Publication Date
4-2013
Abstract
Learning and experiencing the culture of a country for an immigrant is quite different than for someone who has grown up in that country and culture. Most native citizens take the differences for granted, but for immigrants, these variations can cause feelings of alienation in a new culture. Beginning my research, I wanted to learn what becoming an American was like. The end result of my research showed that being an American does not simply mean being born here or acquiring citizenship. It also entails adapting to certain recognizable aspects of the U.S. culture, and one does not need to be born here to learn that.
Disciplines
Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Brandt, Helen '14, "American by Citizenship or American at Heart? An analysis of becoming an “American” as seen through the eyes of an Indian-American immigrant" (2013). Outstanding Ethnographic Research Projects. 13.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/anth_ethno/13