In Chimamanda 's Speech she stated that Americans think of Africans , that they don't know how to do anything . that is true because , in school we are always taught about the bad things that are happening in Africa , but the never tell us about the good things . we also see negative pictures about Africa, but never the positive pictures. In her speech she also said that when she wouldn't eat all her food that her mother would tell her " Eat All Your Food , because family's like fide's family they have nothing." My mom would also tell me the same thing but i would never listen to her. Chimamanda said that since her mother told her that Fide's family's are very poor. Chimamanda never really thought that Fide's family couldn't do anything , she just always thought of them being poor , and not being able to do anything . " My American roommate was shocked by me ,