The substantial increase in population due to immigration that occurs during this time goes on to affect the nation in positive and negative ways. Some of the adverse affects of such a rapid growth in population were overcrowding in cities, lack of jobs, and occasional food shortages. But the hard working spirit and work ethic that the immigrants brought, along with a determined will to succeed, were an overarching positive were crucial to the country becoming what it is today. In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and emigrate to the United States. Immigrants entered into the United States through several
To start with, often when people from a foreign country don't fit with the American customs they became disoriented when they have to face a different system of living. Some foreigners come to U.S.A. and fit right in, while others develop a counterculture. New York City (N.Y.C.) is one of the biggest cities in the United States. It is so culturally diverse that you can walk down in Broadway street, got to the movies, go shopping, and go to the restaurant and hear nine different languages in one day.
Another problem was that even though there are anti-discrimination policies, a slight differential treatment towards minorities is still present. Employers expect and demand more input from minority groups and that is why people are hesitant to leave their workplace to cast a vote (Rivers, 2012). An outside source looks at voting from a different perspective. An interestingly opposing statistic is that minority groups with higher education and social status take the time to participate, as voting is very important to them. They want to take part in the choice of their government because it took so long and so much effort for them to receive the equal rights and abilities to enjoy democracy (Speel, 2010).
In fact, New York City is not the capital of America. But I felt that it looked a lot like the capital of Korea, Seoul. While I stayed in New York City, on the one hand, I was comfortable but on the other hand, I felt different. Through this experience, I would like to describe the similarities and differences between Seoul and New York City. The first similarity between them is that a lot of people live there, even though the lands are small.
Economic changes are slowly taking place to accommodate the intermixing of cultures. The city of Oakland, California passed a rule in April of 2001 that required applicants for most city jobs to be proficient in at least two languages. Businesses are faced with many hard choices in dealing with the diversity in cultures. They have to determine how to conduct business when minorities are not necessarily the minority group, when a racial category doesn’t measure race, and when so-called disadvantaged groups have more education and income than advantaged groups. When millions of people are so genetically mixed that they go beyond any racial label, it seems that change is
Immigrate to a different country was never an easy task for immigration. Families as well as individuals have been seeking for different ways to migrate to foreign country for a better life and opportunities. Many of us Italian seeking for new opportunities with the hope of getting better in life. Due to overpopulation, poverty and natural disaster, we, the Italian, Migrate to the America where the hands are open wide and provide opportunities such as works and foods. The other reason which forcing us to leave our own town and migrate is the government.
Matthew Davis History 1378 Mrs. Frances Joseph (Marcinkiewicz) April 19, 2013 Immigration Changes Immigration has been around since the 18th and 19th centuries and society has had many different social views on that topic alone, but even in today’s society we still deal with immigration. Attempting to have a fresh start can be overwhelming alone, but being discriminated against because your different can also add to that burden as many immigrants experienced. Immigration can be considered a Godsend. It’s a big reason that a lot of industries flourished and became successful. Companies were built on the backs of hard working immigrants who were paid low wages and worked in dangerous environments.
. . The origins of Asian youth gangs are not unique. In fact, the phenomenon of Chinatown gangs around the country (most famously in New York City) has been the subject of much attention and academic research starting from their initial appearance in the late 1800s and continuing through modern times. Like their Italian, Irish, and Jewish counterparts who came to the U.S. back in the 1800s and early 1900s, many Asians struggle to adapt to a new country and social environment and challenges of making a living, whether they are immigrants themselves, U.S.-born children of immigrants, or whose families have been in the U.S. for several generations.
Religion or spirituality is important for Hispanic Americans and Latino Americans, and plays a central role in their lives. Again, individuals who move away from religious or spiritual tradition are not favorably received. Hispanic or Latino and Asian immigrants and their children support many of the same public policies (from reformed health insurance to better education, from less costly housing to better and more secure jobs). Minorities often different more among themselves than they do with the white majority. Hispanic are aware of big differences within the group especially among the Mexican American (largest group) and the Cuban American the latter being more conservative, to vote Republican, to become American citizen.
A society can be culturally diverse in many ways. An example of cultural diversity would be China town in London. This displays cultural diversity as although it a different culture to the majority, China town abides to the norms (common forms of behaviour which have been established over time and to which the majority follow as norms guide our behaviour) of the whole society whilst having a different way of life. Another example of cultural diversity is Green Street in London. This also demonstrates cultural diversity as it is one of the most popular Asian shopping destination and once again, while being different to the majority culture, Green Street still complies with the norms of the whole society.