Imagine you have to leave your family to go into a country you've never been in before and you don't even know the language, just to live a better live. There is a lot of obstacles immigrants face and the use many strategies to overcome them. From collection one i will use real life problems that immigrants face when they come to america and face many obstacles but have multiple strategies to overcome them. Immigrants arriving in America in search for a better life face many obstacles. For example, when immigrants enter the us they have to adapt to a new language.
Yes, Luke 's experience apply to me in someway. It is always difficult for people to adjust in a totally new country, where there is different language, culture and lifestyle than their own country. I too faced difficulties in traveling to U.S and adjusting myself in a totally new new environment. There is a vast difference between Indian and U.S culture. I too led a very secured and conservative life in India, where I was always around my parents.
Throughout my entire life, I think the most significant challenge I have faced is immigrating to America. I spent thirteen years of my life in the Philippines and then all of a sudden, I have to leave everything behind to face a different world from what I grew up with. What was difficult about moving to this new country involved everything from learning new values to settling down on a whole new environment. I had to face the reality of a diverse society and deal with the conflicts that comes with the different cultural values that come along with it.
This case study we will talk about the migration of African Americans, from the south to northern and western cities in the mid-twentieth century, which was one of the most significant demographic changes in The United States. This study will talk about different behaviors, theories, and how geographic context can play a role in people’s life such as: social groups, time periods, and comparative settings. Also, the two mechanisms we will focus on are instrumental mechanism and psychological mechanism. We will also talk about how diversity is important for people and the nation.
The highlight of being american is freedom, as an american we have have the rights to be or to do what we want. We can choose what school or what college we want to go and also we can choose a major for us to make a living. Being American gave us freedom of speech, the chance to vote, also the country would help you out if you need money, health insurance, and welfare. The amazing thing about being american is that we have a great army that fight day and night to keep the american people safe and sound.
Coming to America Despite the western influence, the Japanese way of life is still different from the American culture (Adler, 2008). The American culture focuses on independence and individualism, in America when a person turns 18 they are considered independent; whereas, the Japanese culture is collectivism and focuses on family (Adler, 2008). In Japan, kids care for the elders so their elders do not need to rely on saving for retirement. In the case of Moto (Cercik, 1992), a Japanese business professional, takes on an assignment in the United States to negotiate a business deal, and Moto understands it takes time and skill to adjust in a different culture (Adler, 2008).
Over the years America has been looked at as the promise land and the safe place to people all over the world who are looking to have a better life. In the U.S there`s approximately 326,075,490, people in counting. Of this population 13.5 %(42,389,813.7) are immigrants. So it's safe to say that immigrants helps make America, who we are. But not only do immigrants make up America population but also helps with small business, technologies and science.
They have less equipment for students to use. Comparing the education system, what an American science student learns in senior years of high school is what they teach the freshman in university. Instead of finishing in four people end up finishing in 6-7 because of strikes happening because professors are not being paid well them not coming affects the learning of the students. Migrating to America was a big step for Michelle, having lost her dad a year ago life become so hard for the family seeing to it that she only has her mum to help her with all her education and her other three siblings she left behind she had lost hope she didn’t think she would be here today. Her life shows hard work , if you fight for what you believe and want to
I learned how to take responsibility and how to have a full pension with them. MY career goal is Ophthalmologist to provide people with good vision and help them see the amazing world. To achieve my goal I have to go to 4 years college after high school and try to go medical school, and get into my field. I want to be further in my education to be an example to my younger brothers and to all of people who don’t believe in themselves and I want to teach a good lesson to my brothers to follow their dreams and do what they want to do. I’m also the first one in my family planing to go to college and I want them to be proud
We all go through certain challenges in our lives which help us growing as a person. Those challenges help us in learning that how we can change ourselves for betterment of our personalities and to adjust in certain environments. Coming to America is one of the major social and academic challenges for an international student but there are some sub-challenges associated with it and if a student deals with those challenges efficiently, he can deal with any problems in his life. It is important that we learn the skill of dealing with challenges because life is a journey which brings a lot for us and we have no idea what is it bringing next for us (Polanco, 2010). Studying in abroad is a major challenge because a person has to live his life without
One of the challenges I had to face was leaving my country in order to come into this country legally. I had to change many of the things like my personality. Sometimes I had a lot of trouble trying to speak English. I went from a person who was always used to talk in Spanish with her friends and family to a girl who can to only talk Spanish when I was at home. Right after I came into this country it wasn 't even a long time and I already had to start school.
The Challenges of Immigrating to the United States Immigrants are people who leave their hometown to permanently live in a foreign country, usually in pursuit of a better life. Many of these immigrants would move to the U.S. since it was a nation where people could find jobs and get land. The United States was a country where anyone could go to start a new life, however, a majority of these people were usually poor and had to endure a lot before having a normal life. These settlers had to live a hard and demanding life because countless numbers of them were poor families who were constantly struggling to get a living and finding a job. During the 1900s, a large number of immigrants came to the United States of America looking
When looking at today’s modern day immigrant is usually a middle aged man who is married and the majority of the time, has children of his own. These immigrants migrate to the United States mainly for economic reasons. In the reading, "US Immigration Policy and Family Separation: The Consequences for Children 's Well-being,” there are numerous reasons why the men in the families end up migrating to the United States and all of them include wanting a better financial support. The fathers of the family are usually the ones migrating since it is the migration that makes the most sense within the family (Dreby). Not all fathers are eager to migrate to the United States however, they do understand that working aboard is what is the most beneficial
Your life puzzle called Identity Formation (DRAFT 1) Identity formation is a processes starting from experiences and life moments from the past that slowly start setting the pieces to a puzzle constructing your identity. Those moments or vital factors you’ve lived on the past have had a huge influence to your identity today. Some vital factors that influence the formation of your identity is the environment you live in such as your peers, your culture, religion and even your family. Identity formation doesn’t take place from a day to another, it consists of years behind you, involving every moment and every person you’ve encountered throughout your life.
Discussion Contrary to popular belief, migrants are not diseased people; however, the actual process of migrating, depending on the conditions encountered, makes migrants particularly susceptible to physical, environmental, social and psychological problems.5 In short, the migration process makes migrants and refugees vulnerable. Infectious and communicable diseases may spread in conditions where health hygiene and sanitation are poor. Likewise, the incidence of non-communicable diseases may be distributed inequitably due to the stresses of migration and the lack of access to the necessary medical services both in the countries of origin and the receiving states. Psychosocial illnesses like anxiety and depression from traumatic experiences, for example war, may lead to migrants having problems with substance abuse.
