Cultural Activities: Famous American Authors
The United States, being a country founded on immigrants, often had its own stories told by immigrants or the children of immigrants. Often, the ancestors of American authors had detailed histories...
View ArticleCultural Activities: Political Participation
After you have been a Permanent Resident for a period of time you can then become a citizen with the ability to vote and to run for office, but there are other ways to participate in the political...
View ArticleCultural Activities: American Music
The United States is extremely well known for the unique musical styles that have originated within its borders for the past hundred or so years. One could potentially say that the incredible diversity...
View ArticleCultural Activities: Cultural Outlook on Science
The United States has maintained a rather positive attitude on the use of science and scientific discovery in daily life practically since its inception. Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the...
View ArticleThe Empire State Building Built By Immigrants
The Empire State Building stood as the tallest man-made structure in the entire world and as a symbol of human achievement for forty years, this many people know, but did you know that it was built by...
View ArticleRecreation and the Third Place
A Green Card allows you to live and work indefinitely in the United States, but what does it mean to live in the United States. It isn’t just breathing, eating and sleeping, rather social engagement is...
View ArticleCultural Activities: Visiting Washington D.C.
Permanent Residents are allowed to travel freely throughout the country and there are plenty of wonderful places to visit in the United States. During the summer months many families in the U.S. travel...
View ArticleCultural Activities: Fashion in the U.S.
People from around the world are familiar with American fashion, but did you know that one of the most distinctive features of American fashion was invented by an immigrant? The United States in the...
View ArticleCultural Activities: A Melting Pot
The United States is often likened to a melting pot, or a crucible, to people to illustrate the way that many different kinds of people are part of American culture. Even though these separate parts...
View ArticleDiversity Visa Lottery and Multiculturalism
The Diversity Visa Lottery is a national immigration program designed to bring people from nations who typically don’t immigrate to the United States into the country. Many immigrants find this program...
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