Do many Americans understand the religious, familial, and economic values that a growing subgroup within the Brazilian immigrant community holds? Overall, a small collection of American-edited media sources skews American perceptions of Brazilian culture. According to certain immigrants, many Americans are not familiar with Brazilian life apart from the song The Girl From Ipanema, produced by Creed Taylor, an American, and the 20th Century Fox-produced film Rio. Therefore, limited media sources prevent many Americans from gaining authentic perspectives on Brazilian experiences. Additionally, because the Brazilian immigrant community is small, not enough Americans outside of major metropolitan areas can interact with Brazilian immigrants to comprehend the entire group’s cultural dynamics. As of 2015, only 361,000 Brazilians have immigrated to America, representing 0.8% of the country’s total immigrant population; most Brazilian immigrants have settled in the New York, Boston, Miami, and Los
My original ethnographic study uses an interview format to feature an evangelical immigrant couple’s experience and offer American readers a more relatable analysis of Brazilian evangelical immigrant life. In my work, I found that Brazilian evangelical immigrant leaders live by steadfast moral principles that structure community families and work ethic. Through an interview with a first-generation Brazilian immigrant wife who translated her husband’s story of immigration to the United States to work as a pastor, I explore the connections between religion, family, and socio-economic status. This ethnography will show that extended family networks and a capitalist work ethic are moral guidelines that shape the integration process for a growing number of evangelical Brazilian
American culture and most of the things that people do, see, and think wouldn’t be the way they are if it weren't for the Romans and what they created and accomplished as an ancient empire. In ancient Rome, in their time of expansion and flourish were able to create and build so much technology and ideas that helped build their empire and create a unique image of what they are. These in turn spread with some being so groundbreaking that it they are still used commonly and frequently and others becoming the inspiration and basis of even more achievements The Roman Empire is the most influential empire to have impacted U.S. culture due to their achievements such as spread of Christianity, the creation of the Latin language, and the ideas justice.
Suppose your mother has hammered into your head over years to marry a man unlike your father. You may not ever marry, you may even become a harlot. Now, suppose have six siblings and you are the only daughter. Your Mexican fathers’ only expectation is for you to marry. You end up not marrying, but always seeking your father’s approval. These are the fascinating cultural enriched protagonists in “Never Marry a Mexican” and “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros. The cultural expectations of these women and the roles they decided to take went against what older generations had demanded or saw fit. These protagonists challenged these expectations with the roles they chose and I instantly became a fan. Sandra Cisneros is a Latina American
The problem of cultural adaptation is extremely complicated. In diverse situations immigrants are forced to question their original belief system due to the pressure of their new environment. Elias Miguel Munoz’s and Omar S. Castaneda’s essays in Muy Macho capture’s two interesting aspects of the internal war happening within the common immigrant. Both essays analyze the effect of the American society on the macho image. However Munoz deals with a second-generation crisis; whereas Castaneda’s essay is interested in the first generation immigrant’s feelings. In other words, while Munoz confronts the macho father, whom he feels disconnected from; Castaneda tackles his own cultural identity. Yet they seem to arrive at different conclusions: the passage from “From the land of machos” points out the deficiencies of holding on to certain traits and customs; whereas the “Guatemalan macho oratory” shows signs of pride in the macho identity. My own immigrant experience in the United States has led me towards thinking that the American society is extremely materialistic. As a result, many immigrants are put into a losing position, as most of them are not representatives of the higher-class. In reaction, some immigrants turn to the use of a more physical communicational strategy. This is what led to the fall of the macho image in the American environment. It is money fighting physical strength and this war divides the immigrant population into sort of “Munozes” and “Castanedas”. Perhaps, the golden way lies in balancing obedience and individuality. If the two behaviors were not considered exclusive, overcoming both types could prove to be useful.
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I come from a Mexican family of four. My brother and I were raised as Mexican Americans. As my parents’ only daughter, their teachings has made me who I am today. In this class I have evaluated my relationship with my family. I learned how their culture has influenced my upbringing, what type of relationship we have and how to communicate properly.
The Sanchez Family is a large family that emigrated to the United States of America from Mexico. The family is deeply rooted in the Catholic faith and retains their Mexican culture. The family members that this case analysis will focus on are Hector Sanchez and his daughter, Gloria Sanchez. This analysis will provide a review of the family members and how each lens and theory is related to the family member and their presenting concerns.
Jose Antonio Vargas’s article on My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant is a writing about his childhood journey from the Philippines to the United States as an Undocumented Immigrant. Vargas writes this article to emphasize the topic of immigrant and undocumented immigrant in the United States. He uses all three appeals: pathos, ethos, and logic in his writing, in specific, he mostly uses pathos throughout of his entire article with a purpose for the reader to sympathize and to feel compassion for him. The use of these appeals attract many readers, they can feel and understand his purpose is to ask for others to join and support other people who undocumented immigrant like himself. In addition, it gives other undocumented immigrant people courage
What is culture? Culture is such a complex concept that it is not defined by one simple thing. When studying the culture of a particular group of people we look at their beliefs, fashion, art, music and even food. By simply trying food from a particular culture we can learn much about its history and even geography. Recently I had the opportunity to try authentic Peruvian cuisine. Not only did I get to try new food and get to learn about a new culture, I also got to be able to compare it to my own Colombian culture.
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Peruvians represent a minority group in the United States. Two of the main reasons why Peruvians have migrated to different cities of this country are: political and economic changes in Peru. As most of people who abandon their countries, what motivates Peruvians to come is the desire to improve their life here as well as their families’ life (Paerregaard, 2005). However, even when they migrate from Peru to the United States, they tend to keep their views and values with them, which continues to influence their lives. Even though, this group share similar characteristics with other Latino groups that have Hispanic origins, Peruvians have social and cultural distinctiveness. An interview
What is the vision of the “American Dream” Hispanic immigrants believe is waiting across the border? What kind of discrimination does the Hispanic public face in their daily lives in the U.S? What kinds of social mobility do Hispanics have in store after crossing the borders of the U.S? These questions define the lives of Hispanic immigrants. The importance of finding out how exactly these topics influence their lives however, is pertinent to finding the hardships and daily boundaries Hispanics face in their day-to-day routines in the United States.
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Ethnic immigration in America has been a topic of much research, where sociologists attempt to understand why immigrants choose to permanently settle to the US, especially from Latin America and Asia. Some come for the chance at a better life, and others come for family reunification. In the case of Michael, a 2nd generation American whose parents emigrated from the Philippines, it was both. Michael discusses the struggles his family experienced, his self-identification, educational achievements and goals, along with reasons why his parents chose to immigrate and permanently settle within an ethnic enclave of Los Angeles. Immigrants may be cast in a harsh light, with some natives fearing they may replace American culture with their own, crime, or fear of hurting the economy. However, Michael’s life experiences demonstrate that he is like most immigrants who come to America; in reality, they are actually assimilating to American culture in an upwardly mobile
The problems that a family experiences in the face of immigration are plenty, nevertheless, it is important to recognize these families as being active agents of their own choices. While there are external influences that are encountered by many immigrant families, immigrants do not follow the same strict set of guidelines and characteristics simply due to their status in the U.S. Just like in any family, there are diverse experiences and unique situations that make the phrase “immigrant family” a wide-ranging
Over the last seventy years the immigrant population in the United States of America has increased from just 10 million to nearly 45 million today. Immigrants now occupy 13.5 percent of the population today a substantial increase from a mere 5 percent back in the 1950s (Migration Policy Institute). The world in which we leave is so vast and unique from place to place, along with these amazing places come communities of people with distinct ways of life. As an immigrant family leaves their old home, it is not unusual for them to have a hard time adjusting to their new life in a different place. But over time, they slowly adapt to the ways of life of their new home while also keeping strong ties to their old one. In her novel Amy Tan explores