By: Raymond Li
Many people from all
over the whole world came to America for many different reasons.
They come for religious freedom, salvation, for the future
of their children and for financial opportunities.
But above all, people
come to America for a better life because America is full of opportunities.
My family immigrated to the United States because they wanted
to make more money and provide a better future for me. In order
to make that happen, they had to work extra hard just to make
ends meet. My parents worked so hard that even I didn't see them
for a while. I go to school early in the morning and they would
be sleeping. When I came home after school, they would be at work;
my mom would come home around 7 p.m. and my dad would be home
at around 11 p.m.
For the past hundred
years, people all over the world came to America with the dream
of striking it rich. In the 1850s California was the center of
attention in the United States because of the Gold Rush. A majority
of Chinese came over for gold but ended up working on the railroads.
Although some may have succeeded on striking it rich and headed
back to their home country, others stayed behind despite racist
acts towards them. People still continue to come to America for
the dream of making it rich. But nowadays, people come for more
than money, they come for the religious freedom, education, for
the future of their children or perhaps salvation.
People's minds are clouded
with constant survival and their reason for being here. They are
easily mixed into the American culture. America is a melting pot, where most cultures are lost
in the ever-changing society.
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