Between Two Worlds: An Immigrant Story

This essay is a personal narrative of events depicting the challenges of migration when one is wedged between two distinct societies, living as an immigrant in the United States and still bound by the family values and norms of the native homeland. It gives a nuanced understanding, an inside look from the viewpoint of the storyteller who has experienced the events in real time and space, as these were effected by historical time, society, and culture. It is a detailed account highlighting the intersection of gender, family, ethnicity, and culture that affects the process of migration as immigrants traverse between opposing and different cultures. It is a prototype of an essential American story