Where Do We Belong As Citizens Summary
Where Do We Belong as Citizens?
In 2012 at the age of nineteen I migrated to the United States from the Caribbean. I have witnessed cultural citizenship through my personal experience. When I first moved to the United States I have seen a lot of different cultures, not just American culture but cultures from all over the world. I still eat the same food, listen to the same music, and speak the same language as if I was still living back home in Jamaica. Cultural citizenship is to be a citizen of a country and don’t participate in cultural events or politics in that particular country of citizenship. This essay is based on the stories “Chagrin” and The Domestic Crusaders. Most of the characters from both stories represents a sense of mixed cultural citizenship. I will begin by explaining the definition of cultural citizenship. I will follow up by introducing each character and how they prove cultural citizenship. Finally, I will talk about South Asian Muslim Immigrants and how they represent cultural citizenship. …show more content…
Many immigrants do not get involved in politics but still consider themselves as citizens (436), on the other hand this is cultural citizenship. The characters in this story demonstrate a sense of mixed cultural citizenship because they participate in government affairs, politics and they also practice some of them believe from their culture as if they were still living in their original country of birth. ‘Racial Profiling’ in the War of Terror”, is the study of Asian American youths that introduces the major themes and concerns in immigration policies, racialization, and cultural expression. After 9/11, the United States started to question a new meaning of citizenship and racialization of Asian immigrant
In 2012 at the age of nineteen I migrated to the United States from the Caribbean. I have witnessed cultural citizenship through my personal experience. When I first moved to the United States I have seen a lot of different cultures, not just American culture but cultures from all over the world. I still eat the same food, listen to the same music, and speak the same language as if I was still living back home in Jamaica. Cultural citizenship is to be a citizen of a country and don’t participate in cultural events or politics in that particular country of citizenship. This essay is based on the stories “Chagrin” and The Domestic Crusaders. Most of the characters from both stories represents a sense of mixed cultural citizenship. I will begin by explaining the definition of cultural citizenship. I will follow up by introducing each character and how they prove cultural citizenship. Finally, I will talk about South Asian Muslim Immigrants and how they represent cultural citizenship. …show more content…
Many immigrants do not get involved in politics but still consider themselves as citizens (436), on the other hand this is cultural citizenship. The characters in this story demonstrate a sense of mixed cultural citizenship because they participate in government affairs, politics and they also practice some of them believe from their culture as if they were still living in their original country of birth. ‘Racial Profiling’ in the War of Terror”, is the study of Asian American youths that introduces the major themes and concerns in immigration policies, racialization, and cultural expression. After 9/11, the United States started to question a new meaning of citizenship and racialization of Asian immigrant