Migration To The United States


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My name is Zulema Ibeth Montes de Oca, I am nineteen years old, I was born March 1,1997 in Berkeley, CA. I was Born into a very traditional Mexican Catholic Christian family; I was raised as part of the Mexican ethnic majority. My parents are both from Mexico, my mom is from Nuevo Ideal, Durango more of a cowboy western type of place and my dad is from Armeria, Colima more of the coast side, best known for the beaches and weather. I have not yet found out what their descent is like. I do know my parents came out to the United States to make their wish come true, “El sueño Americano”. My parents both came here not knowing the language, not knowing nothing just for a better life. That saying “El sueño Americano”, has always been a big impact

At age of 15, we moved into the United States because my older brother wanted to go to college in the United States. So my dad decided to move so my older brother could at least do his senior year of high schools here. I didn’t know English by the time; the first day of school at Rio Rico High School was scary because I didn’t

I was born and raised in Jerez de Garcia Salinas, Zacatecas Mexico in 1996. I acknowledged the fact that both my parents had been able to attend college and worked as professionals because not many of my childhood friends were able to say the same about their parents. My mother had studied biology to become the well-known Bio-pharmaceutical chemist she still is, and my father had studied medicine for a long period of time to become a medical doctor. I felt truly blessed for both my parents, and I felt like my family had come a long way considering how my maternal grandmother was nearly seventy years old and had never learned how to read, write, or even count numbers to ten. However, I learned that life tends to happen and it does so in curious ways. My father currently works at a print-screen factory thanks my uncle, one of his nine siblings. My father has been in the US for as long as my younger brother, Erik, has lived for which is now 12 years. Our parents are still married, yet no longer together.

My family history has influenced who I am today due to the fact that I have descended from a long line of artistic people. On my mother’s side, there have been many who have worked with painting, music, drawing, dancing, and even film production. From day one in school I have loved the arts and have found that it is my passion. Both my parents have been highly supportive of wanted to continue my love of dance during and after college and also with pursuing it as a career. Not only that, but I have lived in Pittsboro, North Carolina all my life and stayed within the school systems in the county moving from elementary, to middle, to now high school. I have been very fortunate to have gone to schools that are highly oriented with the arts. Starting in elementary school with playing the recorder, I moved up to play the flute in sixth

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I chose number three (Family story) for my family history project because I wanted to talk about the great events that happened within our family history.

American, from the time of its discovery, has always been a place where those not excepted in Europe come to start fresh. It is because of this that I am not surprised to hear that many Jewish people came to the United States for the very same reason. I did find it intriguing though how come of the immigrates refused to change to the cultures here and started the tradition of Orthodox Jews. It is also amazing to see the widespread variation in the religion of Judaism. There are the super traditional views of Judaism, Orthodox Jews, who haven’t changed much over the years and also there is the modern Jews who change their religion with the culture of the time. Even in this groups there are variations of following. One group that even came up

About 36 million Americans moved to a new home between 2012 and 2013. That’s about 1 in every 8.5 people (Carmichael). 36 million people pack up their bags and move into new opportunities and communities. Are Americans showing patterns about why and where they are moving? Actually, yes; People are moving all over the United States, mostly because of the housing and the economy, and different races are moving to different places.

Maybe my first and last name had revealed to everyone that I am not from America; I am from Saigon, Vietnam. About four years ago, my parents and I migrated to the United States. There are a couple of reasons why we decided to leave our mother country, but the main reason was because of the academic opportunities, such as honor classes and College Credit Plus classes, American offered to students. With these phenomenal chances, I can achieve my long life goal: become a knowledgeable doctor that could helps those in need of medical treatments. In order to become the knowledgeable I dreamed to become, besides the academics opportunities, I chose biochemistry and psychology along with the pre-medical program as my majors in college. Next to my

I enjoyed this project thoroughly. It was a great way to get in touch with our family history, something I did mainly through interviews. Several family members told me things I never knew, such as my lineage tracing back to multiple parts of Europe, and even the meaning of my last name. Some of my greatest sources of this information were my father and grandmother. Since my grandfather is no longer alive, my dad told me what he had told him about his life and family. My grandmother did the same with her life and parents, and I was able to greatly increase my research and improve my presentation.

The United States is the one of the top countries that accepted the refugees. Many people from different countries such as Iraq, Burma, Somalia, Cuba, Afghanistan, and etc.… migrated to the US have a better life. In 2014, approximately 70,000 refugees admitted to the US (Mossaad, 2016). Out of 70,000 refugees, about 14,598 refugees were from Burma. Burma is the second country that most people seek to refuge in the US after Iraq. Parents who have to adapt to the different culture and language have very limited time to spare for their children. This researcher is interested in Burmese parents’ psychological well- being and adaptation to the US, as well as their parenting and social development of their young

Family history is very important to an individual. By knowing where you come from, you can have a better perspective of your life. Having a clear understanding of your family background allows you to better appreciate the things that you would normally take for granted. The house, the car, and the average clothing may look better when one sees the sacrifices their family has made. They will see that their family has worked very hard just so their family can experience the better things in life. A persons roots and origin is one of the most important things to explore. It alone can bring you closer to self-discovery.

As young children my grandparents, on both my maternal and paternal sides, immigrated to the United States from Norway. Both my mother and father were born and raised in Seattle, Washington. A strength throughout my family is the longevity of the women. Although my maternal grandmother, aunt, and mother have all battled breast cancer, they were able to discover it early. Accessible health care provided each of them with the opportunity to continue their lives with little repercussions. All three of them are now in excellent health. Additionally, my paternal grandmother is currently 82 and does not have any health issues. My family strongly values physical activity and healthy eating habits. Despite any adversity throughout my family mental

No one can’t meet a family like mine’s. My family is well diversified. Every family member plays an important role in all my family’s lives. In my family, there are four people: my father, my mother, my little brother and me. My father is one who brings money home and is also responsible for organizing and planning family trips. My mother is the one who is in charge for making meals and makes sure everyone eats at the appropriate times. My little brother is the pet of the family. He actually doesn’t have any responsibilities, for he’s the pet. I am the rock of support in my family. I always go beyond my parents’ expectations. I also support my younger cousins and little brother, by being a role model that they can look up to. Another