Chapter five was eye-opening indeed‚ and your post gives it even deeper meaning. It is true that immigrants and refugees suffer acculturative stress‚ and that for proper acculturation to occur it is imperative acquiring‚ at least‚ basic English. However‚ through your post‚ I was able to understand that being an immigrant and not knowing English‚ was not the worse situation in the world. Also‚ helped me appreciate more the things that I took for granted. In the same fashion‚ your experience reaffirms
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The origin of The American Dream began with the poor immigrants looking for opportunities. The Declaration of independence states “all man are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights among which are life‚ liberty and persuit of happines.”(The Declaration of Independence). The American Dream is different for every individual you come across. To some people it means financial success‚ to other people it means freedom of expression‚ while other people want to practice
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Mexican Immigrants in the United States Workplace Leslie Y Badalucca Capella University Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Trends in Workplace Diversity 4 Impact of Global Economy 5 Discrimination Practices 5-6 Accommodating Diversity 6-7 Effects of Cultures in the Workplace 7-8 Employer Attitudes 8-10 Contribution of Policies and Procedures 10-11 Real-Life Practices
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America’s First Immigrants Americas First Immigrants by Evan Hadingham rejects the widely known idea that the hemispheres first people came from Siberia across a land bridge. Throughout the article he provides evidence that supports his new thesis of the hemispheres first people coming from a sea route from Asia or possibly even Europe. The two biggest questions that arise from his theory is who are these people? And where did they come from? Major point that support his thesis was a well conserved
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Being an immigrant to this country has shaped my whole life to become what it is now. Escaping from a country that was stripped of all its worth due to a corrupt government and war‚ makes you truly appreciate life. If you’re an immigrant education is very important‚ because that is something no one in this world can ever take from you. From the time I moved to American‚ I have known I’ve wanted to have a huge impact on this world. I have honestly wanted to be so many different things. I have so many
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girl who met lots of difficulties in both language and academic field as a Chinese immigrant in America. Fortunately‚ she finally figured that out and found a good way of life. Lots of people choose to immigrant to America to pursue a better life environment‚ education opportunity‚ and career success. However‚ they might different kinds of problems when they first come to America. Jade‚ as a 21 years old immigrant from China‚ moved to United States 7 years ago and she currently live in San Diego
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Freedom‚ safety‚ and opportunity; these are three of the things that motivated thousands of immigrants to flock to America during the 19th century. The growth of industry‚ as well as the rapidly-advancing technology‚ made larger cities the ideal place to go to work. Factories had a insatiable need for cheap laborers and there were plenty of people willing to work for next to nothing for a shot at living in the land of opportunity. While the promise of work and a new life might sound appealing‚ the
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When I was thinking about doing this interview with someone who was an immigrant‚ I thought I didn’t know anybody. Then I remembered that my friend Ben’s parents were immigrants. I have never thought about his family being from a different country before. I decided to interview his grandma because I thought she might know a little bit more about immigrating here and how it affected her life. Ben helped me set up a time to talk with her and help translate her answers since she doesn’t speak English
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that he is a “...devoted‚ patriotic American‚ and a Muslim.” After stating what loss him and his wife had gone through‚ he publicly called out Donald Trump. One of Trump’s major goal is to block off immigrants‚ especially muslims‚ from entering the United States. Trump fails to recognize that immigrants greatly contribute to the society of America and the United States as a whole. Khan continues to ask a very controversial question to Donald Trump. Khan says‚ “Let me ask you‚ have you even read the
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The car‚ immigrants and poverty: implications for immigrant earnings and job access is a research study that attempts to quantify how much low-income and foreign born populations could gain from owning a vehicle. This study used data provided from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (LAFANS) which was a study of family in Los Angeles County. Six thousand residents from thirty-five hundred households were interviewed in january 20026 . From the analysis‚ one striking piece of data found
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