My family immigrated to America from Conakry, Guinea which is located in West Africa. My mother and father went through a series of struggles during their time in Africa, including wars, difficulty finding and securing jobs, and lack of education. The highest level of education my parents received was middle school. Many people in different countries come to America for the same reason. America provides better opportunities when it comes to education and jobs. In Guinea, my parents didn’t have access to English classes and were only provided in French classes. The only job that Guineans had was to take care of their family. Guineans are mixed with a combination of disclosure and everyone comes together as a well-organized community and gets …show more content…
My family began to file papers to stay in America. Family came to the United States of America to live. My brothers and sisters materialize from Africa to America and enrolled in universities. They were evaluated as to be in a self-sufficient life as they were back home. There were different facilities that were provided in America that Africa was not. When my family migrated to America it was a privilege Sow, Mamadou 3 P.I. De Grutyer. Brutal fights, clashes of the war, and altercation came back to haunt my family in Guinea, which caused my family to emigrate to the United States of America. Since my family came to America Jalloh, Hawa 1 P.I life in America was going well as soon we stepped foot in America. Sow, Rama 2 P.I My experience when I came to America was such an amazing blessing. “I was able to do stuff by myself such as going to a university and taking care of myself and the rest of my family. I worked very hard from the very first day my family and I came to America.” When my family came to America my father provided for us. Started working as a cab driver to help the family and …show more content…
Fulani people of the Western side of Africa are the biggest pastoral organization in the world. As an organization they accommodate a limitless display of divergent community who were subdued and became a component of the Fulani through the diffusion of Islam. The root of the Fulani people is highly challenging and some people consider that they are from North African or the Arabic root. For some reason people say that because of their skin color light skin and their hair is straightened. Fulani people are also located in Central Africa and The Sudan of East Africa, Sierra Leone, but mainly Guinea. Fulani society shifted from West Africa towards Central and East Africa. Fulani were the first troop to turn into Islam and were able proceed much of the Western side of Africa. During the 17 and 18th centuries Fulani’s took jurisdiction of numerous parts in Africa. The Fulani empire was established by Usman Dan Fodio. Fulani culture were in different branches. The branches consist of the upper class, cattle owners, herdsmen, and skilled men’s. The Fulani community is committed in a long distance trade. The trade involves with cattle. A cattle are a group of animals that used for their milk for meat. For instance, bulls, cows, sheep, and goats. The people who were involved with the Fulani was the Hausa. Fulani gave connections to the Hausa so they can control the cattle in West Africa. Even
Immigration has existed around the world for centuries, decades, and included hundreds of cultures. Tired of poverty, a lack of opportunities, unequal treatment, political corruption, and lacking any choice, many decided to emigrate from their country of birth to seek new opportunities and a new and better life in another country, to settle a future for their families, to work hard and earn a place in life. As the nation of the opportunities, land of the dreams, and because of its foundation of a better, more equal world for all, the United States of America has been a point of hope for many of those people. A lot of nationals around the world have ended their research for a place to call home in the United States of America. By analyzing primary sources and the secondary sources to back up the information, one could find out about what Chinese, Italians, Swedish, and Vietnamese immigrants have experienced in the United States in different time periods from 1865 to 1990.
The American dream is a goal many hope to live. This desire dream of many individuals includes a hardship, and dedication. The United States represents freedom to many immigrants who fought for a better way of life. America has been a nation of immigrants, starting with its original inhabitants, who left their homelands for a chance to start a new life. According to an article by Gilder Lehrman Institute, over the past 400 years immigrants have escaped to America for many reasons. In the article some reasons for their escapes from their homes was due to war; others for the freedom to practice the religion of their choice. Freedom is the key in America, and the pursuit of happiness, which many fought to be part of. Many immigrants take long journeys for the economic opportunities. Even after thousands of years of immigration history America is still the land of the free, and the country where many can accomplish their American Dream.
“You are in America, speak English.” As a young child hearing these words, it did not only confuse me but it also made me question my belonging in a foreign country. As a child I struggled with my self-image; Not being Hispanic enough because of my physical appearance and not being welcomed enough in the community I have tried so hard to integrate myself with. Being an immigrant with immigrant parents forces you to view life differently. It drives you to work harder or to change the status quo for the preconceived notion someone else created on a mass of people. Coming to America filled me with anxiety, excitement, and even an unexpected wave of fear.
I was born in the Republic of Congo, where my family fled from Rwanda to escape genocide. Growing up as a refugee in Congo was a daily hardship. My parents struggled to provide the basic necessities for my four siblings and me. The stress of living as refugees began to tear my family apart. My parents divorced in 2005, when I was only five years old. My mother struggled to keep our family together and to provide for all of us. She passionately believed in the power of education. She would try to scrape together enough money to send us to school. There were many times when me and my brothers would help sell jugs of water in the streets of Brazzaville to make enough money for school fees and lunches.
Throughout the semester we touched on several topics, but one topic that stood out for was immigration. We watched and discussed movies like “Sin Nombre” and “El Norte” which depicted the process of migrating and the risk factors associated with it. On a personally I more interested in it because been an immigrant myself I can relate to Sayra in “Sin Nombre” and Pedro and his sister in “El Norte” to some extent.
When I was twelve, my parents moved to the United States to work and make a better life for me while I stayed behind with my grandparents. When I graduated high school, my mom asked me if I wanted to come to live in the United States. I missed my parents and wanted a new and exciting experience to challenge me and help me grow. Thus, my journey began.
Many people in search of a better life and future for their families have immigrated to America. America is an extremely diverse nation with people from many different races and ethnic backgrounds. America is viewed as the melting pot of the world as throughout generations, people from all over the world have immigrated to America with similar goals. Immigration is a process most Americans have a close connection with. It is extremely likely that someone in your family immigrated at some point in time. Origins can be distant and for this reason the process and reasoning for immigrating can vary greatly.
As I boarded the plane to move to the United States, the beginning of September 2005, I couldn’t help but think about all that I left behind; My family, my friends, my school, my clothes, and all of the awesome cultural food. Then again, I looked forward to this new life, a new beginning. I imagined it being like life in the movies, where everything seemed easy and life was just beautiful. After all, I was going to the States; the place where most people only dreamt of. I felt very blessed to have this opportunity because I knew that it wasn’t given to everyone. Coming to America marked my coming of age because I left behind my old life, I started life afresh, and I became a much grateful person.
Life changes in matter of seconds. Imagine waking up to news of moving to a different country as an innocent young child, leaving friends and family behind and moving to a country thousands of miles away. I can still remember how terrified I was of leaving my homeland and coming to a new, different environment. Going to a place where I had no friends or family was the hardest thing ever. My friends and family members were very upset and they were crying because I was leaving. I was trying to be strong and hold back my tears. I had no choice of staying or leaving because I was only 11 years old and I had to leave with my parents. They had to leave the country because they owned a clothing store and it was no longer performing like it used to. They wanted to leave Egypt and live the American dream. My life went through a complete change because I moved to a new country, had to adapt to a new culture, learn a new language.
The United States is a country known for its variation of nationalities and ethnic races. After extensive research, and questioning I discovered that my ancestors originated from Norway and Switzerland. My family migrated to the United States in the late 1800’s from Norway due to social, economic, and religion reforms as well as, a surplus in the population. Learning of my ancestor’s migration to America has very much influenced my views on the existing immigration problems that the U.S. currently faces.
Since, third world countries are less socially and economically advanced, families seek to attain the American Dream. Most individuals and families come to the U.S. to support their family, find better jobs, give their child a better opportunity, and escape poverty and financial stress. Overall, Americans must understand the history of Latin/Hispanic Americans to alleviate racial stereotypes.
I interview my father who arrive to the united states from Mexico The major problem that motive my father to migrate to the U.S.A were as he mention on pages (1-2) was an economically problem has he said since he was a child he grew up in a farm with his parents and brothers and sisters and had many struggles since the only one that work was his father. My grandfather did all he could to give him an education and a better life that he had that’s the same idea he view for me when he become a father he was young and money was like the priority to care for the necessary that a child has, but to get money you need to have a job. With salary he earned at my grandfather farm he knew was not enough to support himself and a child and he could get any better job since he had not yet finish school so the only job he probably might had was a job that pay the same he was been pay at my grandfather farm.
Where I am from, coming to America is an unachievable dream for most people; however, that dream became attainable to me one summer. When my father told my family and me that we were moving to America, I was very excited and I thought about a lot of things. I thought about all of the opportunities there were in the U.S. and how rich everyone must be. I also thought that everyone in the U.S. lived in big houses, and every school had a swimming pool. Most of what I conceived about America came from watching television, and a month later I would find out how wrong I was.
My Grandfather's Immigration Story As life became harder to live, my grandfather as a young boy moved to the United States by his mother to escape Mexico’s poverty and children a chance to achieve the American dream. On June 10th, 1928, my grandfather Margarito Martinez was born in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. He was one of eight children who spent the first part of his life living in a small ranch town had no with running water, electricity, proper sewage, and no access to education. Fatherless, his mother left for California, leaving him with his aunt as a young boy.
Every year, most Countries losses half of its active population to migration. This Countries are left behind in the areas such as developmental and economical. The government and the people living in that Country suffers the consequences such as low productivity and poor academic performance due to lack of qualified teachers. People emigrate from their native countries for Economic, Familial, and Educational reasons.