A Personal Immigrant Story

A Personal Immigrant Story

I had a conversation with a middle aged American woman called Jodi, and I asked her about how her ancestors immigrated to the United States. She told me that her great great grand parents originally came from Germany and Poland, so they were speaking German and Polish. They immigrated to the United States in the last decade of 1800’s. They settled and took Wisconsin as their new home; thereafter, her great grand father was born in Wisconsin. Her great grandfather’s parents were farmers just to provide the fundamental food for their own family.

After her great grandfather became mature, he worked in the construction field. Then, he reached a great financial status, so he shifted from being a worker to became an owner of a building materials’ factory. When he had kids, they worked at the same factory.

In this story we can see hard work and willingness to be in good status in society, living above average level and to be recognized, as most of American people do. For sure Jodi is very proud of her ancestors.

Historical Buildings in Eau Claire

This house is for Kenyon and Larson, and it is located in Garfield Avenue at Third Ward Area. It was built in 1915 with a Californian style with characteristics of Prairie School Architecture. It was recognized by City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission in 1982 to be one of the historical homes in Eau Claire.

The other photo is for another historical house, it is located in Wilson Street at Third Ward Area too. The name of this property is Delos Moon Jr. It has a big beautiful front yard. It was built by Delos Moon Jr. in 1905-08. He was a partner in the Linderman Box and Veneer Company and then became president of the company in 1902. This house was approved by City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission in 1985 to be one of the city's historical homes.

Culture and Institutions

Culture is an integration of values, beliefs and morals that people have, do, or engage into them. The ways life is a part of the culture and this element could identify one culture from another. People are creating these culture's element for a very long time and it may change or be altered throughout time.

Institution is an organization that have people who work in a certain way to accomplish goals. These goals could be for those people themselves or the institutions goals. The way that people work or accomplish work in a particular institution could also identify that institution.


I think that in institutions, the observers may find out that it is similar to culture in many ways. Both culture and institutions are containing people together and applying rhythmic life in each of them in a different way. Both have values, beliefs and morals that make them something unique. They have goals and objectives that both want to achieve, but more likely culture is in life in general, and institutions in work.

So I think that institutions are different cultures but they are part of the whole culture. although I think that every culture has its own identity but institutions, for example religious places, has the same identity in general.

CBA Vs. UWEC

I already graduated with a bachelor's degree from College of Business Administration (CBA) from Saudi Arabia, so I noticed many differences between CBA & UWEC students. CBA don't have many clubs and organizations that students could join to and students don't care about that because most of them want only to finish their program and graduate. On the other hand, UWEC students are so engaged in joining clubs and organizations to get more experience and and it's an essential part of graduation. In working efforts in class, CBA students work alone and rarely you find some work in groups if the instructor of the course ask them to. But UWEC students work in groups because the American educational system is more advanced and that we'll help the students in the future while they'll be working in their jobs in the future.