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Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
2014
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department / School
English
First Advisor
Sharon Smith
Abstract
This collection explores issues of immigrant identity such as otherness, loneliness, and unhomeliness, and analyzes the pervasiveness of the American Dream in American culture. This work uses the vocabulary of Race theory and Postcolonial theory to offer a fuller understanding of the challenges that immigrants face when attempting to assimilate into the United States. Furthermore, this thesis uses both braided narratives and braided genres to examine three generations of an immigrant family and its experience with America. Collectively, this work assesses the role of the American Dream and how it motivates or complicates immigrant life in the United States of America.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Immigrants -- United States
Identity (Psychology)
American Dream
Immigrants' writings. American
Children of immigrants
Description
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-112)
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
118
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
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Recommended Citation
Kurylo, Sheryl, "They, Too Sing America : Braided Narratives About Immigrants and the American Dream" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1568.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/1568