.

Lokacin da yake da shekaru 13, Joe ya fara abin da zai zama tafiya mai tsawo. Ya yi ayyuka masu ban sha'awa da yawa a hanya - daga aiki a matsayin mai taimaka wa likitancin aiki don yin aiki na kusan kashi 37.5 a cikin sa'a daya kamar yadda ya yi aiki a cikin gonaki - amma bai taɓa barin mafarkinsa na rayuwa mai kyau a cikin ƙasa ba alkawarin.

Nasara - tare da Dakatarwar Kurkuku

Joe ya ketare Rio Grande sau shida, kawai a mayar da ita zuwa Mexico a kowane lokaci. A lokacin gwajinsa na bakwai, an yanke masa hukuncin kisa na tsawon watanni 9 a wani gidan fursunan Missouri. Bayan da aka saki shi, ya yi tafiya dare bakwai (don kauce wa jami'an aikin fice) zuwa ga Corpus Christi, Texas, da hasken wuta ke kan hanyoyi da kuma tashar jiragen ruwa. A can ne ya sami aiki a matsayin mai amfani a cikin gidan abincin Helenanci, yana aiki 12 hours a rana don $ 50 a mako har sai wani aboki ya gaya masa game da bude wa wani mai hidima a wani gidan cin abinci a Minneapolis.

Joe ya jagoranci tashar bas, inda rashin fahimta ya canza rayuwar rayuwarsa. Ya nemi tikitin zuwa Minneapolis, kuma ya ji rauni tare da tikitin zuwa Indianapolis a maimakon haka.

"Kyakkyawan Ƙasar, Mutane Masu Girma"

A Indianapolis, ya sami wani dakin din din da aka sayar da shi a kan titin Illinois Street kuma ya sa zuciya kan sayen shi.

Abin mamaki shi ne abokinsa ya ba shi rancen $ 5,000 wanda ya buƙaci saya - wannan bashi wanda ba shi da tabbacin shi ne kawai daga cikin abubuwa da yawa da zai sa Joe ya girgiza kansa da kafirci kuma ya ce, "Ƙasar kyakkyawa, mutane masu ban mamaki."

Irin wannan shine farkon kashin da zai zama daya daga cikin 'yan wasan Indy din da suka fi so : Acapulco Joe's. Ba wai kawai abokin Yusufu ya sami kuɗinsa ba, amma Joe ya dauki abinci kusan kowace rana don nuna godiyarsa.

Biye da Jama'ar Amurka

Wasannin Joe na gaba shi ne ya zama dan ƙasar Amirka. Ya koma Mexico don ya fitar da matsayinsa, kuma ya gano cewa zai biya shi $ 500 don "gyara takardunsa." Ya nemi taimako daga abokansa a Indianapolis wadanda suka tilasta musu. Har ila yau Joe ya ce ya girgiza kansa yana cewa, "Ƙasar mai ban mamaki, mutane masu ban mamaki."

A 1971 ranar ƙarshe ta zo Amurka ta ce Joe a matsayin ɗan ƙasa. Ya rataye babban alamu a waje da shagon da ya karanta, "Ku ji! Ni, Joe Rangel, ya zama dan Amurka. Yanzu ina alfahari Gringo kuma zan iya jahannama game da haraji kamar kowane dan kasa. Ku zo ku shiga cikin ni'ima. "Daruruwan mutane sunyi haka, suna gamsar da kukan sha 15 na shampen.

Labaran yana Rayuwa

Joe ya rasu a 1989, amma rayuwar Acapulco Joe a kan.

Har wa yau, rikodin Kate Smith mai suna "God Bless America" ​​ana buga ta a kowace rana a tsakar rana. Waƙar ta bayyana ainihin jinin a cikin zuciyar Joe Rangel, mutumin da yake ƙaunar 'yan ƙasarsa kuma ya yarda ya yi duk abin da ya kamata ya zama nasa.