Wednesday, March 30, 2016

When speaking about ethnic enclaves, the most prevalent would have to be Chinatown. The Chinatowns around America have been proving to be going strong. these neighborhoods have been strong due to the increasing number of Asian immigrants and of course, tradition and language.


http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/09/how-has-chinatown-stayed-chinatown.html

Monday, March 21, 2016

How Immigration Changes Language, 3/21

People nowadays are starting to worry about the survival of their own language. This concern is becoming more prominent, especially when people move away from home. In situations like that, people have  natural responses to either preserve their language, or they try to assimilate. I find it all too familiar with language being killed off because I am definitely one of those people who didn't take on my parent's native tongue. Apparently it's not an uncommon sight to see nowadays.

In the article, it talks about how immigration plays a big role in the loss of language, and even the change of language. For example, in America we have something called "Taglish", which is a combination of Tagalog and English. Taglish came into play when families tried to teach their sons and daughters Tagalog when their first language was English. English was thrown in, in hopes the kids would understand what their parents were actually talking about.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Seeking Citizenship to Vote Against Trump, 3/16

Many Latinos are seeking citizenship in order to vote against Republican Front Runner Donald Trump. The whole nation is aware of Donald Trump and all of his antics. When it comes to being a group of people Trump likes to single out and target, it comes to no surprise that Latinos want to band together and fight against him.

I personally think it's a great idea. This motivates immigrants, no matter of race, to be proactive and become a citizen and hinder such a horrible person of becoming the next leader of the United States.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/us/trumps-rise-spurs-latino-immigrants-to-naturalize-to-vote-against-him.html?_r=0