1. Assimilation Among
Immigrants
Yingxian (Yian) Wang
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3. Jerry Yang
! founder of Yahoo
! from Taipei, Taiwan
! moved to San Jose, California
! came to U.S. at 8 knowing only
one English word “shoe”
! graduated from Stanford
University
! resigned from Yahoo
! net worth of $1.15 billion

4. Indra Nooyi
! born in India
! Yale University’s Graduate
School Management
! worked as receptionist at nights
! attended interviews with a sari
because she couldn’t afford
clothes
! CEO of PepsiCo
! annual salary: $20 million

5. Madeleine Albright
! born in Czechoslovakia
! 64th Secretary of State of the
U.S. from 1997 to 2001
! first female Secretary of State
! highest U.S. government
ranking woman in history
! received Presidential Medal of
Freedom
! chair of Albright Stonebridge
Group

6. Don’t Be Ashamed That
You’re Not Born In U.S.
! be proud of where you come
from
! being an immigrant is not
shameful
! we all have equal rights and
freedom

7. Don’t Be Afraid
! speak out loud
! be thankful when others correct
your mistakes
! the more you speak, the better
you get

8. Ask When You Don’t
Understand
! don’t pretend to know something
when you actually don’t
! be humble and curious

9. Watch TV & Read
More Books
! start by reading picture books
or watching cartoons
! slowly help you learn
! read more = learn more
vocabulary
! learn how people speak by
watching TV

10. Explore Outside of the
Bubble
! don’t just hang out with people
who are the same ethnicity as
you
! make friends with people who are
different from you
! don’t just stick with your own
group