Personal Narrative: My Personal Experiences Of Immigrants

When it comes to the reasons as to why my ancestors came here from Canada, I am absolutely unsure. There were various military conflicts throughout the 1800s in Canada, and perhaps that is one reason that my family came to the United States (“Remembrance Timeline,” 2016). From the South African War to World War One, Canada experienced events that could have precipitated emigration. This is of course but a theory as to why my family once left Canada to come to the United States, but I find it fascinating to consider the potential reasons for the journey. My grandparents were most likely perceived in a certain light, being immigrants from Germany. An advantage that their ethnic background had was that they were white and were of a majority religion (Christianity). What this meant was that even though they were immigrants, they still had cultural attributes that helped them in the United States. I would say that a disadvantage that being German would have on my grandparents would be that people assume they were members of the Nazi party in Germany. Because my grandfather fought for Germany in World War Two, people would assume that he and my grandmother were political rivals. I am unsure as to how my Canadian ancestors would have been …show more content…
There are five specific aspects of this culture that I wanted to research, in order to see how it compares with my experiences in my own family. The religion in modern-day Germany is varied. It appears as if a substantial portion of German citizens (65%-70%) practice Christianity (“Religion in Germany,” n.d.). The most common sect of Christianity that is seen in Germany is Lutheranism. My family is very religious, and I was raised as a Lutheran. Approximately 4% of the population in Germany practices Islam, and there are other minority religions such as Judaism (“Religion in Germany,”