Immigration

The Harsh Truth of Being a First-Generation American That No One Talks About

Helen Hensell
3 min readDec 17, 2023

It’s neither good nor bad…

Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash

When you have one or two immigrant parents, you often have to play a balancing act. To the outside world, you have to show them that you are as American as everyone else. From how you speak and the way you carry yourself, you have to fit in. Not doing so can set…

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Helen Hensell

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