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...? Coming to America Coming to America Discussion I After reviewing the lecture on immigration, specifically consider the discussion of assimilation, and the efforts to encourage immigrants to become more "American". Assimilation is a continuing challenge for immigrants in America. In general, immigrants are enthusiastic to be “Americanized” because of their motivation to succeed in a foreign land which they perceive as the “land of milk and honey”. In order to achieve their dreams, they believe that there is no other way but to adapt to the...
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...Prof’s Ethni in America I would hope that no event in current American society could lead to the interment ofpeople into camps based solely on their ethnicity, but unfortunately, this has been done historically. The most famous case occurred during the Second World War, when Japanese citizens were interred based solely on their ethnicity, without any relation to their allegiance to America or Japan, criminal activity, or anything else. The circumstances surrounding this make the internment somewhat understandable, if certainly deplorable and unjustifiable. The United States had been viciously attacked at Pearl Harbor, a surprise attack that no one knew...
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...? Ethni identifies a person’s orientation to a social group that has defined characteristics. Such characteristics may be cultural or regional. The United States is an ethnically diverse society with members of different races from around the world. One of the major factors to this diversity is the wave of immigration, both ancient and contemporary. Each of the ethnic groups however has its identifiable characteristics to form the basis of diversity. This paper explores my cultural heritage, of the German American ethnic group, background of my family of origin, application of the ethnicity’s heritage in my family and the heritage’s...
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...are entitled to certain benefit packages. A whopping 20 percent of all workers in service, construction and manufacturing production are immigrants (Gans 2). The demographic that is most significantly impacted by increases in immigration is the low-skilled black worker in the United States, a group that has experienced an estimated four percent wage reduction. Unemployment is also increased for the low-skilled, low-educated American worker when businesses choose immigrant laborers over native workers, making it substantially difficult for native laborers to find adequate employment in very dynamic and demanding industries. ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT The vast...
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...back on our history is to turn our back on the future. However, even with all of our history against illegalizing immigration, "Proposals were put forward to criminalize illegal immigrants, to build a barrier along some or all of the 2,000-mile border between the U.S. and Mexico, and to create a new guest worker program"(Immigration to U.S,2007).
Looking at American history, illegalizing immigrants is not only wrong, but is something that would totally contradict our history of expansion and treatment towards other nations. If American can go and get involved wherever it...
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...Gjerde Definition of Ethni in America Jon Gjerde's book d Major Problems in American Immigration and Ethnic History is a story of a societydetermined to rise out of the dredges of the disadvantages of diversity so as to achieve unity in all its quarters as it strives to retain its right to be different. The material contains the all important implication that understanding different lifestyles and ways of living gives people a broader perspective in their own lives - this thought can be called a summation of all the ideas in this book. This book goes on to give an insight into various communities and so called minorities who have the potential to deliver...
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...Mexican immigration to USA The Mexican immigration to North America started long back in 1850. Over the period 1850 to 1880 around 50000 Mexicans came to North America as migrant workers to work in building railroads. Their destination was California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah; all were primarily Mexican territories that were surrendered to USA following the Treaty of Gaudalupe (1848). (Head) Texas and Illinois soon became popular destination for Mexican Immigrants. Such immigration was mostly illegal and carried out in search of job. However they were valued as a source of cheap labour and the issue of illegal immigration...
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...German Immigration to America German Immigration to America Does it appear that, on average, the Neulanders were successful in signing more than one family from a parish? Does it seem that most of them knew each other prior to undertaking the voyage?
From the probability distribution of the number of families per parish of German immigrants on board the 1752 voyage of St. Andrew, it could be deduced that there is 0.294 probability that there were more than one family from a parish. It is most likely that they knew each other prior to undertaking the voyage because as case facts revealed, “by registering a group of neighbors, rather than isolated...
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...27 March Coming to America The inferences about the American lifestyle that can be drawn from the analysis of both the pieces of literature are that people of America enjoy extreme freedom, which is what makes America so special. There is freedom of speech and choice. The more one works, the more one earns. It is for one to decide how wealthy one wants to be. “I knew I could have what I wanted if I worked hard enough to get it” (Byron). Both authors tend to reflect a transformation from poverty to richness, baldness to hairiness, and much more. The impression both pieces of literature leave the audience with is that no place compares with...
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.... This expose elucidates my personal experiences and influence of the American culture on my Arab culture as I try to maintain my ethnic identity.
Growing up as a young Arab boy back home was extraordinarily a good experience to me. In this case, the environment of a lovely family observing its cultural beliefs instilled a sense of identification with a rich culture that emphasized the importance of spiritual guidance and healthy living. In the Arab culture of countries in the Middle East, the family is the most important factor in an individual’s life. In addition, identifying with one’s family was the beginning of identifying with the culture and the country. Therefore, when I set out...
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