Ana Andrade Research Paper

Ana Rubia Andrade is a 20 year old Brazilian American. She was born in Brazil and then immigrated to the United States of America in 2002 at the young age of 6. Ana went with her younger brother, her parents, and her aunt on a 10 hour airplane trip and arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She stayed in Florida for one year before relocating to Saugus, Massachusetts an area where some family friends were also living in. Her family decided to move due to economic problems. The United States offered better opportunities to become successful. This is demonstrated in Ana’s aunt situation because her aunt was a nurse in Brazil and made less money there then when she worked part time at a gym in America. The Andrade family has not regret the decision to immigrate to America. Ana is just one example of thousands of immigrants that come into the United States of America yearly. One major highlight of the interview was Ana’s adamant view that immigrants are apart of American culture and enrich America not threaten it. Ana is very politically active and fights hard for
While I am not an immigrant myself my parents and older brothers are, so I feel like I also have to do more work to be a “true American.” This is because a lot of people refer me more as a Brazilian than an American. So the things I do could influence people’s opinions of Brazilians and immigrants as a whole. I also am similar to her because my parents English are not superb, so I had to learn to speak English the same way as Ana through books and watching children TV shows. I contrast with Ana because I do not face the problems she faces in terms of discrimination. People already assume negative things about Ana because of her skin color which I do not also receive. I have the liberty to freely go to friend’s houses without their parents not wanting me there which could be different for