“But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe” (Hughes,15). Immigrants see America as the land of the free and home of the brave. America has much to offer to everyone who comes. New ideas and technologies have been developed since America opened immigration to everyone. Immigrants change the daily life of Americans and America change Immigrants through different languages, diverse cultures, and new work forces.
Immigrants that come to America brings diverse cultures with them that changed America. In the story, “Growing Up Asian in America” during the WWII time period a Japanese American family was kept in internment camps for captivity. But despite being away from the outside world, they start to make life …show more content…
In the story, “Mother's Tongue” Amy Tan as a child was affected by her mother’s ability to speak English, for example, “I think my mother’s english almost had an effect on limiting my possibilities in life as well”(Tan,15,113). Tan would have to always translate for her mother. Due to the fact of her mother’s limited english affected Tan’s chances in America. Additionally, due to her mother’s english speaking skill, she felt ashamed of her english, “I know this for a fact, because when i was growing up, my mother’s ‘limited’ English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her english”(Tan,14,70). Being influenced by the American language, Tan thought less of her mother due to her broken english. Moreover, Tan’s friends couldn't understand her mother’s broken english, which caused Tan to feel more ashamed. Furthermore, not knowing the English language created an conflict in her childhood, for instance, “A voice from my childhood says: “you are other. You are less than. You are unalterably alien”(Noda,38,4). Being not able to communicate with anyone created early conflicts in life. This made any child to feel lonely and they don’t belong in
Immigrants that come to America brings diverse cultures with them that changed America. In the story, “Growing Up Asian in America” during the WWII time period a Japanese American family was kept in internment camps for captivity. But despite being away from the outside world, they start to make life …show more content…
In the story, “Mother's Tongue” Amy Tan as a child was affected by her mother’s ability to speak English, for example, “I think my mother’s english almost had an effect on limiting my possibilities in life as well”(Tan,15,113). Tan would have to always translate for her mother. Due to the fact of her mother’s limited english affected Tan’s chances in America. Additionally, due to her mother’s english speaking skill, she felt ashamed of her english, “I know this for a fact, because when i was growing up, my mother’s ‘limited’ English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her english”(Tan,14,70). Being influenced by the American language, Tan thought less of her mother due to her broken english. Moreover, Tan’s friends couldn't understand her mother’s broken english, which caused Tan to feel more ashamed. Furthermore, not knowing the English language created an conflict in her childhood, for instance, “A voice from my childhood says: “you are other. You are less than. You are unalterably alien”(Noda,38,4). Being not able to communicate with anyone created early conflicts in life. This made any child to feel lonely and they don’t belong in