My Digital Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HL3lQzxfDg

Here is my digital story in which I enjoyed making even though I had problem getting a hang of iMovie at first try. I learned a lot about my aunt from this project. I also learned a lot from others and how you should enjoy and embrace where you came from. I also hope the songs in which I included in my video helped reach people. As much as I loved my final project I wish to not be included in the ebook but hope my fellow classmates do.

What it means to be American?

After watching all of the presentations on what it is to be american I had to ask myself what it meant to be American to me? I have lived in America all my life and till this day I still have no idea how or what it means to be American. American is defined by being a native or citizen in the United States. which is true but what happen to are so called American Dream? If a foreigner ever asked me I would probably say to be an American it means to be free. But are we really free? I thought about Langston Hughes poem "Let America Be America Again" and how he wishes that America could go back to the time where we were free. At the same time he says that America was never America to him at times I know what he means. I feel living in America for me is yes a place to have better opportunities then other countries but we say we want to help immigrants here but be so quick to send them back too. 

I guess you can say I am still in the process of finding myself. I do classify myself as an American but only because where I reside. When it all comes down to it everyone does and will have there own definitions in which they believe is being American. I know I am still trying to define it for myself that I may or may not come to an conclusion with it but I am happy to keep trying.