- Q: How old were you when you first moved to the United States?
A: “I was 16 years old at the time.”
- Q: What was your first impression/thoughts of where you had moved?
A: “I was scared and excited at the same time. I barely knew the language and there were foreign faces all around me. Not only were the people new but they were a mixture of all different cultures.”
- Q: Did you often think about wanting to go back to your native homeland?
A: “In the beginning I constantly wanted to return home. Everything I did felt incorrect and I thought I would never fit in. People gave me strange looks at first because of the way I dressed. I kept thinking that no one was going to like me. I was proved wrong as I made more and more friends.”
- Q: What was your hardest battle as an immigrant child?
A: Getting a part time job was probably my hardest challenge. Native citizens were usually offered the jobs I had interviewed for and I was constantly striving to reach their level. It felt that no matter how hard I tried, they would always have an advantage over me.
- Q: What was the process for your family to come here?
A: It was a very long waiting process. The paper work was very complicated and they constantly kept finding some sort of error in them to send us back. My parents had to spend every cent they had saved to get people to sign papers and approve our request to move over seas.
- Q: How different were you treated when you arrived in the U.S.?
A: Aside from the strange looks I got, I felt as if I was treated unequally and as if I was up to no good. Since they could barely understand me, they acted as if I had no idea what I wanted or that I knew what I was talking about.
- Q: What is the most help you received throughout your journey and from who?
father and helped him find a job. He would also bring treats and dinner
over that his wife had made since we barely had enough money for food. I
am extremely thankful that we had met him and his family.
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