Anthropologists and other scholars who study the immigrant
experience in America have long noted that the American dream
exerts a powerful influence on new arrivals in the country.
These scholars have also pointed out the burden of these dreams
usually falls more heavily upon the shoulders of American-born
children of immigrants. Often immigrant parents are willing to
sacrifice everything, including careers, family, and property,
to pursue new lives in America. Realizing that they may not
achieve the American dream of material success and social...
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