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I think the mentality is different. Our great grandparents did their best to make sure the kids spoke great English and tried to get them to become American as
by sanex 2y ago
I think the mentality is different. Our great grandparents did their best to make sure the kids spoke great English and tried to get them to become American as possible. Today we encourage the kids to speak their mother tongue. Sure it's great for job prospects and to keep it's not about what language they speak as much as the mentality about becoming an American and leaving the home country behind.
- ceejayoz 2y agoEvery new wave of immigrants in the US has had this criticism levied at them, from the Germans (https://www.history.com/news/anti-german-sentiment-wwi https://www.history.com/news/anti-german-sentiment-wwi) to the Irish (https://www.history.com/news/when-america-despised-the-irish-the-19th-centurys-refugee-crisis https://www.history.com/news/when-america-despised-the-irish...) to the Chinese (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act) to the Indians to the Italians (https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/januaryfebruary/feature/what-sets-italian-americans-other-immigrants https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/januaryfebruary/feature/...) to the Poles (https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/25/archives/polishamericans-mounting-counterdrive-against-stereotyping.html https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/25/archives/polishamericans-...). Every one of those waves saw the second and third generation speak English and be heavily Americanized. It always happens.
- sanex 2y agoYou're probably right and I'm just drawing conclusions I shouldn't based on one aspect of my personal experience being married to an immigrant.