Second Generation Immigrants

Educational attainment is strongly connected with the children of immigrant’s success (Brown, 1997). In order to integrate successfully into the new society, newcomer youth indicated a strong interest in taking advantage of educational opportunities (Brown, 1997). The strong desire to belong to their new society was evidenced by the fact that the majority of youth wanted to take advantage of the educational opportunities offered in Canada (Anisef & Kilbride, 2003). Indeed, education was believed to be the single most important element that would determine a person’s success in Canada. Immigrant youth strongly believed that those who do not have an education are less likely to obtain a job because employers look for employees with a good education

When we think about immigrants we think about new cultures, language and certainly, new experiences. Many immigrants arrive from all over the world to this multicultural city. The majority of them looking for a better future. However, in the process of assimilation these immigrants' families also face challenges; especially with their children. One of the problems these children generally encounter is not receiving the right sources for help; when it comes to education. As a matter of fact, not only immigrants

According to the article “Immigration Issues” by Lucia Engkent, Canada depends on immigration for economic growth. It also states, that immigrants work hard at jobs that Canadian do not want to do. Immigrants leave everything behind in their countries to come to Canada for a better life and to provide for their children. Immigrants must adapt to Canada culture, laws and language. Since the first generation, immigrants work hard to succeed, this puts pressure on their children to also succeed. The second generation immigrants have high level because they have to follow two different cultures included following their cultural tradition and living Canadian lifestyle. Therefore, there are a lot of different between the first and second

Life, people say, is made up of many sacrifices. For many second generation Americans, this sacrifice comes in the form of cultural and identity abandonment. Rather than integrating themselves into the American culture, many second generation immigrants feel the need to assimilate and adopt another culture entirely. Immigrants with non-European or typical “American” names often create an English name that is easier to pronounce. When it comes to job applications, second generation immigrants also downplay their roles or membership in culture clubs. This assimilation is often linked to higher socioeconomic levels, as studies from two Harvard professors have shown that people with whiter, American names are more likely to get job interviews or

It is fair to say that the goal of the immigration system is to encourage youthful, bilingual, high-skill immigration in order to bolster and enhance the labor force in Canada. Although the program aims to attract migrants that have work experience, higher education and English or French language abilities there are certain barriers that are present in the system such as credential recognition and strong demand for sophisticated language and literacy competency, which impede access to skilled employment and social mobility among some migrants. Most immigrants come to Canada through the Federal Skilled Worker Program or under a Provincial Nominee Program. Nearly 70 per cent of immigrants to Canada are economic immigrants. Parents, grandparents,

I think that children of immigrants differ from their parents in multiple ways, but particularly the way that they try harder to “fit in” in the new country, instead of staying true to their old culture. CBC News posted an article five years ago talking about how the “children of immigrants [are] caught between 2 cultures.” One of the people they mentioned was Ronia Arab, a 16-year-old second-generation Canadian who goes to Churchill High School (in Winnipeg). The article states, “‘My parents don’t like the way I dress,’ said the 16-year-old. ‘They want me to be like them, but I don’t know anything about their culture.’” Farah, 14, on the other hand, has it a little better. He believes his mom to be the one who helps him make the right choices, “even though he says she’s too strict sometimes.” In the case of Ronia, her parents

The term first generation immigrant refers to the first person in the family that was born in one country and has relocated to another, in this case the United States of America or the U.S.A. Second generation immigrant refers to the child of the first generation immigrant who was born in the country immigrated to. In the essay, first generation immigrants are shown to have several characteristics such as having limited english skills and being treated unequally. For example, Tan’s mother says, “Du Yusong having business like fruit stand. Like off the street kind. He is Du like Du Zong -- but not Tsung-ming Island people.” (Tan 2). This quote is when Tan’s mother is telling a story about a chinese gangster. The reader can clearly tell the

As I stood on the stage, the heat of the light beats against my nervous smile, fighting it off my face. Inhaling sharply, I began to strum the strings of my guitar. My fingers dance along the strings, each one releasing a new tune, reverberating a unique note throughout the packed little Chinatown cafe. As I begin to sing the upbeat melody, I looked across my audience and, as I realized something remarkable about them, I can’t help but smile: Some of these people have literally no idea what I’m even saying. First generation immigrants, most of whom understood only every other word of the English that I was singing, if any at all, were all rocking gently with the rhythm produced by my strumming. More importantly than that: they were smiling,

Second generation immigrants typically find difficulty in coping with the clash of the culture their parents have taught them and the culture of the

Immigrants who come to the U.S. are faced with a culture that differs vastly from theirs. The process of cultural assimilation can be arduous, especially for the younger generation of immigrants. They often find themselves being pulled in two different directions by the expectations of their family and those of society. On one side, the family circle is urging them to remain loyal to their cultural traditions while society is pushing for a rapid transition into the dominant culture.

Within the United States the rate of the foreign-born population—i.e. those who are not a U.S. citizen at birth (US Census Bureau, 2016)—has been steadily increasing over the past several decades. Since the 1970s, numbers have increased from 9.6 million foreign born immigrants, to more than 40 million foreign born immigrants in 2013 (Pew Research Center, 2015, p. 65). Another change also shows the variating demographics of the immigrants. In the 60s and 70s, many of the immigrants came across from Europe, whereas in 2013, most were from either Latin America, or South or East Asia. In addition to this, fifty percent of U.S. immigrants label themselves as speaking English “less than very well,” with only 16% claiming to speak only English within their home (Pew Research Center, 2015, p. 70). This sort to twist in the language learning behaviors can have profound impacts on scholastics, as well as community and social involvement, leading to the creation of conclaves of different immigrant populations. Many ethnic groups tend to cluster together in specific locals, with the states of California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas having the counties with the largest foreign-born populations in 2013 (Pew Research Center, 2015, p. 16). With them, they bring their own ideals, dreams, hopes, and ideations about what life in the United States would be like.

Immigrants flowing into the United States come from countries all over the world. These immigrants come from a wide variety of ages and with different cultures. According to the Migration Policy Institute, there were recorded 14.6 million second generation children in 2009. These children are classified as second generation immigrants because at least on of their parents was born in a country outside of America but the children themselves were born in the United States. The total population of America in 2009 was 306.8 million so the second generation children accounted for 4.76% of the total population and also accounted for 86.2% of all children with immigrant parent or parents. Many times, these second generation immigrants are the ones considered American because they have lived in a country that is American itself. They are in no way influenced directly from the native countries of their parents where other “non-American” lifestyles flourish. They grow in childhood full of American qualities like fast food restaurants and plastic toys which makes them American. Now the ages of immigrants also takes a

The week’s readings examine the initial and long-term economic integration of immigrants in Canada, and the role language plays in immigrant integration. In this review, I outline the potential causes of the declining economic welfare of immigrants discussed in the literature. I evaluate the analyses of these factors and the gendered economic outcome of immigrant integration. On the other side, immigrant language proficiency is closely associated with employment, earnings and social integration. In the second part, I review three types of factors that affect immigrant language proficiency and the impact of language skills on integration.

Canada’s community is respected all around the world. Among many citizens in Canada, the majority are immigrants. According to a Canadian Consensus in 2001, the Canadian population is approx. 30,000,000 and immigration represented approx. 0.834% of the population growth.[1]. These numbers continue to increase as Government Immigration policies center the immigrant growth to be on 1% of the population annually.[2] Thousands of people choose Canada to improve their quality of life, due to the limited economic growth in their country of origin. Our detailed research on Canada’s immigration policy clearly shows the analysis of the policy, its implementation on Canada’s competitiveness and suggestions for the Canadian

Throughout each immigrant generation, there has been hope to achieve better. Some have increased their chances of improving their lives from leaving behind cultural values, and adapting to their new culture providing better chances of living a better life. Balancing both cultures can make one lean closer to another side and forget to equal out both sides. In this process of identification, it can bring problems to kids from all generations to find themselves in this new society. This can affect their educational, social, and economic life, but be a push to work hard and achieve for greater. Some improve for the better while others stay in the same road they began in. Each generation grows a new concept of life, whether it deals with changing their life completely and starting their own culture.