Essays on Moving to America

I was born and raised in Vietnam, and I have now immigrated to America. I lived in two different places, but moving to America changed my life and my personality as much as I could feel. I am the last child in my family, so…

I was living a normal teenage life in South Korea and never imagined myself moving to America until I received an invitation letter for immigrant visa from my aunt who has immigrated to America when I was three years old. When I received the letter,…

Throughout the world, countless children have been left behind by their parents as they struggle for economic security. These children aren’t abandoned, their parents are just in search of a better life for their family. However, for the audience, it can be very hard to…

Introduction Every year, a little more over a half a million immigrants from all over the world across the United States border, many of those migrants are small children and teenagers trying to reach their mothers. In the narrative, Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario, Nazario…

It’s Easy to Accept America Benjamin Franklin’s (1706-1790) essay titled Information to Those Who Would Remove to America (1782) is his response to the Europeans’ and also potential immigrants’ mistaken imaginations about America. To prevent foreigners from disappointment of fruitless yet expensive journey, Benjamin Franklin…

Pros and Cons on Immigration in America The population of immigrants in America has been on the rise since 1990. Mexicans remain to be most of these immigrants, followed by Asians. The current US president has focused on controlling the flow of people from Mexico…

If I could go back in time to be an 18th-century German immigrant, I would hope that I had the money to pay for my passage across the Atlantic. If I did not, this would severely limit the opportunities that would be available and I…

Imagine living your life feeling like an imposter. Feeling as if nothing you will do is going to be enough to prove your worth. Envision walking into a job interview that you have been preparing for since you heard about the opening. You wake up…

Immigration has long been a topic of debate in the United States. Especially now with Trump as POTUS, the U.S immigration policy has become more unfair and unjust to people who just want a better life for themselves and their families. Immigration is what makes…

No Gravity A careless table and a dark purple wall: that’s all I could focus on. Just a single day in an alien country and I was already tired of the air I was breathing. I remember vividly the day I regretting not coming here…

For the first seven years of my life I lived in Ethiopia, a country located at the east coast of Africa. Ethiopian is known for being a culturally oriented nation that values respect, honesty and integrity. Being raised with these values I have been able…

Enrique’s Journey Analytical Essay Enrique’s Journey is a national best-seller by Sonia Nazario, about a 17-year-old boy from Honduras. Nazario tells the true tale of Enrique’s migration into the United States in search of his mother. Enrique’s Journey surrounds the theme of family, by basing…