Out Of Many‚ One “Two Ways to Belong in America” published in the New York Times in 1996‚ written by Bharati Mukherjeee is her personal experience about how she decided on becoming an American citizen and her sister Mira’s decision to keep her Indian citizenship‚ and live as legal resident is the USA. This story was written to address various changes in immigration laws during that time when the American government decided to restrain legal residents living in the United States from some rights
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In Two Ways to Belong in America‚ two sisters from Calcutta‚ Mira and Bharati migrated to the United States to work and obtain a visa. Bharati’s sister‚ Mira had a hard time adjusting to the immigration laws of the United States. Mira shares the following with her sister Bharati‚ “I feed used‚” Mira raged on the phone the other night. I feel manipulated and discarded. This is such an unfair way to treat a person who was invited
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influences the way we see things. Like in “Two Ways to Belong in America” Mira is influenced by her family’s Indian culture. Even though she lives in the U.S. she choses to stay an Indian citizen and stay with the culture she grew up with. Even when her sister went from their Indian culture to American culture‚ she kept the same views she had when she came to the United States of America. You can tell this by when she tells Bharati over the phone “For over 30 years‚ I’ve invested my creativity and professional
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text Two Ways to Belong in America states‚ “who have lived in the United States for some 35 years…I am an American citizen and she is not. I am moved that thousands of long-term residents are finally taking the oath of citizenship (3‚ Mukherjee). Bharati was not born in America she was born in Calcutta‚ India. She then earned her citizenship in American and is now considered an America. Just because a person is not born in a certain place doesn’t mean they are not considered that. As you look at everyone
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were born in India‚ moved to the United States to receive a college education. While in America‚ Mira kept her Indian culture by marrying an Indian man and staying a legal immigrant to the US to stay true to her culture. Bharati decided to become an American citizen and even marry a Canadian-American man. The decision to choose which culture to adapt to impacted the girls lives in two different ways. Bharati had to deal with what her family would think because she was marrying a white man‚ but she was
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both the sistesrs have different responses to their alienation in America. Mira responded to her alienation because she was upset that immigrants needed to be a citizen. As stated‚ “This is such an unfair way to treat a person who was invited to stay and work here because of her talent.” (Page 274). Mira did not agree with becoming an citizen because she wanted to stay India instead of becoming American. Unlike Mira‚ Bharati embraced the idea of becoming a citizen. “She is happier to live in America
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that environment. 5. In “Two Ways to Belong to America” do you think Mukherjee respects her sister’s decision? From your perspective‚ which sister has made the right choice? Yes‚ the sister that made the right choice is Bharati. Mira wanted to remain an Indian‚ and Bharati wanted to become an American. Bharait knew staying in another country and you are not an immigrant from
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opting… and renouncing 3‚000 years (atleast) of caste observant ‘pure culture’ marriage in the Mukherjee family”(Muhkerjee89). Even though she was born and raised an Indian she did not want to choose the traditional Indian spouse. In contrast‚ her sister Mira even after becoming an American citizen was still attached to her Indian descent. “After 36 years as a legal immigrant in this country‚ she clings passionately to her Indian citizenship and hopes to go home to India when she retires”(Mukherjee89).
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Although walking different paths‚ they ended in similar places: Mira felt betrayed by America since she devoted her almost entire career into American education system but had to face the new rules curtailing benefits for legal immigrants like her; Bharati‚ the author of this article‚ although not yet compromised by this country politically‚ had undergone a hard time fitting into the community that she was supposed
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Culture always informes the way a person views the world. Culture is everywhere from clothing to entertainment to the people you meet. You’re culture represents what you’re about and what you do. People are always being judged on their interest‚ language‚ clothing‚ and skin color. At the same time people are also being labeled because of their culture for the same thing. Some may believe that culture barely informs the way a person others and the world. In Gurinder Chadha’s film‚ Bend It Like
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