Analysis Of George Washington Carver s The Golden Door...

George Washington Carver once said â€Å"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.† Freedom can be defined in various ways by different people. To many immigrants, America is often seen as that opportunity of freedom, the freedom to learn, the freedom to love, and even just the freedom to exist. In this paper, I will put into words the story behind a second generation female immigrant’s experiences. By using various articles and notes given in class, I will talk about her and her family’s assimilation process and how their freedom involves the power of education. I interviewed a second generation individual for this paper. I shall call her Margo, for the sake of confidentiality purposes. She is currently a high school student. Margo was born in America to two immigrant parents, making her a second generation immigrant (Feliciano Lec 01/04/16). Both of Margo’s parents migrated from Sri Lanka, a small country located by the tip of India. Mar go’s parents came to America to escape the ongoing civil war that was taking place in Sri Lanka. There was a rivalry between the Tamils and the Sinhalese, two groups of people in Sri Lanka. Being Tamil, her family was faced with so many disadvantages, seeing that the Sinhalese were the dominant group. During the war, her family faced a lot of discrimination. Margo’s mom’s brother was shot to death in the middle of the street for no reason at all. Tired of all of the injustices faced, Margo’s parents decided to migrate to the