[R23955]

Definitely have not considered any such thing. But as a person raised and educated in the U.S. but with deep family roots elsewhere, I have felt a vague sense of rootlessness at times. I’ve had a successful career here in the U.S., raised a family here, and in almost every way feel thoroughly ‘American,’ but at times feel tugs from ‘the old country’ even though, as a young man, I felt a very definite sense of culture shock and the knowledge that I could never fit in when trying to live ‘back there’ for short periods of time. Another issue that afflicts some of us–particularly when our roots may be in developing countries–is a vague sense of guilt as a professional person for not having stayed to help the country of origin in the developing process. At any rate, I’ve never regretted having ‘made the jump.’ It’s just a vague and occasional and probably purely emotional (irrational?) sense of not quite belonging in either place. I imagine this is a very common thread among the millions of us who have migrated to this country. However, I agree with you that it’s been a silent issue, and that those of us sensitive to it would benefit from an open discussion.

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Name : R23955, Gender : M, Race : White/Hispanic, Age : 69, City : Norwalk, State : CT, Country : United States, Occupation : Retired, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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