Essays About Immigrants

My first ancestor to come to America was Abbán and Ethna McElhinney. Their story is one of many twists and turns. It started back when my ancestors were scam artists. They floated through Ireland stealing from the rich and taking from the poor. No one was safe from the Bandits of the Ire; a name…

This word makes hearts of millions people around the world beats faster. This is the country that all people dreaming about and someone even trying to get into. It has been established that the luckiest people, the once that made to the United States. Nevertheless the people who emigrated to US are not that happy…

had to endurediscrimination, racism, and prejudice from white Americans. Theywere first viewed as economic competition. The JapaneseAmericans were then forced into internment camps simply becauseof the whites fear and paranoia. The Japanese first began to immigrate to the United Statesin 1868. At first they came in small numbers. US Census recordsshow only 55 in 1870…

e development of a land poor, agricultural poor country led to many Polish migrating West in hope of finding a better sense of life. This was true of my stepfather’s grandparents, who came to the United States from Poland around 1915. “During the late 19th and early 20th Century, social as well as economical hardships…

People have been traveling and migrating from one place to another since the beginning of time. The United States is known for being a melting pot, a country where people from different cultural, ethical, and religious backgrounds live together. Immigrants have a massive role in making America what it is today. Many believe that immigration…

Introduction Immigrants, individuals who migrate, do have many forms. People move from one place to another for a variety of reasons but according to Global Citizen, the top three reasons are to escape persecution, conflict or violence, and find refuge after a being displaced due to environmental factors. (Nunez, Sepehr, & Sanchez, 2014) Other reasons…

Spanish-Americans make up a very large percentage of the total population in the United States today. They began as explorers in what they called “New Spain” but as many years passed they found themselves discriminated and facing harsh prejudice. As a constantly growing minority they were able to fight for their rights and their independence…