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    The Struggles of Immigrant Assimilation It is a sacrifice to move to a foreign country and have to change the principles and traditions that have been instilled in an individual since birth. For this reason, in order to adjust to a new culture immigrants not only have to be disposed to discard their original values to adapt to their new nation, but they have to deal with certain barrier in order to assimilate to their new lifestyle. Whether an immigrant is considered first or second generation,

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    This shows the three aspects that form the type of assimilation process that immigrants and international students undergo. The society that they come from, in correlation with their reasons for migrating and the society that greets them all come together to determine the degree of ease of integration for individuals. While the factors differ for each individual, most legal immigrants and international students are able to take advantage of many different opportunities to help them integrate easier

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    culture. Likewise in a letter written by the caring father of a young boy, the father claims that his Native American boy is being bullied relentlessly by the majority of his Kindergarten classmates on account of his heritage and culture. The forced assimilation was quickly taken note of by his father, and he soon spoke out against it.

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    Residential Schools by J.R. Miller. This topic is of the upmost importance because it goes into an aspect of Canadian history, which many are unwilling to accept. The aim of this text is to explain residential schools through the eyes of race and assimilation. The text begins by explain the attempts of racial superiority by Euro-Canadians. From here the text moves to looking at the role the church and missionaries played in the implication of residential schools. Finally the text presents examples of

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    people and the same things to do everyday Gogol and his family felt boring, like every other family in America doing the same things the same ways, but they couldn't exactly go back to India. This passage has a lot to say about about cultural identity and assimilation. This family connected a lot with India because of their heritage, Gogol was from India and he got adapted to the life there when he was a kid but when he grew up then he decided to

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    advances are constantly being made. People are drawn to the progression and the new opportunities it upholds, and this can cause assimilation. People adjust around the world in which the technology presents and can result in the elimination of languages and their cultures. The uprise of technology is causing the eradication of cultures. The history of cultural assimilation is vast. The Industrial Revolution, from the late 18th century to the early 19th century, brought important inventions including

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    define assimilation and present the pros and cons of Jorge assimilating fully into US culture. Also, I will explain the relationship between language and culture and list some ways that Jorge can viably communicate with others in a multicultural society to help his integration into American society go smoothly. Cultural assimilation is when an individual or individuals adopts some or all aspects of a dominant culture (such as its religion, language, norms, values etc.). Cultural assimilation is a process

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    being separated with their culture, unfamiliar aspects of life and uncertainty. Many researchers have studied the assimilation process regarding the best approach and causal factors that may interfere in doing so. Although the literature presents acculturation in a variety of contexts, this literature review’s primarily focus will be on suggested approaches for immigrant assimilation and associated implications with a strong focus on the work of John Berry. First of all, it is imperative to get

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    Scholars have studied the concept of acculturation as an area of cultural studies since1930. The definition of acculturation is dependent upon the context that who is defining acculturation. Social Science Research Council (SSRC, 1954) has defined acculturation as culture changes that are initiated by the union of two or more sovereign cultural systems as a consequence of inter cultural contact. So, acculturation focuses on the process of integration and differentiation as

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    Julio Torres Dr. Theresa Hunt HSS 403 10/15/17 The assimilation of cultures is common in modern society. The United States, for example, is known as the melting pot because it was built on the unified efforts from its people who all come from different ethnic backgrounds. Since the beginning of the United States’ history, the lifestyles and progression of the people in its society have formed with the incorporation of different cultures. When observing modern American society, it is evident that

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