Big Red Lollipop Essay

Immigration is a very dangerous and risky journey. Everyday immigrants try so hard to make it to the United States. This journey involves parents trying to support kids back home, families trying to start over, or kids trying to get to their mom; but some do not make it through this hardship. Those individuals, who make it, try like never before to support themselves and the family they needed to leave behind. Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario is a well written novel that uses many pathos, logos, and ethos examples. Each one of them is used effectively because of the way students are persuaded in believing there true. Elements from the quotes can reveal that Sonia is knowledgeable and

Starting with the first book titled Latino Americans by Ray Suarez, which told the history of Latinos/as chronologically through various different points of views, while demonstrating that Latino history was and is US history. This particular book help me understand exactly, through the different stories of Latinos/as that many people of Latino origin didn’t struggle because of one thing, but in fact multiple things such as race/ethnicity class and gender. Also some of the Latinos that had to push through adversity where the ones who were not male or high class. The second book titled Latino Generation by Mario T. Garcia, is told from the point of view of different Latino/a college students. Through the stories was the direct intersection of race, class and gender due to the fact that the students all differ from each other because of these, therefore it becomes prevalent that Latinos/as, again relating to Ray Suarez, face greater adversity not only through their race/ethnicity, but a combination of it along with their social status and gender. Lastly the book The DREAMers by Walter J. Nichols is told through news stories, encounters with DREAMErs activists as well as interviews, in order to demonstrate the struggles undocumented youth faced and still face. Over all this book, I think, helped my understanding of the intersections the most because it emphasized that it didn’t matter what race/ethnicity, social status or gender and even sexual orientation the undocumented youth were, what mattered was that they were all and are deserving of equity,

A story is most powerful when it inspires the reader to believe that reading the story is “necessary”. In our textbook, there are three stories that hold true to this idea and follow the “Between Worlds” theme. These stories are, “A Cab Drivers Daughter” by Waheeda Samady, “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression” by Martin Luther King Jr., and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates. In “A Cab Drivers Daughter” a Pediatrician examines her life and the life of her father; she notes all the stereotypes and negativity that surrounds an immigrant driving a cab. This story shines light on the generation gap and cultural beliefs. Secondly, “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression” is the explanation behind the ideology of the

There are lots of different types of families in America because of its diversified culture. Children grew up in different families may be influenced by different elements including family, education, community and so on. U.S.-born children with immigrant parents are facing much more challenges from the very beginning of their life than children with American parents. The society which as a whole system includes several layers impactng each other and influenceing children living in it. However, when these children who have immigrant parents grow up, they will become the subject of this society. Their subject value

Francisco writes this book and describes his adventures while living illegally in the U.S. He teaches kids around the world that racial barriers aren’t a bad thing but is a good

This book depicts the national and cultural status of the immigrant mother, who is able to preserve the traditions of her Indian heritage that connect her to her homeland. Ensuring a successful future for her American-born children is coordinated with the privilege of being an American citizen. Ashima yearns for her homeland and her family that she left behind when

    Many immigrant and minority narratives concentrate their efforts on the positive side of the American dream. These particular stories narrate a person's struggle and rise through the ranks of the Am6rican hierarchy focusing on the opportunities that seem to abound in this country. While these stories are well and good. they do seem to soft peddle the flip side of this country's attitude toward the immigrant and minority. America is a land of milk and honey and opportunity, but unfortunately most new officiates or unwilling participants in the American culture face an American nightmare that leaves its effects on the individuals, families and cultures

Gloria Anzaldua, Sherman Alexie and Richard Rodriguez are three different American authors that struggled with marginalization because of their heritage and culture. It shows that most people that are part of the minority ethnic group, struggle with finding their identity when they are forced to engage in a different society other than their own group. The authors find themselves in a linguistic and cultural borderland because they were looked down upon. They were discriminated by the dominant ethnic group when they try and stick to their heritage and they were shunned and neglected by their own people whenever they try to adhere to the standards of their new country.

Growing up with parents who are immigrants can present many obstacles for the children of those immigrants. There are many problems people face that we do not even realize. Things happen behind closed doors that we might not even be aware of. Writers Sandra Cisneros and Amy Tan help us become aware of these problems. Both of these authors express those hardships in their stories about growing up with foreign parents. Although their most apparent hardships are about different struggles, both of their stories have a similar underlying theme.

“In 2009, 33 million people in the United States were second generation immigrants, representing 11% of the national population. The children of such immigrants in the U.S., also known as "second generation immigrants," experience a cultural conflict between that of their parents and that of mainstream U.S. society” (Wikipedia 1). Amy Tan the author of “Two Kinds”, and the young character in the story both are a second generation immigrants, who have struggled in their life with parents, about the culture they assimilating and their real culture.

Chapter 9: “Middle Eastern and North African Americans” gave me a different prospective from the negatively outlook portrait by the media in America. I realize that this group is far more that what we hear around. Immigrants from this region of the world are people who are simply looking for a better life, just like any other immigrant group that is migrating to America. Despite their hardship suffer from wars in their native countries that are usually cause by their indifferences in religion and sometimes by dysfunctional governments that don’t care for the wellbeing of the people. I found very interesting to know that most of the individuals from this groups come to the United States a lot more prepared in terms of education than other groups. Although,

In my ADV class we had the privilege to read a book named “A Home on the Field”. The book was written by Paul Cuadros, a reporter who was sent to the small town of Siler City to study the impact of the Latino community. Cuadros narrates his experience on helping immigrants overcome their social and family issues, and get through the culture clash that the Latino legal and illegal immigrants looking for a new beginning face nowadays.

Dinaw Mengestu, Richard Rodriguez and Manuel Munoz are three authors that have been through and gone through a lot of pain to finaly get accepted in their societies. They are all either immigrants or children of immigrants that had trouble fitting in America’s society at the time. They struggled with language and their identities, beucase they were not original from the states and it was difficult for others to accept them for who they are. They all treated their problems differently an some tried to forget their old identeties and live as regulalr Americans others accepted themselves for being who they are, but they all found a way to deal with their issues.

According to Dudley (2010), a lollipop moment is when one does or says something that fundamentally alters someone else’s life for the better (or vice versa). They are important in leadership when one frames leadership as the ability to change the perspectives of other individuals through small, everyday actions, as opposed to drastically altering the world. Embracing the power of lollipop moments makes the position of being a leader more approachable, and lessens the fear that may accompany the possibility of ‘standing out’, or being perceived as arrogant for labeling oneself as a leader. It is important that people are willing to consider themselves as potential leaders, because as Cuddy (2012) said, “our minds can change our behavior, and our behavior can change our outcomes”. She was advocating for people to consistently tell themselves that they are confident and competent, to the point that they believe and act on it, so with time and effort it will eventually become true. When individuals convince themselves that they are leaders by embracing the “little leadership” of lollipop moments, then they are more likely to seek out opportunities to exert this leadership. Viewing leadership in this small way also makes the task of “selling” beliefs to others less daunting, in that there is no pressure to convince the whole world of one’s perspective in order to feel valid as a leader. As Sinek (2009) said, convincing a small proportion of

The book Inheritance by Lorena Garza Gonzalez with Lisa Trevino Cummins was an interesting book to read. The authors focused on the richness of the Latino culture and family. The book consisted of many short stories of the memories the authors had while growing up. The memories they shared had an important meaning that made them who they are today. They shared the good values, the good times, and the bad times they experienced throughout their Latino culture. The stories focused on love and family and it showed how important it is in their culture. The authors talked about their cultural and family themes, gender roles, parenting dynamics, and marital dynamics that describe the Latino culture.