Do immigrants parents force their children to maintain their native culture because they are afraid of losing?
112704
Not just " afraid of"It's fun to have muti culture background. That"s all about in the U.S.A..
890759
b/c they think their cool.......but at the same time theres all those desis living in india forgetting their own culture so can you really blame them?\n\nI'm way more cultured (raised in American since the age of 9 and now 22) than the kids raised in india their whole life.  I go to the temple every sunday, respect my parents, will have an arrange marriage, live with my husband's family, no partying, no drinking, no smoking, i love cooking..............like seriously, is it soo hard???? So I guess the question should now be, why are the kids being raised in india more "westernized" than the kids that actually grow up in a westernized world.
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My parents immigrated to the United States from India in 1991. I was four years old. I grew up in the U.S., but my culture still plays a huge role in my life. We still carry on all the traditional customs as they do in India.\nI learned the language very quickly because I was so young when we moved here. I did all my schooling in the US, so my English is very good.\nOne piece of advice I would give to a newly arrived immigrant is to try and find some people from their country. This will lessen the culture shock and will make them feel more at home. Also, these people will be able to help them out, as they have probably been in a similar situation.
1071902
I agree with you.  Three of my grandparents were born in Europe...two in non-English speaking countries..  My mother's parents both learned to speak English.  My mother never learned how to speak their languages...German and Swedish.  \n\nYou asked, "If you love your native country so much, then why did you leave?"  To that I would add a second question...."Why don't you go back?"
90836
Well, I guess that every one learns from the other one.\nHowever, if you think about it, when some one come to the USA. They need to learn The constitution, and ajust them self to the USA culture, so it is not realy a change on the American Folks, is more to the Immigrant more, I know some times folks say that it is changing the way we do things...
1095570
The kids can sense the tension. And while it will hurt them for awhile if their parents split in the long run it will be better for them. My parents stayed together for me. But I knew they weren't happy. It tore me apart inside.
991359
well it wouldn't be so bad if you wanted to join another culture. if it's what you want then go for it, but if the people say no to what you want to go into, the just ask questions, stating things like why and things. also tell them your parents don't have a certain culture and you want to be a part of something. so just have an awesome time being who you want to be in your culture and in the world.
533540
More power to them!  My ancestors (and yours probably) came from another country, did not speak English and more than likely had an accent.  People who come to the US generally WANT to learn English, but learning a new language is very difficult, particulary for adults.  Give the new immigrants a generation or so to assimilate.
40468
I'm sure they did when they first got here, but over time people didn't teach languages other than English to their children.  This often happens as a natural process when more than one language is available in the environment; people always want to learn the language of power, and ignore any others.  It's sad but true.  That's why I hope that people who read my answer will choose to continue speaking other languages, if they know them.  People are often worried about messing up their kids, but it doesn't mess them up.
413820
Sorry that you had to endure that. The truth is that not only Americans, but some amount of people from all cultures have these prejudices. And they even have these prejudices against people who have no say-so in who they are, for example if your parents happen to be of different races, these prejudiced people often are rude to the child who had nothing to do with their parents' decision to have children. The best thing to do is ignore them without being rude--you don't want to engage them in any fights. And remember that prejudice is based on ignorance, so you will more than likely not be able to reason with them. Ignore them and live your life. And best of luck to you and your wife.
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My son was born in Poland. His mother is polish, I'm Dutch. The time his mother and I were married we raised him bilingual. He know speaks both languages fluently, so he can understand both sides of the family. I think it's important to keep connected with your roots this way (too)
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I think they feel that by displaying the american flag(which is where they're not from) will make their culture magicaly dissappear. Which is crap because you yourself has to deny your culture, no one can take it away from you. I agree with you. I know people who want to be here and try hard to learn english and then you have others who could care less. what if the american all went to one other country and didn't try to do what they do. they wouldn't like that one bit.
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Children learn from their parents I have always been told.\nTo me it is just a game, if we lose. we lose there is always another game.. But when you get a bunch of ill mannered players together that have never been able to control their tempers under any situation, how do you expect them to behave proper when playing any game.\nAnd then they say will we are sorry, if they were sorry they should never have done it in the first place.\nAgain they don't understand where their children have learned bad habits and bad sportsmanship. The players should look in a mirror and see where the kids learned it from...
433936
I cannot stand when these people come to our country (USA) and then try to force THEIR culture on US.  If they are so proud of their heritage and their culture and way of life, they can JUST STAY WHERE THEY CAME FROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
227720
For the teenager who's parents are immigrants,... LOVE THEM FOR WHO THEY ARE AND TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT, you don't know what kind of life they lived and all that has to do with what makes them who they are now.  So don't try to change them into anything else. Just try to understand they did the best they could with what they had and with what knowledge they recieved. It may not be perfect but if they love you then just accept them for what they did for you.  For one thing in order to raise you, you don't know what kind of sacrifices, let me rephrase that, SACRIFICES they made and still make for you.  They could do what a lot of  people like to do and just think of themselves and get what they want but they probably didn't and gave what they could to make you who you are.  So once again, just love them and screw the american culture it's all selfish and self serving nowadays anyway.
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staying for the sake of the kids will not give them any benefit, as time goes on and your kids grow they will notice things arent how they should be and will in time feel awkward, and often end up rebelling against both parents, some even leave home asap, i know quite a few old school mates who had done this, growing up in the kind of environment that you have at home now.......
577440
Culture is different in India, so I have to respect that.  But, as an American woman who is 26, I do whatever I think is right for me and don't worry so much about what my parents think.  I also don't live in my parents' house.  Don't get me wrong, I still listen to my parents' advice.  But, I take it in stride and weigh it against my own opinions and feelings.