Immigrant Children Lose Their Cultural Identity

The Life of an Immigrant What are some of the experiences immigrants go through? In today’s society, many people are leaving their homes in search of work. Furthermore, the life of migrant workers consist of varieties of obstacles. For example, an immigrant who does not speak the language of his new environment will find it challenging to find work. Unlike native citizens, immigrants endure varieties of difficulties such as isolation and adaptation, due to learning a new language and cultural barriers, which can be solved through education and assimilation

One of the toughest adjustments, having been born to Mexican parents, is migrating to an unknown country where traditions and languages differ from one 's own. Though many pursue an education and strive for a better life, the purpose behind an immigrant, like myself, differs from the typical American. Immigrants strive for a life that was once impossible, going to school is not only to attain an education, but to better prove that we can also become successful regardless of our traditions and skin color. I lived in a country for over fifteen years, fearing deportation, not only losing a home, but potentially saying goodbye to a bright future. Although many feel empathy for Mexican-Americans, it is undeniably difficult to truly comprehend the immense trauma children and even adults undergo  upon experiencing racism and prejudice.

Chapter I: Unity and diversity in the U.S.A Individual identity is exhibited in a person’s characteristics, behavior, likes, dislikes, routine and individual choices that add up to forming a civil identity. That identity affects more than a single person, it affects the hole society and the way the nation would stand and rise. When characteristics from a certain identity are not present in all or most other selves it is very hard to be united; especially with the number of varieties that exist it the United States of America and that combine the hole if a U.S citizen. 1. National identity in the U.S.A: 1.1 Definition: National identity is a common quality shared with a group of people; this quality is the sense of belonging to a certain land, disregarding one’s

Throughout the United State’s history, immigrants have come to America to seek better opportunities and to fulfill the American dream. As these immigrants began to have children, their children became part of the second-generation of Americans. The second-generation has been one of the most debated generation of American immigrants by social scientist as they have been perceived not to assimilate and perform worse than their parents (Waters 75). And that raises the question, are second-generation immigrants having difficulty assimilating into the American society? In the article, Should Immigrants Assimilate?, by Alejandro Portes and Min Zhou, both authors claim that assimilation rates vary from ethnic group to ethnic group.

Book Summary Under the Mesquite is a story about a fourteen year old girl named Lupita from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Lupita is the oldest child of eight and discovers that her mother has been diagnosed with cancer. Lupita is faced with leaving Mexico and coming to the United states to move to Eagle Pass, Texas. Lupita must face cultural adjustments and acclimate to a new home. Lupita has more responsibilities than a typical fourteen year old teenager of dealing with her mother’s illness, school, being a caregiver to her younger siblings, and conflict with friends and family.

I believe the difficult journey for immigrants and all they had to do to start over in a new country was worth the hardships they faced. This is because after all their hard work, things slowly but surely, started to get better. The hardest part was getting started. Although many immigrants were leaving for a better life or trying to escape political injustice, these men, women, and children were leaving their old life forever. In “Shutting Out the Sky”, Leonard Covello remembered before leaving Italy, “The gold you find in America will not be in the streets…

Many immigrants come into America every day, looking for a better life for themselves and their families. However, americans are afraid of letting those immigrants in. These americans think that the immigrants will take jobs and food from the needy people that are already here. Because of this, Americans want to keep all of the immigrants out of the United States. Once in a blue moon, there is a diamond in the rough that will change america forever.

For many years, unauthorized immigrants have migrated to the United States looking for a better future for their families. Many immigrants bring their children to this journey looking for a better quality of life, but what they don 't know is that their kids are going to face many challenges like discrimination, not belonging, health issues and most important being undocumented. In the article “I Didn’t Ask to Come to This Country... I Was a Child: The Mental Health Implications of Growing Up Undocumented” written by Jeanne-Marie R. Stacciarini in the Journal of Immigrant &Minority Health. Stacciarini holds a Ph.D. and an RN in nursing and mental health and is well-known for publishing investigations on minority health.

In addition, many people don’t expect Asians to be able to understand English at all; simply because they are Asian, they are viewed as foreigners who don’t understand the language. When an Asian worker met a customer he conversed with over the phone, the customer will exclaim, “‘I didn't realize you were Asian.’... and on the other side when I met them what I really want to say was, ‘Oh, I couldn't tell you were black over the phone either’” (Tuan 113). Many people in America wrongfully make assumptions about people just by the way they speak.

Abstract As individuals migrate to the US in search for better opportunities, life does not always turn out to be as easy as they had imagined it would be, with most facing various challenges especially cultural, social, and economic, leading to most questioning their decisions. Most immigrants face culture shock, language barrier, and economic challenges due to inability to secure well-paying jobs, while their children also have to adjust in terms of language, culture, and education. The lack of legal residency of undocumented immigrants also causes individuals to live in fear and is unable to access various resources since they lack the channels to do so. Majority of these individuals need professional help in coping with the language barrier,

Immigrants face a great deal of hardship on coming to America. Many of these immigrants were on uneducated and fell into the trap of Robber Barons. During the Great Migration (1880-1921) about 56% of the immigrants migrated to the United States not knowing what to expect. Therefore, when coming to America many of the defenseless immigrants had to pay a price. “The shipping industry guarantee good profit, but they had to send their children which caused their family to be separated, this was because these immigrants did not have enough money to have them and their children going together” ( Morgan Prezi).