Globalization And Globalization

Mendoza’s article is about how immigrants of today are treated as outsiders although they are very different from those in the past. Immigrants of today are open to an advancement in technology, and easier access to their home countries. He believes that we, as Americans, have the ability to live life with multiple languages, cultures, and connect with other countries that are not in the United States. I want to use this article to persuade my audience that Americans should be open minded to immigrants. Instead of forcing immigrants to learn our language and culture, we should be willing to expand our culture and learn their languages and customs.

The United States has been the land of opportunity for immigrants. It is a place where immigrants from all over the world come to build a better dream and future for their families and leave from poverty, they come with nothing but determination. One thing that every immigrant brings with them is their culture. A person's culture is strongly tied to the country where they grew up. It is tied to their relationship with their family. Many people come to America from so many different places all over the world. For this reason, people call America a melting pot of cultures immigrants are striving for a better future even though when they migrate to the USA they don’t know the consequences they will face and struggle to be successful living in the United States.

There have been many instances throughout history in which indigenous people have unwillingly suffered the consequences of foreigners’ interaction with their culture. In the case of the Huaorani two foreign groups, the oil companies and the missionaries, invaded their land and gravely affected the life they led in the Ecuadorian amazon. In the book Savages Joe Kane gives a firsthand account at how the Huaorani fight to preserve their land and traditional way of life.

Acculturation often occurs at different rates, and with different aims for different groups of people. When people migrate from their birth country they can lose their sense of identity, and are forced to form another one in their new country. People are forced to adapt to a new way of living with a foreign culture, which is not always an easy process. Like oppression, acculturation is a two-part

Every person, or group of persons, has an identity and a culture tied to them from the country in which they grew up. An identity is the image someone present to the rest of the world, and culture is the image which one has of his/herself. Countries are similar to a person; over its history of being influenced by other countries, it has formed an identity and culture for itself. It has been stated that the worst act performed by others on another is to take away their identity, and deny them of their culture. Immigrants in America experience the loss of cultural norms/ values, cultural practices/ traits, adjustment to a new culture and changes in identity and concept of self. It is important to note that most immigrants are from minority groups.

And lastly, connecting to the previous quote in a way. “For others, it runs deeper and involves relinquishing all ties, even linguistic ones, to the old country” (Lalami). This is the hardest idea about adaptation to understand, just like Buck in The Call of the Wild, immigrants lose parts of themselves to adapt as

“Globalization has had a profound impact on culture, largely through the existence of very powerful world information and communications system (Baker 66) leading to ethnocentrism not only on the global scale but also locally. This causes the unequal treatment of individuals of different races, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds, labeling

It is a sacrifice to move to a foreign country and have to change the principles and traditions that have been instilled in an individual since birth. For this reason, in order to adjust to a new culture immigrants not only have to be disposed to discard their original values to adapt to their new nation, but they have to deal with certain barrier in order to assimilate to their new lifestyle. Whether an immigrant is considered first or second generation, the obstacle of learning a new language or struggling with finding balance between the two distinct cultural worlds still remain a challenge.

As early as the 1400’s the colonization and territorial expansion has affected the lives of the indigenous people. We have seen this all around the world in South America, Africa and China. The indigenous people have endured death by disease, slavery, starvation, and war.

mmigration is a subject that everyone is talking about. Specifically, assimilation during immigration. Should people keep their culture or assimilate into society? In all fairness to both sides of this argument, assimilation is necessary for everyday life to run smoothly for all americans, not just the immigrants. This is because immigrants will usually not adhere to our food, religion, or language at first. They then accept that adapting is the only way to survive.The reasoning behind assimilation is fairly simple. While one could attempt to blend their culture and ours, if only given the option of one, there is no question. Hardly anyone can function in a society without adapting to their environment, which boils down to the very most basic

One of the key reasons why assimilation is such a controversial topic is due to the various assumptions surrounding its meaning; it means different things to different people, according to their background and experiences. To some, the term suggests that an immigrant must give up their culture and history in order to accept the dominant culture of the host country, while to others assimilation may simply mean that newcomers are required to learn the language and to adhere to the laws of the country (Gjetlen). People whose frame of mind corresponds with the idea that one should abandon past commitments, whether they be political or cultural, may feel that a person cannot pledge allegiance to two different cultures or countries at the same time. These people may also favor the melting pot theory, whose aim is that all cultures become reflected into one. People who are of this particular frame of mind may place more emphasis on the role of finding common ground in order to unite and create a “new race” or

This process can be extremely complex because not all the time groups of people like these yearn to assimilate the country where they are, for many of them is better defend the culture of their home, something that can bring difficulties as marginalization and rejection. Others make the process of assimilation of partial and pragmatic way, clarify, they assume the dominant cultural elements in society and retain their own demonstrations in a very intimate level.Others demonstrate freedom to take their host culture and forget their origins frequently and even manage to disown them. With much logic I believe that children are much more open to cultural assimilation than others. If we talk about loss of culture and values we approach immigrant assimilation, but if their own traits persist and are at the break. The problem is that the theory does not leave between seeing the possibility of maintaining loss and gain at the same time. The choices always move between the ordained and exclusive poles integrated into the host society or relegating losing part of habitus, or conversely, to resist and maintain original features above

The question of identity is always a difficult one for those living in a culture or group, yet belonging to another. This difficulty frequently remains in the mind of most immigrants, especially the second generations who were born in a country other than their parents. Younger generations feel as if they are forced to change to fit the social standards despite previous culture or group. Furthermore those who wish to adopt a new identity of a group or culture haven't yet been fully accepted by original members due to their former identity.

Acculturation is known as a cultural change and psychological change that results following meeting between cultures at multiple levels in both interacting cultures. It has also been referred to the changes in personal values, beliefs, behaviours, and ways of living that an immigrant or minority individual makes as a result of adapting to the mainstream cultural or behavioural norms (Berry, Kim, Minde, & Mok, 1987). Acculturation often results in changes to culture, customs, and social institutions. In this modern era, through technology and media, people have been constantly engaging online to learn and understand new cultures, norms and languages. Acculturation is more than simply learning the English language, but also understanding the history of a new country, navigating its idioms and understanding the concepts behind its holidays.

Globalization is taking place across the world where people can either become globalization or stay local in the state or country. People are very controversial about globalization helping local economies and local businesses. Some people believe globalization is helping local businesses into the markets and then there are some that believe that multinational corporations hurting the local small businesses. What is globalization? “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets” (). Globalization has started long before we were born.