A Nation of Immigrants at a time when the issue of immigration and immigrants has taken center stage in this country‚ the message of President John F. Kennedy’s classic essay A Nation of Immigrants is as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. That is why the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and publisher Harper Perennial have reissued this landmark essay on the contribution of immigrants to American society. With a new introduction by Senator Edward M. Kennedy‚ A Nation of Immigrants (Harper Perennial)
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fully express the hardships of the immigration journey. Struggles with work‚ money‚ illness‚ and poverty are themes these two stories share. On the road to their dream‚ does immigrants have to face more obstacles and give up their past in order to success. In the story‚ “America and I”‚ the author describes the experience of having her first American jobs. She works for an American family‚ but she ends up with no pay and being humiliated by her employers. “For a long‚ long time the thought of ever
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How is the Puerto Rican experience similar to that of the other Latin American immigrants to the U.S.? The experiences in the video portraying Puerto Ricans had several similarities to that of other Latin Americans immigrating to the U.S. The interviewers had similar stories as to either coming to the US with their parents or by their own choice. The one thing the two groups have in common is the experience of a language-barrier. Puerto Ricans are primarily Spanish speakers and English is a second
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1. Gao su – to tell Guan yu – about Yi tian – one day Wan – finish‚ to complete‚ play Cong lai bu – never Man man – slowly Zhong can – chinese food Xi can – western food Dan shi – but Ming nian – next year Huo zhe – or Da xue – university Yi hou – after Jue ding – decide Ru guo – if Jia ren – family Zhuan ye – major (speciality) He .... yi yang – the same as Jing ji – economic Guan li – management Xian ….. ranhou – first …. Then 2. Wei le - for‚ in order to Na – to take
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An immigrant is a person who goes to live permanently in a new country. Some natives are welcoming immigrants with open arms. However‚ there are always two sides to every issue‚ and some see immigrants as troubled foreigners looking for a new site to take jobs and introduce illegal substances to citizens. Stereotypes play a large role in the hateful discrimination against human beings who are simply looking for a better life. A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified idea or image
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I picked “Farming the Home Place” at the beginning of this semester is because a particular Japanese American Community story seems more interesting to me than a general immigrants and American Society book. Valerie J. Matsumoto is the author of the book‚ she is a PhD graduated from Stanford and she is a professor in UCLA‚ department of history. “Farming the Home Place” is one of her books about the ethnic community studies. Matsumoto’s books more focus on the study of small rural ethnic communities
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the new life might be harder. Hunt‚ a director of Multi cultural Human Services‚ a Falls Church‚ Virginia-based organization that helps immigrants adjust to life in the United States‚ said “the issues immigrants face can be even more daunting. Most immigrant parents who arrive in new communities are faced with immediate challenges to their survival‚
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Tan’s essay‚ "Mother Tongue‚"� she tells about her mother’s immigrant experience and her feelings towards her mother’s struggles with the English language. Many people come to the U.S. hoping for a better life‚ but are faced with tough challenges. Of all the challenges they are faced with‚ the language barrier is one of the hardest to break through. Tan’s mother has gone through many experiences that shows how hard it is for immigrants to communicate with fluent English speaking officials. For example
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Michael Gillaspie American History Ms. Rankin 15 December 2003 Chinese Immigration In many aspects‚ the motivations for the Chinese to come to the United States are similar to those of most immigrants. Some came to "The Gold Mountain‚" and others came to the United States to seek better economic opportunity. Yet there were others that were compelled to leave China either as contract laborers or refugees. The Chinese brought with them their language‚ culture‚ social institutions‚ and customs
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when America was becoming more industrialized‚ the U.S was seen as the land of opportunity to many people in Europe and Asia. During the mid to late 1800s‚ “Old immigrants” from Western Europe had originally come to America to dig in the goldfields and help build the transcontinental railroads in the West. After them‚ came the “new immigrants”‚ from Southern and Eastern Europe. Although both were very culturally different‚ they had the same intents when coming to America and got the same negative responses
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