https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:51:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country/page/2#post-1438992 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:06:38 +0000 BSB 1438992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Yeah, I think my sister might be a 1.5 er. Maybe to be fair, she's probably leans toward the higher end. Let's call her a 1.6 or 1.75 er. Haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country/page/2#post-1438972 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:03:53 +0000 BSB 1438972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Ah, my sister is fluent in both languages but she definitely doesn't call Vietnam home. She hardly remembers when she was there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country/page/2#post-1438941 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:58:34 +0000 BKCaribBaby 1438941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st generation. I moved here when I was three. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country/page/2#post-1438569 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:49:38 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1438569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ok it bugged me enough to google it...<br /> ... because we all know Wikipedia is the source of truth for all things... ;) this is what it says --</p> <p><b>1.5 generation</b></p> <p>The term 1.5 generation or 1.5G refers to people who immigrate to a new country before or during their early teens. They earn the label the "1.5 generation" because they bring with them characteristics from their home country but continue their assimilation and socialization in the new country, thus being "halfway" between the 1st generation and the 2nd generation. Their identity is thus a combination of new and old culture and tradition. Sociologist Ruben Rumbaut was among the first to use the term to examine outcomes among those arriving in the United States before adolescence.[2]</p> <p>Depending on the age of immigration, the community into which they settle, extent of education in their native country, and other factors, 1.5 generation individuals will identify with their countries of origin to varying degrees. However, their identification will be affected by their experiences growing up in the new country. 1.5G individuals are often bilingual and find it easier to be assimilated into the local culture and society than people who immigrated as adults.</p> <p>Many 1.5 generation individuals are bi-cultural, combining both cultures - culture from the country of origin with the culture of the new country. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country/page/2#post-1438554 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:47:12 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1438554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: @mrs. wagon: hmm, actually now that i think about it... i wouldn't classify babies as 1.5ers even if they were born in another country. my husband was born in korea and came over at 9 months old, but i would classify him as 2nd generation. i think both of you are right in some ways! there is no distinct, clear, age cut-off line for 1.5ers... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country/page/2#post-1438538 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:44:52 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1438538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: My understanding of the generations is the same as yours!</p> <p>1 = immigrated over from another country<br /> 1.5 = immigrated over at a young age<br /> 2 = born in the states, with parents who were born in another country. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1438531 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:43:36 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1438531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: @mrs. wagon: I would actually label bluestriped bee's sister as a 1.5-er... I thought they were only considered 2nd generation if they were actually born in the states.</p> <p>I'm 2nd generation. Both my parents immigrated from Taiwan post college and attended grad school in the states. They've been here since their mid-20s, and both speak excellent English and Chinese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1438381 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:18:59 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1438381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: work hard, usually in the trades, no vacations or extras, still speak the mother tongue, sacrifice everything for the next generation, extended family is everything... Large families. (I'm the first person on either side of my family to go to college). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1438328 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:58:53 +0000 artsyfartsy 1438328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad's family has been in America so long that we've lost our lineage. Don't even know where we are from. England or Ireland we think. I'm AT LEAST 5th generation and probably much more than that. I know my great great grandparents were born here but that's as far as ancestry.com will take me. </p> <p>My mom's fathers side of the family is Native American. I'm 1/16th I believe...but I don't look like it and we never associated with them so we lost all traditions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1438325 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:56:44 +0000 Mrs. Polish 1438325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Out of curiosity, what is immigrant mentality? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437988 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:19:45 +0000 chopsuey 1437988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I came to America when I was 4 months old! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437952 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:08:47 +0000 yerpie110 1437952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my parents are first generation. They were born in Taiwan and immigrated in there 20's. I am second generation :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437934 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:02:28 +0000 Elderberrygin 1437934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now, 1.5-ish. Came here as an adult, LO was born here and has citizenship. But, unless something dramatic happens and we decide to stay, we'll go back home where I am second generation on my mum's side and many, many generations on my dad's side, and LO will be a dual citizen. </p> <p>Its sort of strange to think about because I'm a non-immigrant alien but after seven years have pretty strong ties to the US, whereas my daughter will likely have no memory of where she was born but is a citizen. Global/ex pat identities are interesting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437909 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:54:16 +0000 pui 1437909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3rd! My mum's parents came from England and Ireland and my dad's parents came from Austria. Both my parents were born in Canada, as was I. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437895 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:51:56 +0000 mrsjazz 1437895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of Mom's side has been here since erm, slavery. :sad:<br /> Dad came to this country as a teenager. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437794 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:32:38 +0000 MediaNaranja 1437794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both sides of my family have been here for a while, with the exception of my grandmother who came here from Poland when she was a young child (5 or 6). All my other relatives came from Ireland. </p> <p>On my dad's side, the earliest relative came over as an indentured servant for Andrew Carnegie.</p> <p>On my mom's side, we're not entirely sure the date they came, but it was before the civil war, since one of the family heirlooms we have is some great-grandfather's discharge papers from the union army :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437782 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:30:42 +0000 lemondrop 1437782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband likes to brag that he married "Mayflower Material" since his family missed the boat LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437756 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:25:01 +0000 cheert16 1437756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3rd! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437710 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:17:12 +0000 mrs. wagon 1437710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: an immigrant comes to a country after they are born.. I'm not positive on where the line is for 1.5 generation since it's not really an official thing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437615 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:05:50 +0000 sandy 1437615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: isn't 1st generation those the immigrates as an adult and 1.5 those that immigrated as babies/kids? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437610 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:04:59 +0000 sandy 1437610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'm confused - I thought 1st generation are those that are foreign-born and immigrate to the US...like my parents who were born, raised and married in Korea but moved to the US and became citizens. And any children they had that were born in the US become the 2nd generation. And any kids they has in Korean and came over to the US as a baby/child is somewhere in the middle and classified as 1.5 generation. </p> <p>I'm 1.5 generation - I was born in Korea but came to the US before I was 2 years old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437331 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:16:05 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1437331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FIRST GEN! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437299 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:10:40 +0000 lamariniere 1437299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure what my math would be. My dad arrived in the US before I was born but my mom was 3rd generation American. Now, my DH, son and I are immigrants/expats in another country, but my daughter was born here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1437023 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:19:04 +0000 BananaPancakes 1437023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea what generation I am, honestly. I know my grandmother's grandmother wasn't first generation, so it's older than that. I know nothing about my mother's bio father's side, and my father passed when I was little and he had no living members at the time, so there's very little info there. I basically know nothing about my bloodlines. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1436917 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:01:51 +0000 LuLu Mom 1436917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know both sets of grandparents were born here, and I'm pretty sure my great grandparents were as well. I know we have Native American blood on my mom's side, however my Great Grandma said she would take it to her grave on how and she did, it was obviously a family scandal back in they day.) I need to find his stuff out, it interests me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1436915 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:01:21 +0000 mrs. wagon 1436915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I think that still counts as 2... I generally view 1.5ers as fluent in both languages and still considers the first country "home"! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1436879 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:54:42 +0000 snowjewelz 1436879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the 1.5... I moved here when I was 13 from HK. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1436878 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:54:40 +0000 BSB 1436878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a 2.0er but my older sister is a 1.5er. </p> <p>ETA: Wait, my sister came over when she was 7. Does that mean she is a 1.0 or 1.5er? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1436869 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:52:39 +0000 Dandelion 1436869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On my mom's side, I'm a 4th generation from Ireland.</p> <p>My dad's family has been here for a much longer time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-an-early-generation-in-your-country#post-1436809 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:37:50 +0000 swedishfish 1436809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, my dad's grandfather came over from Germany in the early 1900s. Others came over in the late 1800s and early 1900s from Ireland and Sweden. The rest of my family has been here since the 1600s (Dutch, English, French, Spanish).</p> <p>ETA - many parts and streets of Brooklyn and Queens are family names. </p>