James R. Barrett's The Irish Way

For centuries, millions of people have immigrated to the United States of America. America is a colonized country, therefore, unless one is a Native American, all people in America have had ancestors who have immigrated to America in the past few centuries. Most of these immigrants faced challenges on their road to the better life that they thought America would provide for them. The Germans, Irish, Japanese and the Chinese immigrants have all faced challenges in America. Some questions arose about whether one could keep the culture of their past country and still given American opportunities. In the book, “The Joy Luck Club,” by Amy Tan, Lindo Jong, one of the Chinese mothers who immigrated said that it was impossible to have American

The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe

Assimilation is usually meant to indicate what happens to immigrants in a new land. However, “rejection, loneliness, discrimination—these were the byproducts of living in the United States” (Ghymn 37). In Marilyn Chin’s essay on assimilation “How I Got That Name,” the speaker acquaints the readers how she got the American name “Marilyn.” The tension between the two cultures is evident, for the speaker is treated as “Model Minority.” Her race and ethnicity define her; in fact, the stereotypes inscribed with her race restricted and cage her significance in the society. Similarly, David Hwang’s 10-minute play “Trying to Find Chinatown” centers on an encounter between Ronnie, a Chinese-American street musician, and Benjamin, a Caucasian tourist from Wisconsin who identifies himself as Asian-American, in the busy street of New York. In the play, “each character defines who he believes he is: Benjamin is convinced he is a Chinese American, and Ronnie sees

It could be argued that group work can have a direct positive impact on helping immigrants acclimate to life in Canada. Group work has been used a type of therapy in recent years to help all kinds of individuals in vulnerable situations come together and work together on their journey to improve their lives. When newcomers arrive to Canada they are faced with a multitude of challenging issues that they have to deal with in order to find a better life for themselves and for their families. In addition to not being able to speak the English language that well (often times), immigrants also need to work hard to find a job quickly in order to support their families and all in all immigrants sometimes struggle

After having spent nearly two months in Cork, Ireland, this semester, I have noticed striking similarities between the Irish and the Irish-American communities in my hometown. Having no Irish heritage myself, I had previously assumed the identity was mostly concerned with the consumption of Guinness and lively laughter in pubs. In part, I have come to find that it most certainly does (with the exception of Guinness being replaced with Murphy’s in Cork). However, I have also come to recognize that Irish heritage, especially in America, instead encapsulates love and acceptance largely beyond that of American culture alone. To be Irish is to welcome others, regardless of origin, and to love greatly despite setbacks. This to me is exemplified

The path for an immigrant to be an American is a desired yet tough challenge. This theme encompasses the three books titled Two Kinds by Amy Tan, Who’s Irish by Gish Jen, and Children of loneliness by Anzia Yezierska. All three stories follow the lives of immigrants living in the new world of America. The child viewpoint portrays the emotions and actions that the immigrants go through. These children are just fighting to be apart of their new world; they are fighting for acceptance as Americans. Although the American dream, in a traditional sense, is the guiding ethos of immigrants striving for success in a new country, in the stories Two Kinds,Who’s Irish, and Children of Loneliness ,the American

The story of how and why the Irish came and thrived in America is as long and tragic as all the other sad stories of all the immigrants to the America 's that make her what it is today. The Irish began to immigrate to the United States long before the Great Famine of 1845. Between the years of 1650 and 1922 some 5 million Irish immigrated to the Americas with the first recorded St. Patrick 's Day celebrated in 1762. There were so many Irish-Scottish immigrates and settlers around the 1700 's that the log cabin became a symbol that represented them as a people. By 1833, there were an estimated 40,000 Irish immigrants making it the largest Irish city in the world.

The Irish Rebellion started for a multitude of reasons, beginning with the Irish Rebellion of 1641. The Rebellion was started by the failure of the English government in Ireland to help the Irish elite in the beginning of the Elizabethan regime. Before the Elizabethan regime, the Irish population was divided into the "Old Irish", and the “Old English”. Those who were the descendants of Norman settlers. By the seventeenth century, the cultural divide was miniscule between these groups. Especially at elite social classes they were embracing the Irish culture. Many English lords spoke the Irish language, and really embraced Irish poetry and music. These lords that embraced the Irish culture were known as Hiberniores. In the beginning of the Elizabethan regime, the Irish population became defined by their religion. This religion

The American writer David Laskin has written a beautiful book, The Long Way Home: An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War. This book sheds light on the immigration settings as well as and discussion on America’s and immigrants’ attitude, passion, thoughts, philosophy, feelings towards making America a melting pot in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. There are many immigrants, who help the US in World War I, despite of being from the other country and their experience, value, in the country and their bravery during the war and martyrdom are well captured in the book. The author uses 12 European immigrants’ example (real life characters) to illustrate with tracing time duration, especially time of 1911 to 1920 to state how and why Native Americans accepted immigrants as their own people in those days. This book clearly provides the logic of today’s patchwork heritage of the American and

The author, Rodriguez, introduces his audience to the reality of the process of Americanization: regardless of origin, one cannot inhibit the power of indoctrination of the American culture. One may derive from a primarily Mexican, Middle Eastern, or say, Pacific Islander heritage, however, the “majority culture” in the region of residence is what will soon come to define an individual. Hence why Rodriguez propagates that we all have a little Chinese within us. Rodriguez establishes his ethos as a renowned expert and speaker in the process of Americanization. He then introduces the fear that is often exhibited by the older generations – the loss of distinct heritage among our youth. Victimizing himself, he shares his experiences with opposition he faced regarding his view on culture in America and further refuting such claims. He

Halfway through the nineteenth century, something called the “American Fever” “swept through nation after nation” (“Immigrants in Motion”).In the 1850’s “mass migrations” occurred

C. 7,500 B.C. The first humans land in Ireland myths has it they were magical beings they were known as “Tuatha de Danaans” fairy mythology goes that they used to transform into fairies. They live by hunting, fishing and gathering plants. C. 4,000 B.C. The first farmers arrive in Ireland who introduced pottery. C. 2,000 B.C Bronze is introduced into Ireland. c. 500 BC the Celts arrived on the shores of Ireland from Europe during what was known as the iron age, bringing weapons and iron tools along with them. The Celts subdued Ireland and separated its lands into small kingdoms. The Celts language was called Gaelic which Irish people years later still use as the language of Ireland. Storytelling originated from the Celts, popular stories like

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries were a very important time in the history of the United States. Millions of people immigrated from all over the world. Europeans, Mexicans, Africans, Asians and so many more people came to America looking for jobs and the start of a new life. Some of these people succeeded in this, however, many did not. There was an abundance of prejudice, discrimination and stereotypes given to these immigrants. People found themselves in violent situations and worse living conditions than they originally left. In Becoming White: Irish Immigration in the Nineteenth Century by David Gerber and Alan Kraut, in America, immigrants were largely seen as outsiders who were unable to assimilate and integrate into the culture

As a nation built on immigration, the history of citizenship in America can be seen as a series of immigration waves from different ethnic groups, and their initial struggles in the United States, resulting in eventual assimilation into American society. Each immigrant group, whether the English, Irish, Italians, Germans, Vietnamese, etc., began life in their new nation on the bottom of the social ladder, but eventually mostly overcame the hardships of immigrant life en route to assimilation. German immigration to America peaked during the Civil War era, in which approximately 1.5 million Germans came to the United States between 1840 and 1860, making them the most prolific ethnic group to immigrate to America during this time. This paper will

Historical tragic events that have occurred in the world have made a colossal effect on its society. Europe has gotten through a lot of historic and eventful phenomenons in the 19th century. Nevertheless, in the 19th century the Irish Potato Famine was the most tragic occurrence in Europe history. No one could predict this historic event to ever take place. The Irish Potato Famine also called Great Famine, Great Irish Famine, or Famine of 1945-52, was an interval of disease, mass starvation, and emigration in Ireland. It was a substantial turning point in Ireland’s history according to historians. It created a great deal of suffering for the people of Ireland. It resulted in a great number of deaths and a historic emigration caused by potato