Non Fiction Response to Literature: Immigrant Kids Kyra Fetherston Russell Freedman greatly explains the trouble immigrant children experienced coming to America during the New and Old Immigration periods in his book Immigrant Kids. Freedman tells of what they went through at Ellis Island, he interviewed people who were immigrant children at the time coming to America. In doing this he created an amazing description that gives you the best idea of what those poor people went through when they finally reached the golden land they’d always dreamed of. He tells of the different tests that were given to the immigrants as they went through Ellis Island, for instance the 2 doctors that checked them for physical and mental diseases and disabilities. An immigrant's life was cruel and Freedman gives an amazing depiction of what they…
In "Refugee and Immigrant Children: A Comparision" (Fantino and Colask, 71) it is written that refugee and immigrants go through many hardships. The text says, "Refugee and immigrant children... must deal with migration, which represents a disruptive loss to one's life... They both have to endure the "push and pull" factors of home and school, which often work in opposite directions. At school, they share with other adolescents the desire to be accepted by their peer group... Both refugee and immigrant children may encounter society's discrimination and racism, and both have to accomplish the central task of childhood and adolescence - developing a sense of identity... "…
In her book, Another Kind of Public Education, Patricia Hill Collins describes a startling personal incident, which reveals the prevalent inequities still present in the American school system. The author attended Philadelphia High School for Girls, where she was one of few African Americans in her class. As a result of her minority status, the author transformed into a quiet girl and felt uncomfortable in her classes. One day, Patricia’s teacher invites her to deliver a Flag Speech. Patricia composes a speech, but she also includes personal information about the failures of American ideals, which her teacher eventually deletes.…
Refugees and mental health issues are one of the common impact of globalisation. Liu and Cheng(2011,p.44) explore the factors related to migration that it is increasing rapidly within one nation to other nation however some various reasons affect such as socio-economic, political, religious and pursuing a better job and higher education. There are some people called refugees who pass through the traumatic conditions and has fear to die therefore they seek out assistance from other safe country and unable to return back to their own country. To acquire a safe place to live they have to pass through different distressing conditions and nervousness to settle in new place, unemployment, loss of their relationships, relatives and culture in resulted to mental health issues arise such as depression and anxiety. Department of Health and Human Services (2015) indicates that ‘19,431 have been granted permanently protection on humanitarian program visas.’…
Immigrants in the United States face many challenges when trying to adapt or assimilate into the American culture. But my question is what kind of mental health issues or other psychological effects when an undocumented immigrant comes to adjust to the American culture. Some American citizens mistreat undocumented immigrants. Some use a racial stereotype to where it can get out of hands. We all have…
In the past three decades, the United States has experienced a fundamental shift in immigration policy, with a rise in the number of new immigrants and major changes in their countries of origin. These immigrants, primarily from Asian and Latin American countries, have a profound impact on the ethnic, racial and immigrant composition of public schools in many major US cities. Immigration induces “native flight,” especially among white natives, from public schools into private schools, thus altering the ethnic, racial and immigrant composition of public schools. The less affluent students of color who remain in the public school system face debilitating repercussions to their livelihoods and quality of life if the number of native born schoolchildren who opt to attend private instead of public schools in response to immigration continues to increase.…
The transfer from their place of origin is usually a challenging experience for immigrant children. Separation from their familiar foundations and milieu means leaving behind relationships with family members and peers, and a social and material environment with its own rules and practices. Consequently, not infrequently children experience feelings ranging from confusion, excitement, anxiety, sadness, disorientation, uncertainty and fear. The emotional state that accompanies this transfer of immigrant students is largely ignored by teachers and school personnel. Educators should acknowledge the emotions that children are undergoing when arriving to a new place and adapting to the new practices and expectations.…
Helping immigrant children heal Today we will be discussing the article that have reseach on the internet that will bring your eyes to tears. I will be discussing the article “helping immigrant children heal” (Lorna Collier,2015). Through the article it lists sections like the fears that caused them to flee, resilient, but often traumatized, treatment strategies, and future directions. Through these topics they discuss the hassels of immigrant children everyday life and trying to overcome the problems. The topic relates to the psychology by psychologist under stand the way these children act and why they act that way.…
The article suggests that the school system and the school counselors make more of an effort in helping these children adjust to their new lives. The main argument being that the more time we take to help these kids adjust to their new schools and ways of learning the more proactive they will be as students. While the paper fills a little bias, it would be an excellent source for research on the effects of immigration on children. The article presented me with information on how schools can get parents engaged with their children’s learning and supports my idea of family, community, and schools. Wilcox, K. C., Angelis, J. I., Baker, L., & Lawson, H. A. (2014).…
Hispanic Stereotyping Many Hispanics come to America seeking a good life, amazing education, and the “American dream”. Many of these Hispanics are discriminated or assumed they are illegal immigrants that need to be deported. Many Latinos are seen as gang bangers, lazy, criminals, and Drug addicts. But they are so much more than that, and without them the U.S wouldn’t be as successful as it is today. Many people today discriminate Hispanics because of a lot of efforts to remove illegal immigrants.…
For Americans, it has become a dilemma whether educating children of illegal immigrants or not. To this illegal parents it has turned out to be a shame since their main purpose of coming to the United Stated is to give their children a better education. But to me, being one of those children with an illegal parent, this whole dilemma has me open minded since there are causes and consequences that some people do not think of such as; crime rise, economy decline and missed…
Considering America’s ladder of success is only gained by the measure of which education is obtained, existing generational Americans pompously affirm that their predecessors actualized the American Dream without any cultural affirmation or acknowledgement (Abraham-Alvarez, 2010, p. 9; Salomone, 2010, p. 15). However, as educational philosophies and practices of America’s past are implicitly invoked as a model for the present, existing connections between education and immigration in turn, have led to more, albeit indirect obstructions (Salomone, 2010, p. 15; Crosnoe & Turley, 2011, p. 130). Historically, together with effective school literature, first generational immigrants are reported to have stronger school attachments, higher academic…
The Identity of An Immigrant’s Child As people transition from childhood to adulthood, their self identity is gained through their careers, achievements, religion etc. Although, it’s not so easy to just simply find your identity. It is said that most teenagers go through an identity crisis on their journey to find their identity. This is true.…
Immigration is usually relatively instable. Unless a child’s parents find jobs immediately, they are often forced to move around quite a bit and this can lead to a lot of stress and mental insecurity. There is so much doubt involved in immigrating to another country and often immigrants aren’t freely welcomed into the new country. People teach their children that different is bad and it is sometimes really difficult for immigrant children entering a new school and new community to figure everything out. In “U.S. Immigration Policy and Family Separation: The Consequences for Children 's Well-being,” Joanna Dreby addresses the mental and emotional affects that immigration has on children.…
Each year nearly 100,000 refugees, as well as nearly 1 million migrants, come to the United States, escaping hardship all in search of a better life (Zong & Batalova). We often get the words migrant and refugee confused, there are very important distinctions. Migrants make the decision, to leave their homes in search of better jobs and education. Whereas refugees are people fleeing because of conflict or persecution of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion (Refugee 101). Nevertheless migrants and refugees both deal with many issues upon arrival, one of which is education.…