immigrant's
New resident's belonging
Immigrant's is the possessive form of immigrant—a person who moves to a new country to settle permanently.
The apostrophe indicates belonging or association: an immigrant's journey, an immigrant's rights, the immigrant's native language.
It can also form contractions with "is" or "has": The immigrant's been waiting for years.
Legal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- residencyState of dwelling somewhere
status · asylum · deportation · amnesty · documentation · permit · quota · sponsorship
Portable travel container
- trunkMain stem or storage
- bundleGathered items tied together
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- heirloomInherited family treasure
photograph · document · passport · visa · papers · letter · memento · jewelry
Absorbing into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
prejudice · opportunity · struggle · sacrifice · resilience · longing · displacement · alienation
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- accentRegional speech pattern
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
custom · festival · recipe · homeland · motherland · native tongue · bilingual · folklore
Journey by sea
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- borderOuter edge or limit
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
departure · homeland · destination · ship · boat · port · Ellis Island · checkpoint
Funds sent elsewhere
- sponsorFunder of activities
- reunionGathering after separation
- separationState of being apart
- generationAge-defined peer group
ancestor · descendant · relative · petition · sponsorship · elder · grandparent · lineage
naturalization
Legal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
residency · status · asylum · deportation · amnesty · documentation · permit · quota · sponsorship · petition
suitcase
Portable travel container
heirloom · photograph · document · passport · visa · papers · letter · memento · jewelry · clothing
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
discrimination · prejudice · opportunity · struggle · sacrifice · resilience · longing · displacement · alienation · belonging
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- accentRegional speech pattern
cuisine · custom · festival · recipe · homeland · motherland · native tongue · bilingual · folklore · music
voyage
Journey by sea
arrival · departure · homeland · destination · ship · boat · port · Ellis Island · checkpoint · smuggler
remittance
Funds sent elsewhere
- sponsorFunder of activities
- reunionGathering after separation
- separationState of being apart
generation · ancestor · descendant · relative · petition · sponsorship · elder · grandparent · lineage · heritage
- immigrant familiesKin relocated from abroad
- undocumented immigrantsMigrants without legal papers
- illegal immigrantForeign national present unlawfully
- immigrant workersForeign-born employed persons
- new immigrantRecent foreign arrival
- immigrant communitySettlement of relocated foreigners