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I like how the author rewrote based off of her struggles in life the poems by Langston Hughes and Walt Whitman. Her words showed how her immigration to the U.S. greatly impacted herself and the culture she grew up in. She vividly describes her feelings towards the American standards and how she was never able to fit in with them. I also liked how she soon found her place in America through literature.

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This is interesting to me because of her struggles not just as an immigrant, but as a female immigrant who grew up in a time when there was the women’s rights movement. She talks about how education was not something that was valued in her Hispanic culture. Especially not for women. She was also taught to be respectful, but voice her opinion. This can be very difficult considering you don’t want to disrespect your parents or anyone for that matter, but you also want to voice your opinion and show your independence. Which was something the Womens rights movement was fighting for. Something she had to learn how to do. How to speak up not only in Spanish but English. And speak up as a female who still has no role in the family or society. This is what interested me about this article.

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I like how the author formulated her story and message. The way she made it so that any reader could understand and resonate with her message. The way she spoke about her own experiences both out and inside America helps to understand her background.

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This reminds me of my family. Almost of all of my family members have moved from another country to America. At first, it was difficult for them to connect themselves with a new, foreign culture. However, they were able to find their purpose here and celebrate the fact that they were immigrants.

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It is interesting how the one poem by Julia Alvarez was able to put her own twist not just one but two different articles or writing. Julia Alvarez was able to see pieces of the different perspectives and create her own twist on their writings. She also is able to show her personality throughout her writing as their were times where Spanish was spoken.

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It is interesting how Alvarez incorporates a lot of Spanish terms in the poem but immediately translates them for other non-Spanish speaking audiences so that it would be inclusive for everyone in America. I also find interesting how the entire tone of the poem sounds extremely joyful, like she’s writing about both her pride for where she came from and where she is now. Also, the fact that no matter what hardships and discrimination she faced living in America she still feels proud to be in a place where she can be who she wants to be.

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I like how the author found her new place in America through literature. She was not allowed to read as in her culture it was not advised especially for girls but, going to a new country and having to find a way to fit into both was hard. Literature showed her that others did not forget America’s promise to immigrants, and that her new country was not just one but a country made from different cultures all combining into one.

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I like how the author talks about how she was stripped of her identity once she got to America, because it reminds me that sometimes America can be romanticized. We can forget that not everyone has the same experience and have different things going on in their life. It also helps to shed light on the fact that other cultures don’t always feel included and excepted.

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I like how the author is very descriptive and gives us a good idea of what her life was like. She does a great job expressing her emotions which helped me understand the many different hardships she went through. I also liked how she used these hardships as opportunities to create a name for herself and found ways to speak out and tell her story.

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I like how the author uses their personal experience to describe in vivid detail what America is like from the perspective of an immigrant. For example, the author talks about how after coming over to America they had to adjust to attempting to meet their new countries societal norms and the traditions of their country and family. The personal experience that the authors cites not only regards a culture change but their interpretation of important literature such as ‘I, too, sing America’. First hand personal experience is very hard to come by and it adds a different level of reality to literature.

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It is interesting how Alvarez fought through all the difficulties of coming to a new country. She had to overcome a lot like language, culture and her background. When Alvarez came to America, she had to push some of her culture aside and become more like an American to be accepted in the U.S.

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I like how the author adds parts of Spanish language into her writing. This is a unique type of writing which is different from most authors. Doing this does not make the essay targeted to Hispanic people because she also explains the Spanish phrase afterwards. This helps express herself to her readers.

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I like how the author describes her American experience. She describes the beauty in her native culture as well as the beauty of American culture. She also praises Whitman’s writing and Hughes’ writing. Her objective is not to compete with them, but to contribute to the ongoing conversation. There is an overall uplifting tone throughout the essay.

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I like how the author discovered the ‘I, Too, Sing America’ poem. The poem made her realize that she was not alone with her cultural struggles. She started to understand that America is diverse, and people like her should not hide their culture but embrace it.

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This reminds me of my mom. My mom traveled from Nigeria to America by herself to attend college. With this move, she had to adjust to the American culture. Her accent made it difficult for others to understand, therefore making it hard to communicate.

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It is interesting how we can see another side of America through the perspective of an individual from a different background. Alvarez tells us how hard leaving everything behind for a different identity can be for a young person. She tells us that going back and forth between two cultures was difficult, not all people can relate to that. So seeing a different side to a persons life can be really empowering and inspiring.

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I like how her poem includes both Spanish and English. I liked how she also explained the Spanish words so the English speaking audience could understand them. When she uses those words, it helps put across the message that even though she is an immigrant and when she first got to America, she couldn’t speak English. She learned how and it shows that she is also American though she speaks a different language and wasn’t born in America.

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I like how the author interspersed Spanish words throughout the poem because it is an essential part of who she is. She’s acknowledging how she doesn’t have to pick one culture over the other. How both can exist in harmony.

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I like how the author chooses to include her language (Spanish) in the poem to reinforce how proud she is of her culture. She makes it clear that no matter our differences, we are all equally American and deserve respect and kindness. Additionally, I also like that she includes her childhood struggles for acceptance in a new country because it really allows us to sympathize with her and truly understand where she is coming from.

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It is interesting how Alvarez’ view of America and patriotism is different then the mainstream view found in American society. Many Americans believe that freedom was something we earned long ago back George Washington was alive, however Alvarez believes that freedom is something that must be upheld throughout history by our actions. I am inclined to agree. Democracies aren’t static, and need constant maintenance. Many promising democracies have failed because of an apathetic or over assured populace, and many once-dictatorships such as Rojava have become democracies through hard work. Alvarez states in the later part of her essay that her debt to America is helping others preserve their freedom by educating them and inspiring deep thought through literary work.

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I like how the author expresses who she is in her essay. She used a mix of English and Spanish words to show that she still has her Dominican roots. She also explained that literature helps her express her identity, as shown in the poem at the end.

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It is interesting how the author talks about her experience on being an immigrant. She talks about not belonging as she is not really an American girl but she isn’t that same Dominican girl she used to be. I just found it cool how literature was her stress reliever from her identity crisis.

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I like how the author includes words from both English and Spanish. It emphasizes her point on how we are becoming a “planet of cultural hybrids.” It should be normal to express your culture, unlike early America

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It is interesting to see the difference between now and back when this author was growing up in America. She grew up in a time when many immigrants were considered second-class people. I like how the author used a poem that was just meant for 1 group of people and made her owe version that was meant for everybody.

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I like how the author explained how it felt to to come to America as an immigrant and not feel like she belonged anywhere. She wasn’t in her home country, but she was in a new country where she didn't even speak the language. This must have been difficult and I know that can happen to a lot of foreign people when moving to a new place. Throughout this essay, she was helping to make other people who were going through the same thing as her feel more included.

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It is interesting how she uses spanish words in her essay to allude to the fact that she is both American and Hispanic. It has a lot of meaning behind it because she thought she would have to give up her past identity because she moved to America. Doing this is a great way to show how people can come from anywhere and still be a true American.

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It is interesting how she uses spanish words in her essay to allude to the fact that she is both American and Hispanic. It has a lot of meaning behind it because she thought she would have to give up her past identity because she moved to America. Doing this is a great way to show how people can come from anywhere and still be a true American.

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I like how the author merges both Spanish and English in the essay. I think it’s very interesting to read both of the languages in the same passage. It also sort-of gives an insight into how people who grew up learning or knowing multiple languages feel, since you are getting to experience the thoughts that the author put down in both of the languages.

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I like how the author explained her experiences of getting to know a new culture. She talk about how it was easier for her and her sister to get used to the new culture than for her parents. Her parents wanted her to stay “true” to her past culture but soon realized that that wasn’t possible due to the heavy influence everything in America had on her.