Read the passage from the essay "War Stories: A Bosnian-American Retraces Her Father’s Footsteps.”The more American my father became, the easier it was to forget that I was Bosnian. When I was little, he still held Old World sensibilities, distinctly Bosnian mannerisms and a heavy accent. I was well into elementary school when English began to dominate our conversations, both in public and at home.The Bosnian language slowly faded from us both. When I was in college I noticed that my father’s accent was gone.When I tried to conjure up a sentence in Bosnian after years of neglecting it, I could not. Suddenly, years of words, stories and jokes I had grown up with were gone, swept away to the inner corners of my mind where memories go to die.Which challenge experienced by Bosnian refugees does this passage describe?
Answer
A
loss of customs and traditions from assimilation
B
mental health issue related to the trauma of displacement
C
lack of refugee status due to a change in the political climate
D
difficult adjustment to American life due to a language barrier
Explanation
The passage describes the father and daughter gradually using English more and losing their Bosnian language, along with the memories and stories associated with it. This shows how assimilation can lead refugees to lose customs and cultural traditions from their homeland. It does not describe a language barrier preventing adjustment; instead, English increasingly replaces Bosnian.
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