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Originally posted by Rudey
Lifesaver, I arrived on American (our) shores in the late 1980s, got my green card, took ESL, and got my citizenship finally when I was in college.
-Rudey
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I didnt mean it to be a dick. I meant that so many are ready to forget that none of us are from here. I think my favorite political cartoon that illustrates this showed a white business man telling an asian man that he 'needed to go back where he came from." The native american next to the white business man says to him (white guy) "Great! I'll help you pack." lol.
Everyone becomes really americanized after a few generations here anyway. I dont think speaking other languages is the end of the world.
Kudos to you for getting your citizenship. I have been to two ceremonies where friends got their citizenship. One was from Mexico, the other was from Bangladesh.
Just outta curiosity, how many languages do you speak? What was your native language. (PM me if you dont want to put it on the main board) If you came from an area that spoke many languages, do you feel it leads to the acceptance of others (by speaking multiple tounges) or do you think its divisive?