My Experience In My Life

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.

Bush had decided to reinforce this nation’s immigration laws. My parents had two choices: live in the country with one of the best education systems and economies illegally or return to a country with a bleak and crumbling future. Without help we persevered and fight still to this moment to live a humble, quiet and happy life. After being accepted into the DACA program and graduating high school I gained a job at Wal-Mart working thirty-two hours a week and acquired the money to pay for college. Now here I endure, first generation, ready to face the depths of hell to acquire a Ph.D. in literature, to make my mother’s, my father’s, and my own dream of getting the highest form of education. Thus, why do I deserve this? I yearn this, I need this, and I’m not the type of person that gives up when a roadblock is in my way. I have this opportunity to obtain a degree, a degree with years of knowledge and experience that will allow me to publish books that will open the eyes of the public, to mold voices that are hardly even whispers into ear piercing pitches that will force people to stand up and thirst for what is best not for just themselves, or their children, not even this nation, but the world are feet are so firmly placed

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

One of the narratives explains how their father faced racism and mistreatment because of his lower social position, his race/ethnicity, and his limited English language proficiency. Another finding in the study saw that Mexican American parents have a view of “there are no borders for you”. The education in Mexico is limited, but in America the options are endless. Many narratives focused on escaping the working life. Parents would threaten their children by saying if they didn’t pursue an education they would end up like them. On the other hand, some parents showed resistance when it came to education because if their child had a greater education that would mean a loss of respect for the parent. Moreover, sometimes children were on their own. With parents working long hours, children had to become responsible for their education so every “A” they earned was all because of hard work. Many parents feared moving out of their set class. They had a set social status to serve people and do the jobs that no one wanted; not even a college degree can change that. These narratives show a side of the Mexican American story that people don’t really see. Parents influence us in every way through their own experiences and the life lessons they teach

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”).

With her mind racing ahead of her she grabbed her backpack and ran out of class. Esperanza feeling hopeless began to drown in her tears. Her mind swirled in confusion she felt like an American but she also felt branded as an immigrant. Esperanza had heard the word immigrant cringe before through the mouth of her History teacher he identified them as people who were dangerous and un-educated that did not deserve to be in this country. Esperanza did not feel like she was a threat she wanted nothing more than to get an equal education so she could one day contribute to the land of promise. Esperanza pushed the doors to the girls restroom a part of her wanted to scream “This is not my fault I was only two when my parents crossed the border how was I to warn them that the promises were limited on the other

While the poem “Legal Alien” focuses on the struggles of being a Mexican American who is accepted by neither society, “Immigrants” is about how they try to help their children fit into society and make the process of assimilating easier for them. A feeling of desperation is portrayed in the opening line which states, “wrap their babies in the American flag” (1). The parents who feel judged by American society want so desperately for their children to be accepted as true American citizens that they

In conclusion, both of us Dan-el and I had a difficult undocumented life in the USA, but we made this hard situations a reason to make us a better people, nonetheless Dan-el had better opportunities of me that never had the change without “papeles”. Being undocumented gave Dan-el and I the power to look beyond our miseries and limits. The difficulties fueled ambitions of two immigrants to reached a better place in life, and used our desire to learn to pleasure in life different of people without goals. The our difference that shown in our story was motivation to never lose the hopefulness or regardless about our situations. In a millions of undocumented people that live in the USA, is for sure have many of people like Dan-el and I, waiting

In the poem, “Immigrants”, it talks about how immigrants want their children to be welcomed into American society. They will do whatever they need to, to get their children to be as American as possible; even if they lose some of their own culture in the process. The poem, “Immigrants” by Pat Mora, has many underlying themes. The main theme of how immigrants assimilate into American culture has a deep connection to freedom and responsibility. This poem is all about freedom and responsibility that the immigrants have to their children. They want to be able to give their children what they never had. In exchange,

In the article, “Out Of My Hands” by Antonio Alvarez the author describes his endless battle with his undocumented status in the United States. Beginning with his father who immigrated to build a better life for Alvarez and his family. Despite their goals and aspirations they live in constant repression due to immigration laws. The author uses his personal life story to depict how his education has been detained financially. When reading this article I could relate to the author’s life story because my parents too are immigrants and struggle with there residential status.

In the poem “Immigrants” by Pat Mora, the main speakers contemplate weather their children will be accepted as Americans. Although the parents are immigrants, they try their best to feed their children American culture. They talk in a deep English accent, and give them dolls or footballs before they can even walk. They also wrap them in American flags as they are put to asleep. Once they are sleeping, the parents worryingly talk in their native language. Mora’s “Immigrants” demonstrates to readers how being alienated has many difficulties that immigrants have to face in order to fit in.

The poem “Immigrants” by Pat Mora, is about a family looking for a bright future for their kids. The children who are born in America, and raised really americanized, but the don't look like white Americans.. The peom show the clear need of an immigrating family looking for acceptance in their new country. The parents make forth efforts to surround their child with materialistic and cultural American traditions. Lastly, after attempts to transform their children from their uniqueness they're still unsure whether America will accept them into society. The cost of achieving acceptance in society is not worth the eradication of your natural and cultural personality.

Growing up as the product of poverty and migration has always forced children to mature early. Children born to immigrant parents are not always granted the privilege that is childhood. We are forced to grow up and help our parents navigate a world that is as foreign and complex to them as it is to us. This incredibly complex and confusing world that children of immigrants face often leaves a mark on one’s family—a mark that is oftentimes painful.

I was sitting in the plane going to where my mother lived when she was a kid, finally landing at the only airport in my entire state and the 45 min drive to my “home” I felt a new emotion I had never felt or known about at the time, anxious. First an outcast as an American with Indian heritage, but now as another outcast but this time as an Indian with American heritage. I recall on my thoughts that I had sprinting throughout my mind as the heat kept pounding against my skin. Not sure whether to be nervous, Thrilled, or homesick. It wasn’t the night my parents decided it was best for my brother and I to go to India and live there for 2 years it was that night, my first night sleeping without the same bed, power rangers bed set with yu-gi-yoh and Pokémon pillows that I had realized my life was never going to be the same.

Until I was about nine years old, I never felt uncomfortable about myself. Sure I had funny glasses, large frizzy hair, and a smile which stretched just a tad too wide, but it was just who I was. Fourth grade seemed to be the pivotal moment where the issues started which would later go on to shape the rest of my life. It started off innocently enough. Who do you like, do you want to go shopping, can I paint your nails, etc. I would respond simply. I don’t like anyone, I don’t want to go shopping, no I don’t want you to paint my nails. I had no idea then, but these were not the answers people expected me to give. They wanted to know which boy I liked, when we were going to go shopping, and how I wanted my nails painted. Shortly I found myself spending most of my time alone. I didn’t understand it. What was wrong with me? Why did I not like doing the things other girls liked doing? I feared the answers that I might give, so those questions went largely unanswered.