ABSTRACT
This chapter offers examples of what cross-cultural life is like for the women and provides a glimpse of life in the United States through their eyes. It examines how a society's insistence for acculturation and conformity by new cultural groups builds racism and intolerance. The environment affects many areas of the women's lives and complicates the cross cultural adjustment they are experiencing. The women's preferences visually demonstrate ideas about which they are, the cultural practices with which they are familiar, and the type of climate that is familiar to them. The women's attitudes towards driving reflect the differences in experiences from their home countries. Many of the women went from being a part of the majority religion in their country to a minority religion in the United States. Many women stated their disagreement with the practice of sex education and the apparent acceptance of premarital sex.
