[go: up one dir, main page]
Scribd
Upload
70 views7 pages

First-Gen Immigrant Sacrifices

The document discusses the American Dream through the experiences of the writer and his mother who immigrated to the United States from China. The writer's mother sacrificed greatly, leaving behind her career and home, to provide her children opportunities in America. She worked hard taking care of elderly people and was able to build a comfortable life through perseverance. The writer sees the American Dream as a sense of opportunity that allows generations to achieve more than the previous through hard work and continuing their family's mission. Though cracks exist, the potential remains for fulfillment through perseverance as shown through his parents' journey with nothing to building a life.

Uploaded by

api-302157732
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
70 views7 pages

First-Gen Immigrant Sacrifices

The document discusses the American Dream through the experiences of the writer and his mother who immigrated to the United States from China. The writer's mother sacrificed greatly, leaving behind her career and home, to provide her children opportunities in America. She worked hard taking care of elderly people and was able to build a comfortable life through perseverance. The writer sees the American Dream as a sense of opportunity that allows generations to achieve more than the previous through hard work and continuing their family's mission. Though cracks exist, the potential remains for fulfillment through perseverance as shown through his parents' journey with nothing to building a life.

Uploaded by

api-302157732
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 7

The American

Dream
Final Presentation

Writer

Eric Liu
A Chinamans

Chance:
Reflections on the
American Dream

Sacrifices

I think of the sacrifices made by


my own parents. I appreciate the
hardship of the long road traveled
by my father one of whose first
jobs in America was painting the
yellow line down a South Dakota
interstate- And by my Mother
whose first job here was filing pay
stubs for a New York restaurant.
From such beginnings, they were
able to build a comfortable life
and provide me with a breadth of
resources- through arts, travel,
and an Ivy League education. It
was an unspoken obligation for
them to do so,

Leaving everything behind

I was able to connect with that


paragraph because I am a First
Generation Immigrant, and my
mom had to give up a lot to get my
sisters and I to the U.S. she gave
up a great career in Finances, and
her home to come here an work
taking care of elderly people, and
to live in an Apartment, but she
was willing to sacrifice it all just
so my sisters and I lived in a
better place with endless
possibilities to have a better future
then in our homeland.

The American
Dream
To me, the dream is not just about
buying a bigger house than the one I
grew up in or having shinier stuff
now than I had as a kid. It also
represents a sense of opportunity
that binds generations together in
commitment, so that the young
inherit not only property but also
perseverance, not only money but
also a mission to make good on the
strivings of their parents and
grandparents
I see just as clearly as anyone else
the crack in the idealist vision of
fulfillment for all. But because my
parents came here with virtually
nothing, because they did build
something, I see the enormous
potential inherent in the ideal

Roll model
Ever since we arrived in the U.S.
my mom has always had 2-3 jobs
so we can have somewhere to live
and food on the table, she has
been a roll model and taught us to
work hard for the things we want
to achieve in life, pushed my
sisters and I to do better and
achieve greater things then she
has by coming to this country.
And after being in this country
she has accomplished so much for
coming here with nothing. She
teaches us that the American
Dream is out there we just need to
want it Bad enough and push
thru all of the struggles that we
face such as discrimination,
racism to achieve what we want.

Works Cited
Peters, Eric. "The Disappearing Passing Zone - EPautos." EPautos. 28 Feb. 2012. Web. 4 Dec.

2015.

"A Chinaman's Chance." ChinaFile. 24 Sept. 2014. Web. 4 Dec. 2015.


"Bankruptcy Documents: Turn the Page." Bankruptcy Information RSS. Web. 4 Dec. 2015.
"Prattle On, Boyo." Prattle On Boyo. Web. 4 Dec. 2015.
It Begins With Our Questions: The Humanities as a Call to Action, 2nd edition, Editor, with

Claire Peterson (Hayden-McNeil, 2015)

"Banco Agrcola Expande Crdito a Pequeas Empresas En El Salvador." El Economista -. Web.

4 Dec. 2015.

"Certified Nursing Assistant - Caregiverology." Caregiverology.com. Web. 4 Dec. 2015.


"Park Place at City Centre, SLC UT - EMG." Park Place at City Centre, SLC UT - EMG. Web. 4

Dec. 2015.

http://brandonsneed.com/what-does-the-american-dream-mean-today/

You might also like