That's what we are. Children of Immigrants -or COI Americans. We are all related in a way - not by blood, but by being a part of this great country's modern mosaic, that has always been called a Melting Pot. It's our parents who brought us here. But, we're the ones who have had to make our own way here, too.
I've interviewed over 20 COI Americans so far and it's been so fascinating to hear how some have had to learn English in school because it wasn't spoken at home; how others have seen good elementary school friends turn into evil strangers, who taunted them in middle school, how some have happily celebrated their families' cultures and religions, while others have rejected them.
The bottom line is that all have enjoyed and appreciate the freedoms the United States has to offer and many, as adults, have embraced some of the family traditions they rejected as children.
America's a great country. Its people are the ones who make it that way.
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True. One of my old friends (She moved to Texas...T.T) used to always talk about her dad and africa....
ReplyDeleteI never thought of it that way COI Americans hahahaha
ReplyDeleteMaybe if Mrs. Panneton came she can tell us about where she lived and how she grew up with her brothers or sisters
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