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1. Group A ---gpoulin27 (Replacement A)

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A: In Phuc Tran’s book, Sigh, Gone, he discusses the difficulty of figuring out his identity as an immigrant in a mostly American neighborhood. From questioning his name to determining where he fits in the social structure of his high school, Tran has to navigate learning who he is with an additional barrier to the average teenager, having a whole other culture as a large part of his life. One way that Tran finds ways to carve out his place is to read, not just to improve his vocabulary, but so he can have the same cultural references as the typical white guy, using Clifton Fadiman’s The Lifetime Reading Plan as a guide. Early in the story, Tran talks about his family’s relocation to the United States after fleeing Vietnam. After being bounced between multiple camps and multiple countries, they finally started to settle in Pennsylvania, “We needed to blend, adopt our new country as it had adopted us. My parents were navigating all the straits and inlets of living in America, holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving, driving in the snow, the difference between ketchup and catsup.” (Tran 20). Based on this idea and the ideas from your book, how quickly are immigrants pressured to assimilate? What aspects of culture do they need to assimilate to early, and what aspects can be avoided or pushed until later? For participants: -Never use a peer’s real name, only use their username -Respond to the question based on your book, not your personal opinion -If the question doesn’t directly apply to something that appears in your book, be clear about what you’re seeing instead -Make sure to include a summary of your book so far -Include a quote with the proper citation to give context to your answer -Acknowledge your lead’s reply to your response with a comment that clarifies information, offer a question to them about their book, or simply give a thumbs up To exceed: Incorporate a quote from a different Ted Talk or a different CommonLit text that has not yet been discussed in your group

By jennifer.... 5 months ago
@rbabbidge I like the quote you used because it really shows how immigrants want to just blend in and not be seen.

By gpoulin27 2 months ago
@klittlefield I think the quote you chose because it shows how people that dont live in America, look at America as a place to thrive.

By gpoulin27 2 months ago
@tmartin I like your response because it shows how much immigrants struggle to move on from their past and no matter what they do they.

By gpoulin27 2 months ago
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1. Group B---iraftice27

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1. Group G---dbiron27

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1. Group E---jboisvert27

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1. Group C---gparlin27

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1. Group F---alemont27

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1. Group F---hmcfarlane27 (Replacement A)

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