AMERICAN ACCEPTANCE OF BOSNIAN REFUGEES

American Acceptance of Bosnian Refugees

American Acceptance of Bosnian Refugees

Pros and Cons

Bosnian Americans frequently look for higher learning and better employment opportunities. Many also Americanize their names which are hard for Americans to speak. Earlier immigrants are often surprised to discover that immigration officers had Americanized their names on the documents admitted into the country. Bosnian refugees face many challenges in the United States. They should start learning a new language, new customs and new skills. A refugee from Bosnia-American describes this adjustment St. Petersburg Times that "in some way as a blind man ...