Cultural barriers Education is the key to a successful life, many have fought for this right. While achieving this goal the most common opposing factor is language. In “Learning to Read” excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, expresses his struggle for education while incarcerated. He believes that by learning proper advanced English he and his people will achieve a greater understanding and will learn about their cultural ancestry. In “Spic in English” Victor Villanueva is confronted with a language barrier and overcomes it without losing his culture.
I’m able to resonate with a plethora of things, yet the thing I consider my identity is I’m an adopted, Haitian immigrant. I was born in Haiti in 1998, in a small village in Thomazeau, I moved to Croix-des- Bouquets right after my birth and I lived there until I was 9 years old. My family's financial situation was adequate. My mom was always able to find a way to make ends meet. This cause our neighbor to be envious of us.
Coming to America as Immigrants and having nothing to your name can be a very intimidating situation. Many people face this obstacle and my parents are a clear example of it. I grew up watching my parents work and making sure they had no debt to their name. I remember being a young child and mom taking me to work because she didn't have a babysitter. My parents always provided me with the best and even spoiled me, sometimes when you don't work for your objects you forget to say thank you. .
Growing up in an immigrant household in America, was difficult. I didn’t live, I learned to adapt. I learned to adapt to the fact that I did not look like any of my peers, so I changed. Adapted to the fact that my hair texture would never be like any of my peers, so I changed. Adapted to the fact that I was not as financially well off as my peers, so I changed.
What was it like to be an immigrant in England under Margaret Thatcher’s reign? The racism during Thatcher’s reign was massive. One of the main reason that racism was so common, were particularly the unemployment for the English. Immigrants “stole” their jobs, so the English had nothing to do. It created a hate against the immigrants and the racism got massive.
In 2009, the U.S. Census gathered that there were over thirty-three million second-generation immigrants living in America. America is a melting pot, and in this melting pot, it isn’t uncommon for these children, myself included, to lose sight of what our lives could be–and the struggles that our parents faced to ensure that we have more opportunities than they had. As I write this essay, I’m stressing over the things any other American high school sophomore faces– grades, social drama and statuses, and my follower count on Twitter and Instagram. These “problems,” if even that, are minute to what others our age face around the world.
After Twenty Years Here I am sitting in a jail cell talking to my cellmate Billy. I should be roaming the streets of New York. This arrest came very unexpectedly to me.
The first eight years of my life, I spent in India where I was born. Growing up I was constantly reminded by my parents that I needed to make them proud by getting a good job and living a good lifestyle. They told me this because they did not want to see me live a hard life like they did. When I was nine years old, I moved from India to the United States of America. The reason why I moved to America was not because I was living a bad life in India, it was so that I could have a better education and more opportunities in life.
Growing Up in Birmingham I arrived into this world on May 1st 1998. I was born at St. Vincent's hospital in downtown Birmingham. To say that Birmingham is in my blood would be an understatement. In fact, just about my entire immediate family is from Birmingham. My mother, Susan was born in Birmingham and has lived here all of her life.
Coming from a low income family, living in a small town in India, I learned early on about struggling and surviving those struggles. I watched my parents working day and night to provide for electricity, pay for our monthly school fees so my sister and I can have a better education, and for the future they wished upon for their children. To further enhance this vision, my father decided for the family and I to immigrate to the US. Everything was different in the sense that I changed schools, learned a new language, had to make new friends, and learned the different culture. I had to adapt to a whole new world, which was a little difficult at 6 years old
First generation immigrants sacrifice their adulthood in search of a better life for their family and for future generations to come. My father came from Peru to support his family. He was the first person in his family to come to America. He works in road construction from morning until night so that my family is supported. The desire to repay both of my parents is the belief that guides my life.
When I first got here, I did not know how to speak, read or write English. I started going to a school called Newcomers School. The purpose of
I was born and raised in Quito, Ecuador until the age of 14. Due to economic hardships, my mother immigrated to the United States when I was five years old to seek better opportunities. My parents had to sacrifice themselves to provide my brother and I with the best education in Ecuador. They did not only pay for my brother’s private school but also for our extracurricular activities expenses. However, because of my performance in gymnastics, I won a scholarship for the best military academy in Ecuador.
Refugee Isn’t funny how strange life works? A refugee with no love, hope, structure, or discipline can become my brother and reverse the label he’s given. The label the world gave him, one that was meant to crucify him, changes and brings perspective to a little girl. What happens when a child realizes just how awful the world is?
Language is a primary source of communication. It is one crucial part in our life in order for us to communicate and share ideas. English as the international language is very important to be learnt and mastered. English has become a language which is used in many countries whether as a native languange, second language, or foreign language. People in the world has believed that it is very important for individuals to learn English especially for people who are involved in businesses overseas or those who want to continue their studies in English speaking countries.
