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We were not treated as refugees - we came as immigrants. |
Wangyal Ritzekura |
Tibetan |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Immigration Policy, New Immigrant Experiences, Work |
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There were other minorities present - it didn't feel like you were the only outsider. |
Tenzin Khando |
Tibetan |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, New Immigrant Experiences, Youth Experiences |
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Living with sponsors: We wanted to stand on our own feet. |
Wangyal Ritzekura |
Tibetan |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Community, New Immigrant Experiences, Ties to Homeland, Travel to U.S. |
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By becoming U.S. citizens you can do a lot that you cannot do otherwise. |
Wangyal Ritzekura |
Tibetan |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Citizenship, Civic Engagement, Ties to Homeland |
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The lack of ruling in the class by the teacher – that was very different. |
Tenzin Khando |
Tibetan |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Education, Youth Experiences |
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Finding work and loneliness in a new country. |
Yangchen Dolkar |
Tibetan |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, New Immigrant Experiences, Religion, Ties to Homeland, Work |
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There was loneliness in us because all our friends and relatives were not here with us. |
Kim Yang |
Hmong |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Family, Language, New Immigrant Experiences, Ties to Homeland |
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You don't understand the word 'eat' - you just say 'no'. |
Cher Vang |
Hmong |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Education, Language, New Immigrant Experiences, Youth Experiences |
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The first time that I had to take bus, I didn’t know what to do. |
Hared Mah |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, New Immigrant Experiences |
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Everything I have to do on my own. |
Maryan Del |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Family, New Immigrant Experiences, Ties to Homeland |
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They’re immigrant people - they’re like me. |
Maryan Del |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Discrimination, Youth Experiences |
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America is hard, but you can do it. |
Maryan Del |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Education, Language, Religion, Youth Experiences |
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Can you imagine just sitting there without knowing what they are talking about? |
Maryan Del |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Education, Language, New Immigrant Experiences |
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We are expected to just leave, to start living. |
Mohamed Jama |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Community, New Immigrant Experiences |
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We have a lot of work to tell them, 'Let’s get involved.' |
Mohamed Jama |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Civic Engagement, Politics |
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Young people are not losing culture, but they are entwining with American culture. |
Mohamed Jama |
Somali |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Generation Gap, Youth Experiences |
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The job is so hard for me to do it, because I'm new in this country. |
Chamreun Tan |
Khmer |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Cultural Centers, New Immigrant Experiences, Work |
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I don't use the word 'meeting'. |
Henry Nelson |
Khmer |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Cultural Centers, New Immigrant Experiences |
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My first teacher in Minnesota tried to encourage me to speak to anybody on the street. |
Thaly Chhour |
Khmer |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Education, Language, New Immigrant Experiences |
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We came in January to Minnesota, which was quite a shock in itself. |
Nayana Ramakrishnan |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Food, Language, New Immigrant Experiences, Travel to U.S. |
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We had never used silverware in our lives. |
Nayana Ramakrishnan |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Food, New Immigrant Experiences |
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Finding a balance. |
Deepak Nath |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Bi-Cultural |
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According to them, I’ve become very Americanized. |
Bash Singh |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Economics |
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Whatever country you live in, be fit for that country. |
Abul Hasan Siddiqui |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Citizenship, Religion |
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Integrated into our wider community. |
Lisa Gada Norton |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Bi-Cultural |
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I am probably going to become a citizen very soon, because I think now I am vested here. |
Nirupama Misra |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Citizenship |
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It was different, very different, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
Prasanna Mishra |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, New Immigrant Experiences |
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The Beatles, Indian culture, and America in the 1960s. |
Nirupama Misra |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Youth Experiences |
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Pulled in two directions. |
Ravinder Manku |
Asian Indian |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Bi-Cultural, Generation Gap, Identity |
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The new normal was cold and quiet. |
Maryam Beltran Shapland |
Filipino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, New Immigrant Experiences |
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They just gave up on the idea of learning the language. |
Adelbert Batica |
Filipino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Language |
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I think they expected that we would date outside of our community. |
Maryam Beltran Shapland |
Filipino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Youth Experiences |
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I would love to be able to speak Tagalog. |
Patrick Faunillan |
Filipino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Language |
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At the beginning, I didn’t quite embrace the Filipino culture. |
Patrick Faunillan |
Filipino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Food, Identity, Youth Experiences |
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It’s very rare that we talk in Spanish. |
Anna Amaya |
Latino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Education, Language |
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There were very, very few Hispanics going to school. |
Martha Castaňon |
Latino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Education, Identity, Youth Experiences |
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I call myself a Minnesota Norteňa. |
Martha Castaňon |
Latino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Gender Roles, Identity |
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My English was absolutely zero. |
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin |
Latino |
Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Education, Language, New Immigrant Experiences |
