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Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung
First-hand stories of people who have lived through an event stay with us, long after the facts fade. This is also true of certain topics, such as immigration. By learning the facts through compelling narratives, readers will retain a very human understanding of immigration. Essays describe what it's like to find a place in a new land, what it is like adapting to a new way of life, and how it feels to be caught between two cultures. One essay describes how a Hmong Christian put faith in Western medicine. Another essay describes how a Mexican immigrant learned the secret to success. Readers will even hear from Arnold Schwarzenegger as he describes the ideals and values of the United States that inspired him to become a citizen in 1983.
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Gr 8 Up-In this collection of previously published selections, 14 people from Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa share their experiences of leaving their countries to make a home for themselves in the United States. Many of the writers are still learning English, so the quality of the writing varies from essay to essay. Both legal and illegal experiences are included; Africa is slightly underrepresented. A general introduction puts the pieces in context, and each one is introduced with some information about the author's life. While this book will provide qualitative material for homework assignments, it will also be of interest to immigrant populations.-Kristin Anderson, Columbus Metropolitan Library System, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword | p. 9 |
Introduction | p. 12 |
Chapter 1 Finding a Place in a New Land | |
1 A Cuban Sails to Freedom in America | p. 18 |
2 Escape from a Vietnamese Prison | p. 35 |
3 A Bosnian Teen Starts High School | p. 40 |
4 An Ethiopian Boy Makes Friends and Enemies at School | p. 43 |
Chapter 2 Adapting to the American Way of Life | |
1 An Indian Man Is Partially "Americanized" | p. 50 |
2 From Chinese Woman to American Wife | p. 54 |
3 A Mongolian Makes Many Choices in America | p. 58 |
Chapter 3 Caught Between Cultures | |
1 No Longer Russian Enough, Not Quite American | p. 62 |
2 A Nicaraguan Immigrant Longs to Return to Her Homeland | p. 70 |
3 A Struggle to Remain Indian | p. 77 |
4 An Iranian Woman's Appearance Confuses American Onlookers | p. 81 |
Chapter 4 America's Benefits | |
1 A Hmong Christian Puts Faith in Western Medicine | p. 86 |
2 A Mexican Immigrant Learns the Secret to Success | p. 91 |
3 An Austrian Bodybuilder Believes in the American Dream | p. 94 |
Organizations to Contact | p. 98 |
For Further Research | p. 104 |
Index | p. 108 |