Immigration To American Culture Essay

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Many immigrants come to the US looking for the American dream, and with that dream give their children a better life. I 'm a first generation immigrant that came from a small south American country named Ecuador. With the almost six years of being in this country I have learned many aspects of American culture, and even embraced some as my own. This particular event in my life is strongly related to sociological concepts as immigration, race, ethnicity, and assimilation. Thousands of people leave their country of origin and come to America each year looking for a better life, not only for them but also for their family. That displacement of people is immigration, which is defined as a movement of people to a different country. An example of …show more content…

Assimilation can be defined as the process in which a person’s culture resembles the culture of the majority. This is true for many first generation immigrants that are exposed to American culture for the first time. For example I came to this country when I already had identified with another culture, which made the transition between countries much more difficult than someone who was born here. Coming to the United States I had to learn the language and many of the cultural norms that are expected from me even though I was not part of the culture from the beginning. After many years of being here I have adopted many of the cultural values Americans possess, and even changed some of my personality to match with my new found culture. Although I was not against the assimilation of the American culture as my own I still have some of my culture’s values such as the strong value on family ties, and the enjoyment of the spicy rhythm salsa music offers. This is something different that many children of immigrants don 't have as they completely neglect their parents’ culture and adopt the American culture as their only

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