Being Born Of Two Immigrant Parents: The Value Of No Education

As a fifteen year old junior, education was something I strived to be the best in since I was always seen as the child of the class, Failing was something I did not want. It is hard for me to accept failure because, failing feels to me as if, I have thrown everything my parents have ever done for me out the door; I will not let the thought pearls before swine cross my parent's mind about me. This doesn't mean I will not get up when I have been beaten down, As a child of an Immigrant and an immigrant myself, Most opportunities that the basic American citizen would get, would never apply to me. Knowing this, I grew up secure due to the fact that I have had the world beat me down at such a young

I am fortunate enough to say that both my parents have American and foreign college education diplomas. My father has his Ph.D. in political economics and my mother had her master's in Accounting prior to our migration to the United States. Although the foreign diplomas ensured their education. American Institutions didn't validate it. The transition they've endured to working minimum wage jobs in poverty in order to ensure I didn't lack my education motivated me. My mother's work ethic and her pursuit

As of 2017, veterans have given our generation immense gifts, even in it meant combat. With all of their perseverance and determination, our country is effortlessly one of the greatest. America has given my generation and I gifts of freedom and being able to have opportunities.

When my family and I decided to move to the United States, it was with the hope to obtain a better life and a better education for my brother and me. But when we arrived, our expectations turned out to be different than what we found here. Above all, to achieve a good education is not that simple because I have to face many barriers that make my education difficult, including adapting myself to the American culture, having parents that can 't help me with school work because they do not know English, and the most difficult part, dealing with a the poor background. From my experience, I can tell that immigrant students have to beat many obstacles in order to

After living in three different foster care homes in the middle of South Dallas, I was adopted into a low income household. My adopted parents drilled in me the importance of having a college degree, father a middle school drop-out and mother just a high school graduate. I became the first-generation college graduate in 2014, just to show my siblings that your background does not predict the level of education you can receive. My mother taught me that repetitive style of learning in a simplified form was best in my early ages of school. Growing up with a learning disability, I was behind other students that was five years old; since I did not start talking until I was five. My parents were patience with me when it came to my education, making

Correspondingly on my ethnical background,education is one of the many important aspects in my life.Since I was young, I have been told that education was the definition of key to success in life.Being the eldest daughter,in my family I have always been encouraged to score well on tests,take advanced classes and to study constantly.As a young child,I took school work seriously and aimed to achieve good grades.Certainly,by getting into the habit of studying and doing my homework I progressed on achieving more academic awards.With this in mind, going to highschool was a turning point to me because I have realized that all the coursework I have been doing for the past twelve years will determine if I will go to college. Throughout my high school

As we are the first generation immigrants, we believe the education is a key element for the personal life. When we were young, we came to USA to pursuit American dream as oversea students. Giving our child the best education is our top priority, Furthermore, learning a foreign language is vital in facilitating culture exchange. As such, Aaron studied in China for many years and made him a native speaker in English and Chinese.

There are many reasons why parents leave and to support our daily living or should we call them OFW's. In migration of parents there is a main factor that the parents should

Unfortunately due to the lack of her support for higher education neither of my siblings decided to strive for it. Her worldview understood the importance of education, and her lack of education failed in providing the true importance of a higher education in America. Therefore, still maintaining that cycle of poor education in low-income communities such as mine. I am not blaming my mother for my lack of enthusiasm in wanting to have a successful career, but I do know that because she did not have the resources to support my ambitions I too did not know how to find resources. I was a long and had road for me to find my own way, I am not a guest in this country, cut do to my mother’s view of her residency being as a guest I began to view myself

Growing up in México, my mother’s mindset on education wasn't a first priority for achieving a successful life. Now I’m fortunate enough to live in the country where the “American Dream” is known to be fulfilled, and that has shaped my philosophy in Education to be a much stronger bond than my mothers. Being the oldest of four, and having to work at the age of Eight years old to provide for her family, just show’s where her priorities were. On the other hand, I’m a full time student, the youngest of four and, I voluntarily choose to work to be able to provide for myself and the things I desire.

I was raised in a family that values pride, unselfishness, and hard work. Coming from Mexico, my parents were brought up in a poor, crime-affiliated environment. Underprivileged and destitute, my parents prevailed through manual labor and persistence. They could not attain any other success through education as it was deemed unnecessary. My grandmother did not receive any education and my mother only finished the fifth grade when she realized it was time to find a job and support the family.

However, not getting a college degree is not the only hardship my parents faced that had influenced my mom to encourage me to pursue a higher education.1965 was the year that changed my mom’s life forever. My grandpa was arrested that year for helping an uprising against Cuba’s government. After his arrest, my mom, uncle, and grandparents were persecuted and mistreated. In 1996 and 1997, my family as political refugees left behind their house, jobs, relatives, and friends in Cuba to come to America, in two trips, in pursuit of a better future. When they arrived to America, they found jobs involving manual labor. With insufficient earnings to maintain

Coming to America at the age of four was a life changing event. My parent came to the United States to give me the opportunity at a quality education but most importantly at a free education. As an immigrant family, my parents stressed the need for an education to get anywhere in life especially in America. This perception of education as the key to success fueled my parent’s desire for me to receive the best education possible even with the lack of resources. My path to a quality education was filled with obstacles such as English as my second language, poverty, crime, immigration issues, and most importantly with parent who themselves didn’t have a high education. My journey to achieving my educational goals has led me to discover that education not equal and access is key to receiving a quality Education.

Since the first day of kindergarten my father has always said, “ Having a strong education is one of the most important opportunities you’ll receive in life.” I have heard this same quote over and over again for 21 years. I didn’t really think about what he meant by it until my senior year of high school. I was sitting in homeroom the first day of senior year asking myself, “What is so important about getting a good education?” I didn’t really get the answer to the question until my freshman year of college. After I graduated high school I was able to see the kids who really cared where they went in life and the ones who didn’t. I thought about the kids, who dropped out of college after the first semester and went home to work at McDonalds.

Throughout my experience I have learned so much about myself and know that if I put my mind into something I can achieve it. Thanks to my peers, friends, mentors, and professors I have learned that everything will be okay. That I have the potential to do it and I just have to keep going and have the passion for it to be able to achieve my dreams. I know that I am a step closer to obtaining the “American Dream” for my parents. Having to go through this has made me a more mature person. Also, it has made me appreciate everything I have from a home, education, car, status and freedom to be myself. I do not take for granted all the hard work my parents have done for me to have this opportunity. I value education a lot and I know that this is a privilege for me and my family.