Blog Post 5

I define American culture as a culture that thinks they are the best. Even when others prove to americans that they're culture is better we won't except it. We think we are the best and that everyone should follow our way of life. Immigrants are viewed as a lesser person in the media. We think that because they are immigrating into our country that we are super great sense they all want to be here. However the main reason that most people immigrate is because the place that they live currently or used to live is unjust. USA is supposed to be "free" and have "justice for all" but this is very rarely the case. Children of immigrants are represented as dumb because they weren't raised here. People think that America is so superior compared to everywhere else, so when someone is labeled as an immigrant they are thought of at not as good as a "true american" ironically everyone besides the Native American are immigrants to America.

In the photo there is an immigrant posing for a picture to try to portray their feelings. The photo is also set up to give you some clues on where these people are from. This photo reminds me of my phone case because my phone case has a really cool elephant on it as well. This photo suggests that children immigrants are depressed. Someone else could interpret this photo as cool because the painting in this photo are very interesting. This is related to Garcia Girls because in the book the girls are stripped of their dominican culture and forced to learn American cultural norms. In this photo it looks like the girl is sad that she has to do the same thing that the Garcia girls went through.