Assimilation Among Immigrants

Yingxian (Yian) Wang ENG 201

Jerry Yang !   founder of Yahoo

!   from Taipei, Taiwan

!   moved to San Jose, California

!   came to U.S. at 8 knowing only one English word “shoe”

!   graduated from Stanford University

!   resigned from Yahoo

!   net worth of $1.15 billion

Indra Nooyi !   born in India

!   Yale University’s Graduate School Management

!   worked as receptionist at nights

!   attended interviews with a sari because she couldn’t afford clothes

!   CEO of PepsiCo

!   annual salary: $20 million

Madeleine Albright !   born in Czechoslovakia

!   64th Secretary of State of the U.S. from 1997 to 2001

!   first female Secretary of State

!   highest U.S. government ranking woman in history

!   received Presidential Medal of Freedom

!   chair of Albright Stonebridge Group

Don’t Be Ashamed That You’re Not Born In U.S.

!   be proud of where you come from

!   being an immigrant is not shameful

!   we all have equal rights and freedom

Don’t Be Afraid !   speak out loud

!   be thankful when others correct your mistakes

!   the more you speak, the better you get

Ask When You Don’t Understand

!   don’t pretend to know something when you actually don’t

!   be humble and curious

Watch TV & Read More Books !   start by reading picture books

or watching cartoons

!   slowly help you learn

!   read more = learn more vocabulary

!   learn how people speak by watching TV

Explore Outside of the Bubble !   don’t just hang out with people

who are the same ethnicity as you

!   make friends with people who are different from you

!   don’t just stick with your own group