Back for the first time
Posted Jul 19 2007
I can relate to this because I do come from immigrants parents as well and I know how hard it is to keep your culture and try fit in the American culture. I also know how it is to be considered what my parents are but I have never been to Mexico. I do speak Spanish very well and English too, but I know that when I go to Mexico people won't see me as if I was Mexican for the reason that I speak English.
My parents arent really in to religions so I didn't have a problem when it comes to that. The problems that are more common is that Mexican parents are more over protective and expect their daughters to know how to cook and clean when they are young. I also know the struggles that my parents faced to come to this country and to give us a better way of life. I also know that it was hard for my parents to find jobs and to get used to the American culture since the American culture is more open minded and about the way that people live their lives.
I do consider myself Mexican even though I wasn't born in Mexico. I understand that some people consider themselves being Latinos but me, as well as Donna, don't consider myself only one culture because we all come from different place and don't have the some traditions-Maria A.
It’s real sad that most of her family died in Japan because of U.S. bombings. This family faced many obstacles in order to come to the U.S. Most immigrants come to America and flee their country because of government corruption. My family left their beautiful country for a better life than back home. They barely had enough to support their families. In order to get to the U.S. they had many obstacles to get through. With nothing to lose, they left. The only things they had were hopes and dreams.
This women must of learned a lot from her visit. Growing up in a big city like L.A must have been hard fitting in with the other kids. She must have been surprised how many people are awake at night in Tokyo. Back in the U.S. it's harder to have a peaceful walk around town. Still, the crime rate is lower than most countries and it's cleaner. In conclusion this women family has faced many obstacles just like my family and any other family hoping to find a better life.-Gorgonio E.
I like this article because it explained things that I can relate to and it was interesting. What happens to a lot of Latinos is that they have parents from Mexico but since they were born in the U.S they consider themselves as an American. A lot of times they do get to travel back to where there parents are from. A lot of times they don’t know half of the things they're told because they are not used to the language that is introduce to them.
This article relates to me because I was born in Mexico City and I got to the U.S at the age of six. Now that I am 16 whenever I go visit my grand mother I understand a lot of the things she tells me. I just don’t know how to speak Spanish as good as they do. Also my accent is funny or they tell me because their accent is different from mine their Spanish is different from the one I hear in the U.S.
People from the country you left or from the country you are in always can discriminate against you. People from the country you came from discriminate agasint you because they think that since you moved to another country you're going to be and behave like they do so when you go back that’s all they look at. When you're back there, a lot of people stereotype you to what their understanding of the people that lived in the country you moved to, even if your not like them.-Irving C.
The parents of Donna went through a lot, especially her mom. It’s hard growing up with out your parents. Donna’s dad went through a lot for her because he cleaned houses in the United States for only 50 cents a week. Now a days, people who clean houses leave the house with at least one hundred dollars.
I am a straight 100 % Mexican. But through time I was learning how to speak English only. That made me forget how to speak the language which I am really supposed to be speaking, which is Spanish. Donna and I have a similarity because we both don’t really know how to speak our regular language. But can you blame us? No! It’s a fact that America is always very attractive to people who want to have a better life so it attracts our parents.
Now a days, there is not much discrimination going on. There is some, but their isn’t as much as before. But ever since 9/11, everything changed. Many countries are looked at as terrorist countries. In Donna’s days, when she went to high school, she was being laughed at. They thought she was Japanese because of her last name and because of the way she looked. Today it doesn’t really matter how you look and where you come from.-Edgar B.
I think that this article is very interesting because Donna talks about how her grandparents and her mother went through life and how her mom came to the U.S. on a boat. Donna says that today you can still see marks in her mom's back because of the bombs. It’s hard to imagine how Donna lived when she lived in L.A. She said that they used to live very crowded up because of the shortage of money. But then her parents were able to raise money and moved to suburb of Los Angeles.
It’s nice how in Japan you don’t only worry about yourself but you worry about the everyone. It’s sad how here in the U.S. you just worry about yourself. It would be nice if here in the U.S. evryone would care for each other but instead of that, people are killing each other.
Donna talks about how her husband is American and how she’s a very clean person and her husband isn’t. She says that she had to change after she got married. I think it’s interresting how when people get married they change. One example is my brother. Before he got married he would want everything to be very clean. Now that he is married he really can’t say anything. I think anyone will change in a certain way after they anyone get married.-Maricela C.
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