Case Study 9 / Carlos
In the story How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Carlos, Gracias, father of the four girls, Carla, Sandra, Sofia, Yolanda and Laura the spouse meets with hardship coming to the United States. There were various concerns that Carlos encounters while being dragged between two cultures. As the head of the household, especially in his culture, the father responsibility was to provide income to ensure at least the basic needs of the family, food clothes, and shelter.
However, after leaving the Dominican Republic, his economic status drastically shifts from wealthy with servants to low-income avoiding Government assistance due to his father’s support. Granted, he faced a psychological issue of embarrassment as a professional
In the story How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Carlos, Gracias, father of the four girls, Carla, Sandra, Sofia, Yolanda and Laura the spouse meets with hardship coming to the United States. There were various concerns that Carlos encounters while being dragged between two cultures. As the head of the household, especially in his culture, the father responsibility was to provide income to ensure at least the basic needs of the family, food clothes, and shelter.
However, after leaving the Dominican Republic, his economic status drastically shifts from wealthy with servants to low-income avoiding Government assistance due to his father’s support. Granted, he faced a psychological issue of embarrassment as a professional