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Kimberly and her Ma leave Hong Kong and come to New York

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no English

debt

squalid apartment

hard work

double life

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Brooklyn, New York

Chinatown sweatshop

American school

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Kimberly Chang and her mother

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Seven years ago, Me (Minh Vu), my younger brother and dad came to California from Vietnam. My mother still lives in Vietnam.

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My English that time wasn't good.

We don't have a car until four months later.

Low finances

(Minh Vu)

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We live in San Jose, California. We worked at my uncle's restaurant and share room with another family. We went to work and school buy bus or Uber. That time was tough, however, we still very lucky than a lot of people because we still have a job and nice bed to sleep.                                                                    (Minh Vu) 

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I have my brother and whole daddy's family side live near-by but I still want my mom live with me also.

(Minh Vu)

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Ten years ago , me(Aihua) and my husband left China and came to California .

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At that time ,I was pregnant and my English wasn't good . No job (Aihua)

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We lived in San francisco ,California . Because I was pregnant so I need to front and back between home and hosiptal . Because My husband needed working everyday ,so I alway used my poor English to asked for help when I was loss.Luckly , I always meet nice people who help me on the street .(Aihua)

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Husband and me(Aihua).

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I came to America from yemen. The last time i been to yemen was over 17 years and I came to Oakland . I came to America to get an education and to start a career for myself. The biggest challenge was having a hard time learning english the language barrier made it hard for me. The main people in my life are my family. - gamalah munassar

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My name is Huichan. I'm from China. I immigrated to the United States with my husband in 2019. We now live in Oakland and have a daughter who is in the first grade of elementary school. My parents, brothers and friends are all in China.

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I miss my parents and my brother but I can't go back to visit them often. I'm not good at English, so I have difficulty communicating with school teachers and finding a job.

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We live in Oakland, where my husband works and my daughter goes to school. I‘m currently attending Laney College.

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We are a family of three, me, my husband and my daughter.

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I moved to the United States from Taiwan about two years ago for challenging myself.

-Kylie Tsao

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The regular English conversation talking speed is so fast. It's very difficult for me to answer and talk on the phone.

-Kylie Tsao

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Laney college

Los Angeles

Oakland

Taiwan

-Kylie Tsao

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My aunt and uncle

My cousin

My parents

-Kylie Tsao

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My name is Herline Ulysse , i came to america from Haiti  by an  haitian humanitarian parole last year precisely october 27 .                                              Herline Ulysse

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My name is Herline Ulysse , i came to america from Haiti  by an  haitian humanitarian parole last year precisely october 27 .                                              Herline Ulysse

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i've begun to learn english in haiti but it was a little struggling because i took my cna class after 3 months here when the instructor taught me i understood only 55 or 60 % cause their accent i take more time to understand i was so consistent after my cna class i kept going to go at berkeley adult school and i woke up so early to study because of it was an acceleration sometimes i had doubt on myself my confidence was so low and no friends to practice english.Herline 

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i've begun to learn english in haiti but it was a little struggling because i took my cna class after 3 months here when the instructor taught me i understood only 55 or 60 % cause their accent i take more time to understand i was so consistent after my cna class i kept going to go at berkeley adult school and i woke up so early to study because of it was an acceleration sometimes i had doubt on myself my confidence was so low and no friends to practice english.Herline 

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i live in california because of my family was living at this place so i joined them.                                       Herline         

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i live in california because of my family was living at this place so i joined them.                                       Herline         

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my parents my cousin my auntie and me.                             Herline

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my parents my cousin my auntie and me.                             Herline

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1. Plot: What is your story of coming to America mainly about? Write it in one sentence. My mainly coming to America is about, my family.

2. Conflict: What challenges have you faced? The challenges that I have faced is that I don't speak English and I didn't know how write or speak.

3. Setting: Where are the main places in your immigration story? I am from Qatar.

4. Characters: Who are the main Senan Alajji.

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Coming to the United States as a family of 5 with little English but a huge family that welcomed us.

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The language barrier makes it hard to communicate on regular basis from workplace to school.

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San Francisco to Oakland Chinatown as how two places different in their own unique ways.

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A family of 5 including myself, my wife, and my three children. But also my parents and siblings that have been here longer than me.

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My name is Hana. I came to U.S before 7 years ago. My main reason coming to U.S I want to change my life and take care of my kids and my family.

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My name is Hana. I came to U.S before 7 years ago. My main reason coming to U.S I want to change my life and take care of my kids and my family.

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I miss my kids and my family a lot.

When I came I didn't find a job.

Shortage of transportation.

Very hard to find a person to roommate.

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Fairfield

Berkeley

San Fransisco

Oakland

Santa Clara

San Jose

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My kids and my mother with my siblings.

(Hana)