Examples Of Biopsychosocial Interview

Immigrants have always been a part of the United States and played a major role in building the foundation for the life in America, therefore, legal immigrants, should always be welcome granted that they come with good intentions. "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is a saying that has been associated with the country of The United States of America since its founding. That saying has infused immigrants with the idea that upon reaching this holy land, their lives will drastically change for the better. With that dream in mind, hundreds of thousands of immigrants, flock to this country to become part of its evolving culture.

Thousands of immigrants moving to America during the turn of the nineteenth century have faced extreme diversity on their quests to fulfill their American dreams. Immigrants faced a multitude of hardships and battled prejudices that were rampant throughout America during this time period. However, for the most part, Hilda Polacheck, an immigrant emigrating from Poland made out fairly well in her life. Hilda experienced what it was truly like to be a poor working immigrant, however, she was able to break out of the poverty cycle and was determined to make the world a better place. With this success she was able to step back and look at the social injustices being committed in the United States clearly, without being blinded by the hardships and the tragedies of being a poor immigrant. Throughout Hilda’s Autobiography, as well as throughout history, an immigrant woman in the United States faced extensive discrimination as well as vast and often unjust limitations on their inalienable rights as citizens of the United States.

Immigrant groups take refuge in America in hope of starting a better life for themselves and their ongoing generations. They take on the belief that upon coming to America, they will be presented by the riches and freedom granted by the “American Dream”. However, these opportunities are not easily achieved. Many immigrant families are challenged with the initial obstacles of having to adapt to the new languages and the customs of their environment. For example, without the basic knowledge of the standard English language, immigrants will not be able to apply for a majority of the jobs available. This puts immigrant parents at disadvantages because then they will not be able to provide the sufficient funds needed for allowing their children

Like many Americans today, a successful life is something every family endeavors to achieve. Whether you are native to this land or an immigrant, everyone is pursuing their idea of the American dream. Whereas every dream may be different, the journey to each dream is both trying and straining. In both articles written by Hogan and Shteyngart, we find two families striving for a better life as they encounter their own struggles along the way. Although Native Americans and immigrants are different as Native Americans are indigenous, while immigrants are foreigners, the authors illustrate they are also similar as they both have adversities, pervading family influences, and are strangers in a world they attempt to call home.

These immigrant children did not choose to come to America, they came with their parents. Most of these American are trying to make a good life for themselves. In the first person account “Amy’s Story” Amy, an undocumented Taiwanese immigrant, tells of her struggles to make a life for herself in the United States. When Amy is fifteen, she discovers that “California Proposition 187 took away access to public services, including driver's licenses, from undocumented immigrants.” Later, as she struggles to find a job, she is told by her attorney that marrying an American citizen is “the easiest way to become legal in this country.” Despite her many challenges, she writes about how despite everything [her] family has experienced in this country, [she] would not choose to be anywhere else” (“Amy’s Story”).

Overall, my feelings and thoughts about this experience were positive, emotional, as well as informative. I feel that some of the things that were mentioned I would have never known until this interview was actually conducted. The thought of troops living conditions while being deployed was just horrific. You have military troops out fighting for our country and protecting, ,but don’t have a descent bed to sleep in, no air conditioning, being on missions that they don’t know whether they are going to make out dead or alive. They are not able to contact their families as much as they would like to because they are so many miles and hours away. I give the upmost respect to our military troops because it if wasn’t for them who knows what the world

Throughout the history, immigration and the United States are inextricably linked. The United States has promulgated many immigration legislations in the past either to restrict or support the immigration. Immigration is still going on and it is a debatable issue even today. In the interview, Chang-rae Lee says, “I’m interested in people who find themselves in places, either of their choosing or not, and who are forced to decide how best to live there. That feeling of both citizenship and exile, of always being an expatriate-with all the attendant problems and complications and delight”(Garner 2). Chang-rae Lee exposes the inner and outer conflicts the immigrants go through in the United States with

In the book Just Like Us by Helen Thorpe, the differences and challenges of documented and undocumented girls is presented. As Helen Thorpe introduces the lives of two girls who are documented versus the lives of the other two girls who are undocumented, Thorpe emphasizes the distinction between them by introducing the issue of going to college. When it comes to education, the DREAM Act would serve as a great opportunity to offer individuals younger than 30 to be become permanent residents if high school and two years of college were completed (159). Overtime immigration has become an increasingly argumentative topic, immigration can be beneficial to many which includes potential professionals and college graduates.

For this assignment, I interviewed my grandmother. She was born in October of 1933, and she has lived in McMinnville, Tennessee for many decades. She is one of the few people I know who is old enough to remember it. Because of that, I chose to interview her over anyone else.

Immigrants come to the United States for a variety of reasons. Some migrate to enhance their ability to earn money, while others come with the goal of reunifying their families. Certain groups of people come seeking refuge, having fled turmoil and uncertainty in their homelands. The reasons immigrants come to this country are wide ranging, but all who come here face a transition that is nothing short of challenging. Cultural differences, language barriers, and pressure to assimilate, are just a few of the struggles immigrants face in an America that has become increasingly hostile to those who are different. The ability of immigrants to overcome these obstacles is paramount to their success and happiness in America. Because of this fact, I

“America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.” George W. Bush (BrainyQuote® 1). One of our presidents made the statement that leads many to believe that success isn’t only what you choose to do with your life; it is where you choose to do it. Immigration is such a relevant and pressing topic in the minds of millions in our growing society. The news constantly covers stories of today’s youth striving to become what their parents brought them to this country for. Our country is full of promises and dreams of making what we thought impossible, become possible. Illegal immigrants deserve to be part of this country.

In today’s modern era, worldwide immigration has increased at historic rates, leading to the inevitable evolution of the challenges immigrants face after arriving to a new country. The analyzation of immigration literature gives readers valuable insight into the lives of immigrants and the hardships they face. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair follows the lives of a Lithuanian immigrant family in the early 20th century as they strive to attain success by working in the meatpacking industry of Packingtown, Chicago, while Good Enough by Paula Yoo is set in the 21st century as first-generation daughter Patti Yoon, a high school student, and her Korean family navigate through the challenges of assimilating into a white community. Despite bearing

So, I decided to document this experience to check some myths and facts about immigration and the American dream, through the life of eight immigrants.

As an international student, every year I must go and get my visa from the U.S embassy in Nassau. It is required of me, and without my visa, I wouldn't be able to attend school the upcoming year, or perhaps even travel to the United States. The process is a hard one, sometimes taking several days and leaving many waiting for hours and even weeks only to be decline, and due to recent political events, that process has only gotten worst. For international students, how we are viewed at times, and the growing problem of immigration and how that affects our goals of education is an increasing social problem that needs to be addressed immediately.

When I was reading the Constitution for anything that mentioned immigration or immigrant status, I was shocked to learn that in Article 1 section 2 clause 2 stated, “No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty-five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.” This article basically meant that a citizen had to live in America for seven years and in the state, they wanted to represent. I knew about living in the state that the congress member wanted to run for, but not that they did not have to be a natural born citizen. This blew my mind. It seems that this might be something that very few people