I developed my English skills by reading books and later throughout the years in elementary school, my grades improved from C’s and
As I sit down to reflect on what my life would have been like as an immigrant to the United States from 1830 to 1920, I cannot help but feel a sense of overwhelming gratitude for the privileges and opportunities that I have today. Being an immigrant during that period would have been a challenging and arduous journey, both physically and emotionally. The United States during this period was rapidly growing and expanding, with many opportunities for those willing to work hard and start a new life…
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Valleys of Esperanza rising “Don't be afraid to start over”. Being an immigrant you have to leave your old life. This difficulty gonna have many mountains and valleys in their life. Esperanza Ortega from Esperanza Rising by Pam Munzos Ryan. Esperanza had a rich Mexican life, and became an immigrant working hard in the United States dealing with discrimination. Although Esperanza faced many challenges, as an immigrant, her hardest challenges that she faced were Mama gets sick with Valley Fever and Esperanza…
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struggles of an immigrant” Being an immigrant you have to leave your old life behind this can cause many challenges.as they start a new life. Esperanza ortega's life in the novel Esperanza rising finds herself in a situation of hardship as an immigrant. Esperanza faced many challenges the hardest challenge is dealing with her mamas sickness with valley fever and fighting with marta and with the others strickers.this is just one of the many challenges esperanza had to face as an immigrant. As an immigrant…
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many new challenges in your life. It can cause you to have to live a whole new lifestyle. “Don't be afraid to start over.” Esperanza is a girl who lives in Mexico and is very rich. Once her papa dies everything starts to fall apart. There house burned down and they had to move away because of her uncles. Now her family and Esperanza are immigrants in the United States. Now she has to work as a field worker. Being uprooted from where you know can be hard. Also, facing different challenges along the…
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Immigrants who went through Angel Island experienced more hardships than the immigrants going through Ellis Island. Newcomers who traveled through Angel Island faced more challenges than immigrants who went through Ellis Island. “Chinese immigrants were detained and interrogated at Angel Island immigration station in San Francisco Bay. U.S. officials hoped to deport as many as possible by asking obscure questions about Chinese villages and family histories that immigrants would have trouble answering…
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classroom where ⅕ of the students are immigrants. Yes, I sit here with kids my color, kids my size, but only so many of us have migrated to a country that doesn't always accept our appearance. See as students we are not all so different and we are also not much alike. Some of the opportunities I see are much harder to obtain than those who have a 9-digit number representing them. Although, the way I view it is that a 9-digit number will never stop those who challenge themselves, and I will have to admit…
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Throughout history immigrants have been faced with many challenges and they still are being faced with these challenges. They have very often been blamed for the problems that America has. Immigrants are often accused of “stealing jobs” from the white middle class which is not true. According to an article, “people of color are twice as likely to be out of work as Caucasian Americans, even when they have the same degree.” (Rassuli) This proves that, although immigrants are often blamed for it, they…
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Don’t be afraid to start over.” Any immigrant can say this is true when they have to leave their old life behind and get separated from their family.Esperanza Ortega from Esperanza Rising by Pam Ryan is a good example of discrimination.Esperanza thought she would always have a wonderful life but, all the sudden she is in california being put to hard work and bad days. While Esperanza began her life with no worries,as she got older she had to deal with challenges such as not knowing how to do chores…
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education in America may seem beneficial as it provides opportunities to American citizens; however, immigrants children who are often English language learners have limited opportunities. America doesn't allow the same rights to immigrants who often seek a high-quality education, thus negatively affecting their identity, goals, aspirations, and experiences. America creates a vicious cycle where immigrant children who try to fit in America by learning English, sacrifice their native identity to academically…
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about how how horrible it would be to have to leave your hometown against your will? Being an immigrant you have to leave your old life behind. This can cause many challenges. As Esperanza moved from Mexico to the new camp she faced discrimination. Although Esperanza faced many challenges, as an immigrant her challenges were discrimination and doing her chores that she wasn’t used to. One of Esperanza’s challenges that she faced was mama getting sick with valley fever. “ I told mama I could help.…
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