This class was designed so that students and scholars could learn about the immigration and integration experiences of the numerous immigrant groups that live in New York City. This course comes to life through these personal histories, which relate theories and readings to our real-word individual immigration and integration experiences.
On this page, you can explore our personal tales of immigration and integration. You will be able to see all of the great, diverse backgrounds and immigration experiences that characterize the members of our class, in addition to the many commonalities that unite us all as immigrants or members of immigrant families. These stories discuss the reasons for why our families had migrated to the United States and the struggles that we and our families faced with our journeys of integration into U.S. society, including finding jobs and careers, getting involved with civics and politics, and perhaps most importantly, learning a new language, i.e. English, in order to fit in with other people and the American culture. Ultimately, the obstacles we faced in the beginning of our narratives have been overcome and turn to triumph as we, much like the immigrants who had come generations earlier, become the epitome of the true New Yorker lifestyle!
Alessandra Tells the Story of Her Grandmother’s Language Dilemma
Ben Celebrates His Bar Mitzvah Fiesta
Daniel Talks About His Parents Struggling to Learn English
David Talks About His Family Sailing the High Seas in Search of a Better Life
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Jackie Tells the Story of the Ledermans Arriving in America
Jeffrey Talks About His Mother Taking a Leap of Faith
Jennafer Tells the Story of the Laneri Experience
Jon Talks About Achieving His American Dream
Konstantin Talks About His Mother’s Misadventures with a Nun
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Michael Explores How His Father, as an Unskilled Guyanese Immigrant, Moved Up the American Socioeconomic Ladder
Nastassia Talks About the Difficulty of Integration
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Nomi Unravels the Road to America
Polina Discusses Her Kindergarten Experience as an Immigrant
Sarah Explores Her Struggle with Her Cultural Identity
Sihun is Granted a Rare Second Chance: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Thomas Comes to a Realization About His National Identity
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