Discrimination Experiences When discussing discriminate Experiences‚ I have either been the one being discriminated‚ stereotype or been a witness someone being discriminated by based on skin color‚ looks‚ height‚ or even due to weight. In today society‚ it is easier stereotype and discriminate against people then it is to understand people. In my personal journey‚ I have been on both side of situation. I have been stereotyped and discriminated against due to my looks‚ color of skin‚ gender‚
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Ethnicity and the Immigrant Experience When thinking about immigration‚ most individuals imagine all different types of ethnic groups traveling to a separate land away from their own. Most imagine America. Immigration‚ throughout history‚ has occurred within all types of ethnicities. When taking a closer look at the individuals living in America‚ it is apparent that everyone is not exactly like one another. Assimilation becomes a popular word used when discussing migration‚ and both positives
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Another event where I felt like my identity was challenged is when I was in a situation where I felt uneasy about. Immigrants. I am a child of an immigrant. This affects me because I was born in El Salvador and come in the States as a baby. I never know how people will react to it. My parents made the sacrifice of leaving El Salvador‚ their hometown and move to the States. My parents came here to ensure us a better education‚ and in general‚ a better life. Learning a new culture and my hispanic
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Being an immigrant for 16 years limited my dreams of attending college. Everything changed in 2015 when I received a letter stating I had to travel to Ciudad Juarez which will determined whether or not I will become a US resident. I knew many doors had opened for me in the dream land. On October 21‚ 2015 I had an important meeting to attend I was so nerves‚ excited‚ and happy after many years of waiting for this moment to arrive it was finally here! Tears coming out when I heard the judge say‚ “Congratulation
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Running head: HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS Hispanic Immigrants: Victims of Discrimination Kathleen Juarbe-Gorgas Professor Dettmann October 21‚ 2010 United States is the land of immigrants or the land of white people? Based on the U.S. history when Christopher Columbus discovers America‚ the Europeans start immigrant for better opportunities. The Native Indians was the owner of this land but the European took it over. As a consequence of the slavery‚ people from other countries
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Immigrants traveled to America for new opportunities and freedom. They moved because of the difficult life conditions they had in Europe. They had little money and homes‚ but most of all they couldn’t worship God how they wanted to. The Great Famine also happened which was when all the potatoes got a disease so no one could eat them which led to starvation and death. They were fascinated by the story books they read about America and decided they wanted to move there. Some didn’t leave by choice
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here to build a better life for our family. About a year later‚ it became apparent my father would not be joining us here; by the end of 2004‚ lung cancer had taken my father from my family. The passing of my father was‚ by far‚ the most difficult experience I have ever had‚ however it has only made me more capable of moving on from hardships. I vividly remember the tears in my mother’s eyes as she picked us up from the airport after we had been separated from her for several months while we stayed
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Searching for a new solution to their problem‚ Chinese immigrants came to Canada with hope. Canada was known as a source of opportunity and a place to build a family. What Chinese immigrants didn’t know was how they would be treated once they got here and the struggles there would be to stay in Canada. Did Canada ever stop to think about what it was doing for its reputation? The discrimination that Chinese immigrants faced while they were here in the 19th century was unbelievable‚ and that even to
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From what I read in the document the “push” (what compelled people to leave England and head to America) was poverty‚ misery‚ and lack of resources. Those who boarded on those ships were looking for a better life (the “push”). During the passage‚ immigrants-to-be experienced hunger‚ thirst‚ fear and a great percentage of them also experienced homesickness. Those people probably were not aware of the difficulties that they were going to face on the way to the New World and some of them even regretted
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*Knock knock knock knock* Mrs. Tina was banging on my front door. My mom answered the door and I knew it was bad. “Your daughter just called my boy the n word!’’ she shouted at my mom’s face. Instantly my mother defended me but Mrs. Tina wouldn’t accept it. I sat on the couch listening to their conversation. After a while my dad called for me‚ “Lexi! Come here please.” I scrambled over to the front door. My mom looked me in the eyes and asked me if I said that word. “No”‚ I innocently replied
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