The readings depict the journey of some of the main immigrant groups in America during the time. What I found interesting was how the wealthier middle class immigrants, unlike the peasant immigrants, needed to give up their own culture in order to be viewed as middle class by their fellow middle class Americans (or those who have already assimilated). What would those who connect strongly to their ethnic culture but had to maintain their middle class lifestyles had to say/felt about their situation?

Samantha Chiu