Question

Tell The Story Of An Immigrant Imagine that you know this immigrant (perhaps it is you). Write the story of this person’s life.

ANSWER these question when writing the essays?
• Why did he or she come to the United States?
• Where did they come from?
• What are their hopes and dreams in coming to this new country?
• Did they leave their families behind in their former country?
• Are they happy, or afraid, or hopeful, or worried?
• What do they think about?
• What do they hope to accomplish in life?
• Will they have a hard or easy life in this country?
• What will be their future?
• What kind of work will they do?
Will they get married and have a family?

Answer 1

1. She came to the US for better work opportunities.

2. She came from the Philippines.

3. Their hopes and dreams in coming to this new country is for a better life and easier flow of income to help family back home.

4. Yes.

5. Happy, hopeful, and worried.

6. They think about how going to the US is the first step to the change in their lives financially.

7. They hope to attain success in life.

8. They will have a hard life in this country because there is no escape to discrimination which will probably limit their work opportunities.

9. Their future depends on the decisions they make.

10. Their work will be an accountant or financial manager in a bank.

11. Yes.