Personal Narrative: My Immigration To The US

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Although I didn’t realize back then, the environment I grew up in Korea lacked diversity. People I knew looked the same as me and spoke the same language. Thus, I faced a series of culture shocks when I first came to the U.S. Particularly, I was shocked by different aspects of diversity and how people were grouped into various racial and ethnic categories. While I didn’t stand out from others back in Korea, in the U.S., I was categorized as an Asian and I was considered as a minority. As an immigrant in the U.S., I was faced with unique problems. I originally had an E-2 dependent status until it expired when I turned 21 and changed it to F-1. While the E-2 status allowed me to stay in the U.S., it prevented me from getting involved in any paid

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