tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post1282298016318546825..comments2023-09-25T07:18:11.130-07:00Comments on It's All About Balance: Girl in GratitudeAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051174636017409935noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-48312150738104384252010-06-29T18:20:24.713-07:002010-06-29T18:20:24.713-07:00My favorite quote about the immigration issue. . ....My favorite quote about the immigration issue. . .what is it. . . something like "Immigrants have always been a problem--just ask the American Indians." <br /><br />ChristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-4762870218683482832010-06-27T20:22:53.044-07:002010-06-27T20:22:53.044-07:00There are a lot of issues tied up here - race has ...There are a lot of issues tied up here - race has much to do with immigration. I'm an immigrant here, from England but I've rarely felt that and I think that's because I'm white and speak English.<br /><br />I get annoyed about the bubble sheets because they just say "white" and ignore all the ethnicities associated with that. I won't fill out the bubbles unless it's mandatory. Same too now with those bubbles that ask about marital status - why is that information relevant?Mandyhttp://sincemydivorce.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-90954844752751202902010-06-24T17:51:24.013-07:002010-06-24T17:51:24.013-07:00What an interesting post this is April. It is refr...What an interesting post this is April. It is refreshing to read this viewpoint. I did a lot of immigration work as an attorney and met so mny wonderful people who were escaping horrible conditions to come to this country. I have to say many were very hardworkers who sacrificed a great deal to make a dollar, living in terrible conditions because they had no where else to go. <br /><br />For me it was an amazing exposure to the strenght and courage within humans. I get so disheartened when I hear and read horrible statements made by people who just don't get it. This country was founded and created by immigrants. It is its diversity that makes it great. Why have some forgotten that? I agree with you, and also wish if there was any judgment to be made, it should be made on character as opposed to generalized stereotypes. I'm going to have to take a look at this book thanks to your recommendation.Vivianne's Vistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886821534730243576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-1003764735440769112010-06-23T15:33:45.495-07:002010-06-23T15:33:45.495-07:00I, too, have thought that I'd never survive in...I, too, have thought that I'd never survive in another country. And how hard it must be to live somewhere else. Reading Girl in Translation has made me realize that it would be just as difficult to come here as it would for one of us to go somewhere else.Juliehttp://just-precious.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-85278193565034206952010-06-23T14:46:09.091-07:002010-06-23T14:46:09.091-07:00I think that way about a lot of things. How was I...I think that way about a lot of things. How was I so lucky to be born American. How was I so lucky to be born to "normal" parents. How was I born with no birth defects or learinig disabilities. <br />I feel like it is luck of the draw and you can not judge the less fortunate. Perhaps they are the fortunate ones.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06587186690785139860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-53816880208582166732010-06-23T13:49:36.155-07:002010-06-23T13:49:36.155-07:00It's wonderful for me to read about the though...It's wonderful for me to read about the thoughts that my novel has inspired. What a time you had too! Although in some ways, my own life was similar to Kimberly's, I've always felt very lucky as well -- to be in this country and to have all the opportunities that I have had. <br /><br />Best,<br />JeanJean Kwokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146248558757223847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-89316654023282998162010-06-23T07:29:58.926-07:002010-06-23T07:29:58.926-07:00I have a Mexican-American Indian friend who also h...I have a Mexican-American Indian friend who also has always tried to hide the Hispanic aspect of her cultural mix. I never understood why she selected one culture over the other to embrace. Reading this book and then reading the collective blogs has given me so much more insight into different reader viewpoints. Thanks for sharing yours.<br /><br />www.channelingricky.blogspot.comSKY PRINCESShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754246852792388695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-85922689602276953792010-06-22T18:02:25.170-07:002010-06-22T18:02:25.170-07:00Great post! I'll have to look for it once I fi...Great post! I'll have to look for it once I finish the book I'm reading now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-71733702818208604462010-06-22T13:18:43.006-07:002010-06-22T13:18:43.006-07:00I'm actually surprised I haven't run acros...I'm actually surprised I haven't run across this book. I read a lot of books about women growing up as immigrants, especially Asian. In fact, I just finished one. I think what interests me the most is the culture of their families. I've always felt like my family has no real culture (as many plain old American families, I daresay)<br /><br />I think it is lucky that you have a hispanic culture to enjoy, and it's a shame you never learned spanish, or your mother didn't speak more to you as a child. I would love to be fluent in any language.<br /><br />Thanks for the book recommendation, I will definitely be checking it out, and if I can't find at the used bookstore, I will order thru your link.Vinomomhttp://www.vinomom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com