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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.... 2 months ago
Thanks for replying! my character also is learning to adapt to America and going back and forth between the Dominican and American.

By swood27 1 month ago
At the beginning of The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, the book explains that everything in the universe is connected. It then introduces Daniel Bae, a Korean/American teenager living in New York City whose parents want him to become a doctor even though he really wants to be a poet. Daniel feels a lot of pressure because his older brother disappointed their parents. The story also has Natasha Kingsley, a girl who believes in science and facts instead of fate. Natasha finds out that her family is being deported to Jamaica that same day because they are undocumented immigrants. She spends the day trying to find a lawyer who might help her family stay in the United States, while Daniel is in the city for a college interview, and the beginning of the story sets up how their lives are about to meet. Immigrants often have to learn some new things quickly, like the language, how school works, and how people act in public. They need these skills to live and do well in their new country. But they can still keep special parts of their own culture, like the food they eat, their traditions, and their family values.

By zryerson2... 1 month ago
Thanks for the response! My character is learning how to adapt to American culture and also balance being Dominican.

By swood27 1 month ago
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1. Group A ---gpoulin27 (Replacement A)

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