Though limited, there are endless outcomes that come with having little information. Such as gathering ideas to become more understanding with the simple statements. Being in a class with just 15 students, managed to make me experience such a worldly feeling. While sitting, clueless and intrigued, listening to multiple of my classmates limited stories about migrating to America; did I later, began to complement the troubles and frustrations of those who migrated only a few years ago. Unfortunately, with only about an hour to spare, was it difficult to understand the specific situations of my classmates. Many of the people who migrate to different countries, encounter many issues when trying to adapt. Even with limited information, the difficultly…
As I was growing up, I never knew what it meant to be “Afghan-American”, frankly I didn’t even know a cohesive blend of the two cultures even existed. I saw the two as mutually exclusive identities, so I proceeded to act as an “American” with my school friends and as “Afghan” with my family. At the time, I thought this was normal and I was not aware of the negative effects it had on my personality and way of life. As my self confidence and identity strengthened, I realized how lucky I was to be Afghan and American. I finally saw the strengths in the two and merged them together. I now stand tall and proudly, expressing my utmost satisfaction with my identity. At UC Irvine, I assisted in the establishment of an Afghan Student Union and I have…
What is an American? Do they just slack around eat burgers like a stereotype? Do they just do barbecues and shoot off fireworks every evening? No, being an American is much more than that. Americans are: hardworking people, they fight for what they believe in, and they embrace the freedom they have fought so hard for.…
To be American it means much more than just Sunday Night Football and relishing fast food. It means that one has certain rights, rights one cannot be deprived of. Being American means one has the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. One has the right to practice their religion no matter what it is. This allows Americans to live a life without being forced to conform to a single religion. That is part of the reason that each American has a diverse background. Another privilege that Americans have is the right to an education. People in other countries are not given an education causing them to be illiterate. This right allows one to prosper in life when one becomes older. Liberty is the state or condition of people who are able…
To me, being an American means having a white complexion, not being a victim issues like racism and Islamophobia, being able to exercise all of your rights without the authority questioning you or threatening to take them away, and not knowing the struggle of being a minority in America. In the media there is a bad connotation with calling yourself American. A big reason for this has to do with all the current events going on in our country such as the reasons for the Black Lives Matter movement, the outcome of the presidential election, and other things that devalue minority groups. Being an American means not having to be a victim of these issues, but standing up to them when they are an issue. To begin with, being American means not having the fear of being different because you know you will get treated the same as everyone else.…
My parents kicked me out the house to go to America. I came from Russia. The Reason was because of the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire was just taking over small countries in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. My parents did not want me to see the war, so that is why I went to America.…
My family and I had decided to try to escape. The Vietnamese war had just started, . we We lived in Can Tho which was I city in the south. We wore quite lucky to live in the south when the war started. The south was now ruled by USA which where against communism, just like us. Nevertheless, my parents did not want to live in a war zone. Unlike the rest of the people that wanted to move, we had a good amount of money and all the right resources to actually move. We had decided to move to Washington, USA. We wore positive to how the government ruled The the United States. Since we had a big amount of money, it was not hard to get to USA. We arrived there safely. My dad had bought a house a week before, so when we arrived it was all done. The house was red with a big balcony and a garage. My room was in the basement, I started to pack up my things. The school I was going to was called Belltown high-school witch was right near the Space Needle. The space needle is a high tower that was built in 1962. We lived right outside of Seattle, so it was a forty-minute drive to the school. I went to school a week after we had settled…
I want to talk about how I came across obstacles in my life in America. I was only eleven years old when I came to United States. I started going to school few months before 5th grade end. Then when I was in 6th Grade, I was the only Burmese person in school. I was bullied and insulted in school for who I am and where I came from. Before I came to United States, I thought everybody would be friendly to me and help me in anyway that they can, because I’ve been hearing all the great things about United States. When I got here, it was totally opposite of what I thought it would be. I had no fun going to school. All I thought about was to go back to my country, but something inside of me kept telling me that I have to work hard to make my parents…
My family was irish and we moved to the united states for multiple reasons. It wasn't really working out for my family in ireland. They had little money and low paying job. So they decided to go to the united states.…
Gazing out of the airplane window, I saw the words Mei Guo— “beautiful country” in Chinese—painted on the airport terminal. My mother and I immigrated to America when I was a small child from Taishan, China. She aimed to remove me from a life where society would limit my options and ostracize me due to my father’s blindness from Retinitis Pigmentosa and the family’s lack of proper education. My father was willing to let go of his only child because he, too, knew it would open infinite opportunities for me to succeed. Though my new life in America seemed prosperous at first, I soon realized I needed to create opportunities for myself despite our lack of resources.…
Living in America really shows the true meaning of freedom. America is one of the only countries known to give its citizens freedom to do what they want. The Amendments of the Constitution play a major role in what keeps America and its citizens free; without them our society would get nowhere, the amendments act as a guide to keep the citizens safe and fairly treated. They set up all our laws and let every citizen know and understand their rights as a human being. All it takes is one mistake or for you to mess up once and you can get all your freedom and rights taken away from you. Getting in trouble with the law can change everything in the blink of an eye. Once you get put in jail or prison you are then known as property. The government now owns you until you have served your time; the jail or prison can do what ever they want with you without anyone having a say in it, you are no longer considered a citizen. The amount of time you have to serve will depend on how bad the crime you did was. If it was bad enough you may get put in prison for life.…
I am Anyuta Kozhushok, and I was born in Ukraine. When I was 3 years old, my parents won a green card which allowed them to move to the U.S. and begin a better life. As soon as I came, I was put into a daycare which I despised and according to my parents, “cried my eyes out.” Then, a girl, Julie, noticed that I was miserable and played with me and helped me through my day and is now my best friend even after the many years that have passed. Many people would think that after that I went onto Elementary School which I did but not in the US. My parents thought we were going to return back to Ukraine sent me to live with my grandmother and go to 1st grade there and I enjoyed my time there. Then my parents the indecisive folks they have changed…
In Northern and Central America, there are thousands upon thousands of people who travel to the United states to try and solve their family’s financial crisis. A truly surprising idea; if people decide to work so hard for their families away from them, why not try to fix their problems where they are? The reason for this being brought up, is traveling to somewhere ‘better’ such as the United states will not always bring a much better fortune. The danger that ensues with traveling up to the US is far too dangerous, with gangs willing to rob, beat, or rape anyone that passes and police that show no mercy in brutality. Along with the dangers of just traveling up there, people in the United States can stand rather racist towards anyone they do not like.…
People often say things about how the United States, with its revolutionary political and economic system, must have been around for a long time in order to achieve the world standing it holds today. This isn’t the case though. In fact, when compared to great civilizations like the Roman Empire which lasted almost 12 centuries, many would say that the United States is still in its infancy. Much in the same way, the political and economic systems the U.S. is famous for are seen to be derived from past civilizations as well. But this of course leads us to asking the inevitable questions of where did it all begin, and what caused people to settle here in America of all places. In order to answer this however, we have to look back past explorers and crusades. Past the kings, uprisings, revolts, and trade routes. We must go back in time to the Roman Empire itself, specifically in the year 476 BCE; the time when everything was falling apart in Rome.…
I remember the first day I arrived in USA. I was nervous and excited. I knew that it was the new beginning of my life. But I just could feel sad after I left airport. Because I lost one of my baggage. I did not how to deal with it. At that time, my English was not very good. I could not explain what happened. Although a schoolmate helped me to find my case and explain what happened. But they did not find it. They just told me that I needed to go back to my apartment and wait. Fortunately, they sent my case to my apartment tomorrow noon. After that, a schoolmate helped me to get an American SIM card and an American bank card. Even that I could not order the meals when I…