Mexican American, Chinese American And Vietnamese American

Most commonly, the first generation immigrant frowns upon assimilation because they are quite content with living the way that they always have. In contrast, the second generation immigrant has less problems with assimilating. This is quite understandable, as essentially, every generation wakes up in a new world. Therefore, the second generation tends to become more "Americanized." Often, they are coined the "divided" generation, as opposed to the "heroic" first generation who usually resists assimilation altogether.

Though Asians make up the largest portion of the world’s population, Asian-Americans are one of the least represented minority groups within the United States. Out of an estimated 318 million people living in the U.S., Asians account for 5.2%, or approximately 17 million people. Compared to Hispanics at 54 million and African-Americans at 42 million, Asians and/or Asian-Americans are vastly outnumbered by the two other major minority groups and even more so by the majority, European-Americans. Even though Asians are typically considered the “model minority”, they are faced with the same issues that plague many other minority groups within the U.S. today to include stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination and ethnocentrism. There has been a history of discriminatory national policies directed at the immigration of Asians to the U.S. and in times of duress, the labeling and targeted institutional discrimination of specific ethnicities of Asian-Americans as traitors based solely on country of origin and not on the deeds and actions of said U.S. citizens (Japanese internment camps of World War II).

According to a study by the Migration Policy Institute, approximately 41.3 million immigrants were living in the United States in 2013, an all-time high for a nation historically built on immigration. Immigrants accounted for 13 percent of the total 316 million U.S. residents and adding the U.S.-born children of immigrants means that approximately 80 million people, or one-quarter of the overall U.S. population, is either of the first or second generation (Zong, Batalova).

It has been 40 years since these group of people has step foot in America, and today it is one of the fastest growing and successful minorities group. One of the keys to their success is their value in education. Though, the first generation of Vietnamese American

Most individuals in the United States with sickle cell disease (SCD) identify as being of African ancestry, or black (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, 2017). Latinos are known to be associated with having type O blood; in fact, 57% of Latinos have type O blood, 54% being O+ and 3% being O- (Fox, 2012). Although type O is the most common blood type overall, it is important to note that more than half of Latinos, 57%, makes them the largest ethnic group to be associated with being type O. If there is a disease associated with African Americans and a blood type frequency that correlates with Latinos, there could be a disease or multiple diseases associated with Latinos. In fact, a statistics and fact sheet from the American Heart

The United States is known to acquire more opportunities and to allow people around the world to make a better living for themselves and their family. As many migrated over to the U.S., immigrants found themselves going through economic hard times. The most dramatic turn of the century was during the 1920s with the emergence of second generation Asian Americans. Although some Asian Americans were born in their homeland, coming to the U.S. at the age of six still classified them as Asian Americans as they were raised within assimilation of America. Second Generation Asian Americans experienced America more than their parents ever did and that caused a lot of concerns and tension between them and their parents. The Second Generation Asian Americans experienced tension between their parents with the emergence of the second generation, the influence of the American culture, creating their own paths and future, and the racial discrimination while growing up.

These early Japanese immigrants, (Issei – first-generation) settled and assimilated into the American culture owning and operating businesses, primarily on the west coast, and farming land. Their children, (Nisei – second-generation Japanese Americans) citizens by birth, became educated in public schools, achieving adulthood by the time President

Every person who lives in America is either an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant. Though we may not consider it, it is a fact that everyone here has come from some other place. The majority of immigrants have come to America voluntarily. Seeking a change they envisioned America as country thriving with different opportunities. For the immigrants it was a chance at a better life, not only for themselves, but for their children. It is estimated that over sixty million people have immigrated to America and it is this immigration that has built America into a "melting pot." America is a country thriving with varies ethnic, cultural, religious, and economic identities. It is this "melting pot" that makes

The percentage of Mexican and Central American immigrants to finish high school is 38% even though the report indicates that differences exist for Asian and African immigrants which is 87% and is equal to the U.S born population. (Dore, Escarce & Lurie, 2007).

The First Immigration Wave consisted primarily of Europeans that spoke English as their primary language. This wave comprised of a variety of people, however, many were indentured servants. Education was not a priority and was only available for upper-class citizens (A&E Television Networks, LLC. 2017). Lower class citizens could not afford school and were required to put their children to work so they could survive (Rong & Preissle, 2009). There were no laws to give immigrants rights to receive an equal education because education was primarily about

The history of Hispanic/Latino Americans extends the whole way back to 400 years ago and differs between the regions in the United States. Their existence is the second longest, right behind Native Americans. It is not unusual to hear Spanish being spoken while walking down the roads of an American city. Less than 4 million U.S. citizens were from Spanish-speaking countries in 1950. If we look at this number today, it has gone up to 45 million people. About 50 percent of Hispanics have backgrounds in Mexico, while the other 50 percent come from an assortment of countries. These countries include Colombia, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic. About 36 percent of Hispanics in the U.S. live in California. Many Hispanics populate states including

The interpretation of the words Hispanic, Latino, and Spanish have different meanings. Those who identify as Latino are from the Latin American heritage. The word Latino is a geographical sense. Latinos can be from the Caribbean such as Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic or from South America. The word Hispanic may offend Latinos because it was created by the US Government to define all people who speak Spanish. The term Hispanic was originally meant to classify the people of the Iberian Peninsula or Hispania and Spanish refers to anything related to the country of Spain. Even if certain groups were not from the same place or origin, they were put in the same category. Brazilians were even put in this category although they speak Portuguese

The ethnicities of Latinos American have gone through journeys, with useful leaders to the promise land of the Southwest of the United States. Particularly, Latinos American, have gone through several barriers as building their identity still today in the Southwest society. Latinos have been fighters and survivors in keeping their lands along with becoming American Citizens close to extinction when in reality this land was really there to beginning to later be described as dangerous criminals, dirty, and so many other negative terms. The Anglos as called in the video wanted Latinos to be the foreigners in the South West when in reality the Anglos were the intruders. I will be describing my reaction to the video, secondly if I learned anything new I did not already knew, and finally if the video reminded me of any of the topics given to the class to read or discuss.

One example of this is welfare. In America, children who are from middle-class families are concerned about growing up and getting a job. If you were from a country where money was more important than education growing up and supporting your family may be a higher priority than an American child from a middle-class family. “First-generation (i.e., foreign-born) adolescents from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, including Filipino, Chinese, and Latin American, reported the strongest sense of obligation to support their families in the future.” (Andrew J. Fuligni). This evidence further supports my argument. It shows that instead of worrying about grades and video games these first-generation immigrants worry about supporting their family more.

Higher expectations by first-generation immigrant parents also involve as intergenerational conflict in forming the American identity. In the article “Intergenerational