Many Immigrants and people of different race are affected by assimilation everyday in American. Assimilation is a process of a person modifying their life so they can fit in where ever they live, so they're not seen different from other people. The people who takes part in assimilation feels the need to change who they are so they don't have to be oppressed for being different. By doing this they lose who they are whether it's the way they dress, the way speak, or what language they speak, culture, and religion. They lose their identity. For example; a person who wears a turban because it's part of their culture in the Middle East. But when that person come to America, they begin to get funny looks from other people who are different, because they simple don't understand or they might start to stereotype and think that person is a terrorist just because he or she wears a turban. Because of this they stop wearing it so they don't have these problem. They try to blend in so they don't stick out like a so thumb. I feel like this shouldn't be the case with anyone, no one should have to change their aspects of life so they can just fit in. A person should embrace their culture because it's who they are as a person, it's their way of life.
In the text "Blaxicans" by Richard Rodriguez and "Two Ways to Belong in America" by Bharati Mukherjee, they both talk about assimilation. Even though Bharati doesn't state it in her text, her sister Mira is having a difficult time with assimilating and becoming a American citizen. I feel that because Mira is so attached to her Indian culture she feels that if she becomes a American citizen she will lose her identity as a Indian so she refuses to change. Bharati on the other hand doesn't have the same perspective, she welcomes the American culture in her life and makes it her own way of life. Richard talks about how he's not in favor of assimilation but recognize assimilation. He experesses his feeling about assimilation by saying...