Immigration: The History of Individuals In Hernighan’s Immigrants from Nowhere, it is shown through examples, imagery and pathos that one should not be categorized by their country of origin, but instead be defined by their experiences. First, examples are used to prove the issue of being treated differently based on origin. When the author was at a panel with another Canadian-born writer who had a European last name he was “…peppered with questions about his immigrant customs”(Henighan, 1). The Canadian-born writer was automatically assumed to be an immigrant based on his last name. The writer was defined by origins and treated differently because of it. The use of this example models the issue occurring in reality. Second, imagery
