African Americans vs. the Vietnamese
Immigrant groups have contributed much toward shaping America's history, often against considerable odds. My family, who were descendents from Vietnam, can certainly relate to the experience that African Americans faced as they migrated north. They have shared many similar experiences, though differences can be easily identified. Most immigrants came to seek personal freedom or relief from persecution, while others arrived to flee war, civil unrest, and various oppressive regimes. Some even experienced prolonged periods of violence and turmoil, but redefined themselves, as well as America in the process. They proved that the United States provided them with opportunities which aided them to greatly contribute to the nation.
The Vietnamese and the Blacks faced very contrasting difficulties upon arrival. The Vietnamese began migrating to the United States in the 1970's and 1980's while the Blacks to migrated North in the early 1920s. My......
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