Motherland Is Homeland
Homeland is where your ancestors sleep
Residency is your address, where you are living presently. But what are your native traditions, the source of your last name, and what your mother taught you about the old ways at home? What secular and religious holidays and festivals do you annually recognize regardless of location and regardless of the generations in the "now" homeland?
With identity as ethnic group membership comes obligations and commitments to uphold values and support the "Motherland." It is typical for residents of one country to endorse political favor for the motherland. Immigrants send billions home in remittances. Politicians at home instruct immigrants on how to vote in residency nations. Consider this information about motherland support.
Ethnic Enclaves - Home Away From Home
With names like Little Italy, Little Korea or Chinatown it is easy to determine the ethnicity of enclaves
throughout the United States. Enclaves welcome new immigrants from the motherland and help them adjust to life in America. Residents may live in America for 40 or 50 years and never learn English. They can thrive within the protected barriers of life like at home. They are not interested in becoming citizens of America, just safe in a place that does not make demands of them. American enclaves represent every corner of the world.