Hello and welcome to my blog! As we all know we live in a country known as the “melting pot” this blog will be focusing on race and the world of immigration that many of our family members can relate to. Todays topic will be about multiculturalism and the challenges new coming immigrants faced when coming to a completely new country for their own purposes. I can personally relate to immigration because of my two parents who migrated from Mexico to the united states for the sake of a better lifestyle. Hearing all their stories and how they worked their way from the top with no one to help and only their desire to succeed really interested me in understanding what people face when coming and the challenges they face because of their skin color or their culture. America is known to have the biggest immigration status compared other countries by having 47 million of immigrants as of 2015. Let me tell you how culture is brought upon the United States and how we’re all able to eat Mexican food or celebrate Chinese New Year. What really keeps the culture alive? but also what struggles come before that?

Many people question those who come to new land as to why is there a need to leave your life behind and start from zero. Multiple immigrants leave their countries for different purposes whether that be political reasons, education, family, work, etc. When coming to new land many fail to remember these people leave behind their life with that including family, their food, their lifestyle, etc. It’s common to face many obstacles when coming to America or to any country in general to start from scratch. You don’t know the do’s and don’t. You need to learn the rules, learn a new language because of language barriers, find a new home, get a new job, memorize streets, find new stores, find new friends, etc. For many it also takes an emotional toll because this can be very overwhelming for anyone imagine how overwhelmed you get on vacation trying to find a restaurant to eat at now put yourself in their shoes having to find everything with no help including the mattress they have to sleep at night because they don’t have a hotel to go to. Multiple individuals fall into depression because it is very difficult to have no one and not be able to communicate with anyone in what’s for you a whole new world, some experience anxiety as well. Healthcare, credit scores, a drivers license, a mortgage, etc. are all things many immigrants are scared of obtaining because they feel as if they aren’t capable or worthy of receiving these kinds of things that are meant for ALL of society. Being able to accomplish your dreams and goals working your way to the top must be so exciting and fulfilling. Knowing you made it on your own and how you’ll continue to strive is what keeps people here. Coming to America to build your own empire not only for yourself but for your family as well takes a lot of courage and although many have to leave everything behind they still carry and bring something with them and that’s their culture

You may not notice but different cultures surround us everyday without us even knowing. Planting new roots doesn’t stop immigrants from keeping and remembering their past ones. Culture is what brings us all together and what essentially makes us “the melting pot”. Its so nice to see how common cultures are able to find each other and unite and how multitudes of other cultures teach their traditions and holidays which we all essentially adapt. When immigrants transition into the United States they don’t forget about their culture they bring that with them and share it with others and are also willing to learn and accept those that are new to them. America has done great in adapting all these cultures and incorporating them into our everyday lives whether that be from the national holidays we celebrate, to the Mexican restaurant down the street, to the traditions we have in our household or even neighborhood. To the church that we go to, the food we eat, the people we meet, ITS ALL ABOUT CULTURE! I believe our culture really allows us to express ourselves and teach our own values to others but its also a sense of identity. When coming to a new country you aren’t forced to forget about your own culture and many immigrants still incorporate it into their everyday lives here in America. It helps us relate to those with the same race and essentially gives you a taste of home

A personal connection I have towards this is not anything as close as moving to a completely new different country but I did move across the country where I felt I didn’t have anyone. As time has progressed and I see other latino students or I see some incorporation of the hispanic culture it really does soothe me and makes me feel like I have a part of my home here with me. Culture is something we all have and something that we should all share a little more with one another. If you guys don’t mind and if your thinking of commenting below I would love for you guys to comment what your own culture is! See you guys soon!