Similarities Between Refugees And Immigrants

Chapter five was eye-opening indeed, and your post gives it even deeper meaning. It is true that immigrants and refugees suffer acculturative stress, and that for proper acculturation to occur it is imperative acquiring, at least, basic English. However, through your post, I was able to understand that being an immigrant and not knowing English, was not the worse situation in the world. Also, helped me appreciate more the things that I took for granted. In the same fashion, your experience reaffirms what the book states about the adult generation depending on the younger generation to be able to communicate Although your situation and mine are different, we share several similarities.

Like you, I find myself in a similar situation because