Cherry Lopez Professor: Brown Sociology The Immigrant Experience-Past and Present The person I interviewed is Carlos Orellana. He is a Honduran who came to the United States crossing Mexico. Orellana came to the U.S.A in search of a better future for him and his family‚ without realizing how hard it was going to be; finding a path full of bitterness‚ sadness‚ desolation‚ despair and loneliness. How did you come to America? I came to America across all of Mexico. It was very difficult to
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I am a first-generation immigrant‚ who have struggled with cultural identity because I grew up with two different cultural values. My childhood consisted of seeing people who look like me and who identified with the same cultural ideas; however‚ after moving to southern California‚ I witnessed a diverse population with different cultures. My cultural influences come from my parents and peers and the media‚ so I feel conflicted between the traditional and conservative culture of my parents and the
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Epidemiology of Diabetes in Mexican Immigrants This paper will center on the vulnerable population of Mexican-American immigrants with chronic type II adult-onset diabetes and how this affects this growing population. The definition‚ description‚ steps‚ and method of epidemiology will facilitate the discussion. Routine data such as demographics‚ census‚ birth‚ death‚ and surveillance records‚ and research data such as medical and health records‚ will bring pertinent information to the study. The
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This will be a vetting of the illegal immigrants. The vetting will involve an analysis of their backgrounds such as criminal records and issues such as drugs or connections with drug cartels and other aspects. Other factors such as embedment into the society as well as the contribution to the country through responsible employment and family ties in the society will be considered in the vetting process (Hollifield‚ Martin & Orrenius‚ 2014). These factors will enable the vetting body to approve or
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independence for their rights and freedom. Seeing that was the case‚ it symbolized a nation in which freedom and equality became the ideal. This ideology‚ however‚ contradicted itself as immigrants began to come into the US from many nations‚ especially Asian women. There were not many Asian women immigrants prior to the Magnusan Act in the 1943‚ which repealed the Exclusion Act‚ and even after successfully entering the US‚ they struggled to identify themselves in the new world because of the racial
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that is thoroughly connected with the aspects of identity. Also “The Immigrant”‚ a poem by Afzal Moolla has the theme of a diminished identity running throughout the whole poem‚ whereas similarly‚ “Big World” by Tim Winton has the aspects of a façade identity. Studying these texts has unfolded my understanding and knowledge about identity. Moolla uses highly a negative tone in the poem as shown when he describes the immigrant as a “rotten prejudice” and also words like “fungal anger.” This extensive
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of years‚ immigrants from numerous countries have sought out to search for a better life in a new place. Many have come over to America with hopes and dreams that they wish to accomplish‚ but along the way they have also discovered the bitter reality of the immigrant experience and hardships that they must overcome on their journey to America. Based on the readings of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street‚ Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club‚ and Elva Trevino’s Barefoot Heart‚ the immigrant experience
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assembly of immigrant laborers have settled into the community. This sudden increase of the community’s population was unintended and unplanned. Such migration to our small community has already produced troubles regarding housing and jobs. Furthermore‚ the economy status of the United States during this time is rising albeit slowly. To combat these issues of housing and jobs while regarding the current economy‚ various solutions are currently waiting approval. The influx of immigrant laborers into
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“The burden of proof that the Canadian citizen is not an intended immigrant is always on the applicant” (Protection‚ 2015). Landed immigrants of Canada generally need a visa or passport to enter the United States‚ unless they are part of the Visa Waiver Program will a citizen of a country be eligible. There are approximately 170‚000 residents who apply for citizenship. If someone has lived in Canada for three to four years then they may apply for citizenship. Having a good standing in the community
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Canada has always been a country which has been welcoming to immigrants of many different cultures and it does not seem this will cease (especially due to the refugee crisis). I believe new cultures will continue to be introduced and only one culture will not be dominant thus we cannot describe an ‘average Canadian’
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