What Is The Pechota Family

Immigration affects families in many different ways. In the book “Enrique’s Journey” by Sonia Nazario, family is a core element. After Enrique’s mother leaves for the U.S., the whole concept of their family gets distorted. The walking out of Enrique’s father and the abandonment of his grandmother help to disband the family even more. Enrique also threatens to repeat the same mistakes his family made with his daughter when he considers leaving her behind in Honduras. Family is the central theme in Enrique’s Journey because of his relationship and resentment with his mother, the rejection of his father and grandmother, and Enrique’s decision to leave his daughter, Jasmin, behind.

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.

One’s commitment of immigrating to a new country for a better life indicates that oneself is ready to risk the life given to them by facing many hardships along the way. In the novel Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario, Enrique does exactly that, risking his own life at the age of seventeen in order to reunite with his mother who left him when he was five in order to obtain a better job in the US and give Enrique and his older sister everything she thought they deserved. Nazario utilizes an emotional appeal and metaphors to inform readers of the arduous situations migrants experience on their long and tiring journey in search of a family member and a better future.

The details on how my family arrived in America have been passed down by various members of my family. The accuracy and detail of these memories have diminished with every retelling. Some of my family arrived in America so long ago that all that remains of their experiences are rumors and stretched truths. As a story gets retold over and over it loses much of its accuracy. While much of my family history relies on this kind of storytelling, there are some in my family who were alive and experienced the challenges faced by immigrants. Though born in the United States, my maternal grandfather, Sebastian Passantino, was very familiar with the hardships of being an immigrant.

Throughout life, every individual must face obstacles; some more difficult than others. In the story “The Trip” by Laila Lalami, poem “Exile” by Julia Alvarez, and article “Outlaw: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas, there is a main character who has to face many challenges because of the fact that they’re immigrants. In all three texts, it is evident that being an immigrant has many affects on their lives. However, this label and the obstacles that come with it didn’t stop each character from pushing forward.

Through interviewing my roommate Linda Wang, I have gotten the opportunity of hearing a first-hand account of what it is like being a young immigrant living in the United States. At the age of eight, Linda, along with her father, mother, and aunt, emigrated to America. Linda’s family currently resides in Bayside, Queens and she is a student-athlete on the St. John’s women’s golf team. Linda was kind enough to share her immigration story with me so that I may use it as a manifestation of what life as an immigrant, and the immigration process itself, entails.

Here in the Rio Grande Valley immigration has become the hit. An immigrant in my own words is someone from a different country that travels to an alternative country permanently for a better life. I belief they are many unlike reasons why people live in their country but cross to another country. Actually, I’m not in immigrant, I’m a US citizen but I have experienced many stories and seen families struggle from this situation. Nevertheless, to my own experience, some people move to the US to find better jobs, but some move to different counties to look forward not only to better their education but their children’s as well. In this research paper I will be pointing out the important factors and expectations of illegal immigrants in the US,

Immigrating to another country could bring a lot of conflicts to families who chose to leave their children’s to look for a better life, but in fact, it could open many opportunities for people who chose to do so. A well know Hispanic movie, named Under the Same Moon delivers a traditional social message, amount people who decide to immigrate to the United States for a better future. The main character name Rosario, faced a dilemma where, she demands herself cleaning a house of a rich woman, and at the same time treaty as a second class citizen in order to sustain her family in Mexico. Despite the fact, that not only Rosario was treaty as a second class citizen, many immigrants who decide to come to the USA face different types of bad treatment

As I walk through the front door everyday I see the sight of my mother laying down on the couch from a long day of cleaning the house. Every night, my father comes home exhausted from a whole day of waitering at the restaurant he's been working in for the last 25 years. My parents came a long way from where they are now, my mom being born from Guadalajara and my dad from Jalisco, Mexico. As many other families have in common here in Southern California, my parents immigrated to Los Angeles in hopes of a better future for themselves, their families they’ve left behind, and their future families.

Is a prevalent issue for immigrants everywhere, and it has been for centuries. These commonalities are what make immigrants, who come from all different types of cultures, united. The struggle of the immigrant is a noble one, which faces many hardships due to clashing cultures. America is as fascinating and great as it is because of it’s melting pot od different cultures, and the clashing of them makes for great experiences and

Imagine you are an immigrant who just arrived in America. You have almost no money and the only people you know in a thousand mile radius are part of your family. You have to find a source of income, a place to live, and do so many more things to get yourself on your feet. We have learned from the four pieces that, when immigrants in the real world migrate to America they face challenges and have to adjust to them.

America is a very diverse country. It holds several races and thousands of diverse culture in one continent. Does anyone ever imagine what struggles immigrants’ face, before settling in this country? There is not one or two struggle but it is a handful of struggle every family has to g through. Even after they have settled down, their past life does not stop to effect their present. Their kids are raised in a cultural background, which impacts their social and school life. Some of the main struggles are adapting to the new culture, language barrier, low confidence level, financial insecurity, and most importantly is different moral values. America is a bright country, where everyone aspires to come because it looks very glamorous. However, to be a part of this glamorous world, people will have to assimilate and change into something they never imagined to be.

As an immigrant myself, I know the struggles, hardship, and the difficulties that come with being accepted to the United States, as well as the struggles with becoming a citizen. The many barriers and the conflict that my family and I had to endure were very exhausting. For example, the many denials, then anticipation but finding out we weren’t accepted. Dealing with the rejection was especially hard for us. However, that didn't stop us; we knew that there will always be a chance as long as we kept on trying. The wait was well worth it because I can honestly say that my life has changed for the better. Even though I was too young back then to really understand the situation, I could still realize that there was something wrong every time I

Embracing change and adapting to a new environment is never an effortless endeavor, especially as a child. Accepting change requires a willingness and strength to understand, adapt, and embrace new cultures. Constant movement can affect our perceptions of how we view our current surroundings, cultures, and values. While interviewing a good friend of mine, Jonathan De Souza, I learned a lot about his home life, growing up in seven different countries, his big moves, and his views on immigration policy in America. Discovering more about Jonathan and the multitude of countries he’s lived in posed the question: Because of constant movement, does one begin to expect altering one’s own identity in order to assimilate more into the surrounding culture, and how does that shape one’s views on immigration policy in America? It is Jonathan’s perspective that constant movement can change people’s perspectives of other cultures, as well as encouraging change in one’s own identity in order to adapt to the new environment. Moving from country to country has had a pivotal role in Jonathan’s life. He has needed to accept many different cultures so that he could adapt, this changed his personal cultural identity. It also impacted his views on American immigration policy, making him an advocate for better treatment and reform for immigrants. By adapting to new cultures, one is able to gain a better understanding of the country’s different rules and norms and consequently a better understanding

Immigration is a hot social and political topic but for some individuals, it is a very serious topic that greatly impacts their life and is a key factor contributing to one's self-identity. For this interview project, I chose to interview my stepmom, Francis, who identifies as part of the 1.5 generation because she immigrated to the United States from the Philippines when she was four or five which was in 1972 or 1973. In the 70s you had to do an application to get approved to go to the U.S. and it took 5-7 years to get approved. Her dad was an accountant and went to the U.S. first and was issued a Green Card and went to Hawaii. Each individual of her family had to be petitioned to go to the U.S. and she has 7 siblings, so 8 of them total. Her oldest brother Joe went first after their father. It was pretty much you got your ticket and left because you didn't know if you would ever have the opportunity to go some other time. Her mom received her Green Card sometime after that but could not leave her children so it was in the next wave she left for the United States. In the next wave, the government randomly picked four of the kid’s names and Francis was one of the four picked so she went to the United States. They were separated from the rest of their siblings for 7-8 years. Her mom felt terrible leaving three of her kids in the Philippines, but Francis aunt lived in the Philippines and raised the three kids. In the end, they would all make it to the United States. Before