There is, unfortunately, a great number of poor countries in the world nowadays. That is why, trying to find better conditions for living, people leave their homes and move to some other countries. Living there, they are influenced by the culture of these countries and even follow it, trying to become part of society. Americanization is the process of this kind. Under the influence of society, mass media, pop culture, and films, people adopt the American manner of behavior, tastes, and even some holidays and traditions connected with them. To understand the peculiarities of Americanization better, it is possible to analyze several books devoted to this issue. The story Bringing Asha Home by Uma Krishnaswami and Jamel Akib is also devoted to this question. However, it describes it from another perspective. The whole story centers around the expectation of one family. They wait for a baby girl to come from India (Krishnaswami and Akib 4). It is obvious that the whole family wants it and they will really love this baby. However, it is also obvious that this little creature will rise in America and obtain all peculiarities of its culture. Moreover, she will take America as her home. Being born in India, she will forget its traditions and customs. That is why it is possible to say that the process of Americanization is also shown in this story. The next work under analysis is the story Have a Good Day Cafe by Ginger and Frances Park. The story centers around a Korean family that earns money selling food with the help of food cart. It becomes obvious that mother, father, and their son live in America for a long time, while their grandmother has just come here. She misses her home very much, uses a lot of Korean words, and tries to find some similarities between the two countries (Park and Park 5). However, her grandson does not have the same feelings. He considers America to be his home and does not want to come back. The author touches the issue of two homes, however, showing that there is no such problem for a small boy who is already naturalized and accepted peculiarities of another culture, while his grandmother still tries to save Korean traditions. The story The Favorite Daughter by Allen Say centers around a girl. Her name is Yuriko. She is half Japanese, that is why she has such an unusual name. One day, she brings her photo in cherished kimono, which underlines her onliness and belonging to some other culture. However, children laugh at her, and she tries to refuse Japanese culture. Besides, her father calms her down, explaining peculiarities of their culture and showing that their customs are the thing that makes them unique (Say 7). The story shows another side of Americanization. The girl is obviously the representative of American culture, as its influence on her is extremely strong. However, she is also taught to be proud of her belonging to Japanese culture. It is possible to say that she will try to save this feeling and her mentality will develop under the influence of two cultures. This girl will be able to call the USA her home, however, Japan will always be the place where her ancestors were born. Cogitations of a young Chinese girl, who are born in America, about the 4th of July is shown in the story Apple