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    Letter To An Immigrant

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    You are not important enough to be “Dear”. It would be too formal to say “To Whom it May Concern”. I cannot say your name without cringing. Aside from formalities‚ I am writing to you to let you know that I forgive you‚ even though you overlooked the fact I begged you to stop and you ignored how I cried tears of helplessness. I do not expect or even want a reply to this letter. I would not respond or even read it if a reply was sent to me. This letter is for my benefit and only my benefit. It is

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    An American Immigrant

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    Homasom Hippolite-Amadi Professor C. Neenan English111: Process Analysis Essay 11 March 2013. How a Nigerian Applicant Should Prepare for an American Student Visa The visa can be seen as ones ticket to a journey‚ a step forward to an adventure. The visa is issued at embassies of the desired country one wants to go to‚ however‚ the experience that comes with applying for and getting a visa can be quite unforgettable. In Nigeria‚ there are two United States embassies; one is located at the formal

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    Chinese Cinderella

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    FROM CHINESE CINDERELLA Adeline Yen Mah’s ‘Chinese Cinderella’ is the story of pain‚ rejection and triumph. Mental pain‚ contempt and cruelty were the harsh realities of her life. But the will to succeed and win recognition proved to be powerful motivating factors. The subtext is based in the years 1940-1950 and on memoirs of Adeline’s childhood. This extract is based on one of the few occasions when she went home. The title has a dreamy fairy tale like tone. It is used in an ironic manner and appropriately

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    Chinese Immigration into America Surprisingly‚ Asian Americans have been in America for over 150 years. They are as diverse as the immigrants from Europe‚ ranging from China‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ Cambodia‚ Korea‚ Philippines‚ India‚ Vietnam‚ and Laos. (Takaki‚ page 8) When many people think of American Immigrants‚ Asians are on the last of their lists. In The Uprooted‚ Harvard historian‚ Oscar Handlin‚ prize winning book with the subtitle "the Epic Story of the Great Migrations that Made the

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    Chinese Immigration Dbq

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    the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882‚ nativism became another influential factor. Americans started to feel threatened by the massive presence of Chinese immigrants in the United States. In Document C‚ the speech given to the working men of San Francisco was created to encourage Americans that they need to reclaim “their rightful” jobs‚ and it was proclaimed‚ “We should all understand that this state of things cannot be much longer endured.” It is evident that Americans are annoyed with Chinese immigrants

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    From the Immigrants

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    from The Emigrants by Edward Kamau Brathwaite The poem from The Emigrants by Edward Kamau Brathwaite is the thoughts of an indigenous inhabitant‚ the persona‚ thinking of the invasion that has been so abruptly brought upon them which they must now face. We know that the persona is one of the inhabitants because in line four and twelve‚ the repetition of “my” personalizes what is happening‚ coming from an inhabitant’s perspective. The themes perception versus reality‚ power‚ discovery and war

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    Sweden Immigrants

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    The group of Swedish people came to America mainly for job opportunities. They started to travel here in the 1840s when a group o pioneers started a migration tradition between certain areas in the United States. This caused what they call‚ colonies‚ to form in settlements including: western Illinois‚ Iowa‚ central Texas‚ southern Minnesota‚ and western Wisconsin. The population overgrowth in Sweden was a major reason for the people of Sweden to leave their home country. Religion beliefs and political

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    The Chinese Businessman

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    The Chinese Man What word or phrase in the story couldbest describe you as person? Being SMART – Because being smart is the key to success. What is the relation of the story to our subject matter? Lesson 2 BASICS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE What is a Community? Johnson in Felizmeña and Yangco (1997) - “a group of people gathered together in a geographic area‚ large or small‚ who have common interests‚ actual or potentially recognized in the social welfare field” Medina (2001) - “a group

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    Chinese American Culture

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    between Chinese and American‚ how they were being treated unequally when their first arrival‚ what kind of the discrimination law they have suffers‚ and how their next generation‚ the native-born view’s the previous generation. Nowadays‚ many of these about Chinese American experiences and stories have put into a film to show people. In the class‚ we have watched four films‚ “Hollywood Chinese‚” “The Joy Luck Club‚” and “The Gua Sha Treatment‚” these focusing on the interpretation of Chinese American

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    chinese trans

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    A: Why do you want to get a part-time job? B: I’d like to make some spending money. If I earn the money myself‚ I can spend it however I want. It’s liberating and I can ease my parents’ burden at the same time. A: Do you have time to work? Will it affect your studies? B: I’d like to work during the summer break. It won’t affect my studies. A: Where do you want to work? B: I plan to go to medical school later‚ so I’d like to get a job at a hospital to see if I liek to deal with patients. What

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