First-Generation Americans Talk About The American Dream
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- Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2015
- "I think I am my parents' American Dream."
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I'm first-generation British but still feel I can relate just as much to
both of my parents are immigrants from mexico, I guess that means I'm a first generation American
my dad is a first generation American from Jamaica. his father worked 3 jobs for 20 years to put 4 boys through college. and they say immigrants are lazy
I'm an first generation American... My parents both came to America when they were teenagers and were alone by themselves until they meet each other... My mom was really poor when she first came but she always have money to people who lived on the road and had a loving heart... She is an amazing women and I am glad to be hers
I live in the middle east and if i never get the chance to immigrate i'm never having children, i think it is selfish to have children in such a horrible environment and i would never do that to my future children specially my future daughters.
My parents came here as immigrants from Italia (Italy). America always says that it's a land of opportunity for immigrants and for anyone to come here and have a chance no matter where they're from, so it's shameful how some Americans always say bigoted, bad things about refugees or immigrants from Syria, Mexico etc.
I'm first generation American and both of my parents are from Ukraine. I can honestly say that I wouldn't trade it for the world. All of the weird and funny and difficult experiences my family has gone through have made me who I am today and I've learned to really value every opportunity I'm given here!
Both my parents are from Caracas, Venezuela in South America. Considering how deep into poverty, crime, and dictatorship the country is right now, I'm very, very lucky to be living here.
as a first gen Asian American
I am a first generation American. My dad emigrated from Hong Kong in 1980's to go to college here in the U.S. He was the oldest of 3 kids, and his father died when he was a teenager. New York was the first place he worked as a dishwasher in Chinatown. Indiana is where he went to school and learned the American customs, and Chicago Illinois was where he met my mom and finished his degree while also paying for his 2 sisters' educations while struggling to pay his own bills. Growing up, I've always had a roof over my head, clothes on my back, food to eat, and a private education. So the American dream for me is being able to give my parents whatever they need and want and to somehow repay them for all that they've sacrificed for me. The American dream is opportunity, it's living freely, and it's pursuing your dreams, big or small.
raise your hans if you are a first generation american ✋
My parents came from Haiti and I always admire and appreciate how much work they did to give my brother and I opportunities. Any success I have is for them. I love you mom and dad!
My parents both moved to America from Ireland. They have lived such a tough life for my siblings and I.
It's kinda funny, because I'm considering moving to a different country when I'm older. I am nervous for the future of the United States. Sure, I would miss my friends and family, but sometimes I think I might be happier to move away, just because I get so frustrated with the general attitude of Americans and the direction that some people want to take us.
Being a first-generation British the biggest challenge for me was the fear of being socially excluded. Fear of failure, lack of experience followed next. I did struggle with cultural shock in the beginning but eventually none of these things mattered because I came out stronger, smarter, happier (I guess)
As a first generation, first generation college student and first born I am put under immense pressure to follow the American Dream and as a university student I want to drop out and find a path that I want to do not my parents and it's so hard for me because I don't want to let my parents down....
Sorry I'm a bit confused. Didn't Safiya say in a previous video that her mom was Indian. In this video she said she was Pakistani.
This makes me really emotional.
My mom came to america from cameroon (africa) for a better life and didn't give up she was even in school while my siblings and I were in her belly she's now a pharmacist and I couldn't be more proud
im 2nd generation American my grandma came over from Czech republic after she was on vacation in the Baltic sea and some country was trying to invade Czech so the borders were closed and grandma and grandpa came to america because of it. It took my grandma 10 years to get citizenship. I wish had more knowledge of my heritage.