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1. What were the joys and challenges experienced by the people in the story?

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1. What were the joys and challenges experienced by the people in the story?

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1. discrimination was faced, xenophobia was prevalent and ms Tang felt sad because jobs didn't wan her for the sole reason that she's not singapore citizen, and this is after she left Japan due to xenophobia to come to Singapore in hope for better situation and economic opportunities

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Joy:

sharing his culture with other people

promoting bully-free culture in his school as a head prefect

being inclusive of all his friends

challenges:

adapting to the new culture

learning English

eating local food

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2. interactions with locals were pleasant but generally the economy was not in her favor as policies during times of crisis favoured the locals and discriminated against the foreign talents. foreigners were simply treated as tools to boost singapores growth when needed, and are disposable whenever challenges arise. they were not appreciated, both by govt n citizens as tensions arise amongst job insecurities

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2. Why do you think it turned out this way?

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2. Why do you think it turned out this way?

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because shes a foreigner. will be very hard for her to click with people who are borned and raised here, especially with the different cultures and different mindsets. furthermore, she’s also not working and is like a housewife so there’s not many moments for her to be able to interact with other people and make friends. so no opportunities for socialisation hence she will feel lonely

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people are uncertain and therefore less accepting of foreigners. this can lead to discrimination. existing labour laws in singapore also limit job prospects for many immigrants

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he's open to everyone, willing to share his culture and not afraid to adapt to new environment

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4 out of 5. In terms of helping transnational marriages, the Singapore government has introduced multiples programmes to help them build a strong foundation. This can be introduced to them by the many social workers who can also help immigrants overcome the language barrier by organising classes

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3. Between a score of 1 (We have not done enough) to 5 (We have done enough), how would you rate Singapore for this given statement, based on the story?

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3. Between a score of 1 (We have not done enough) to 5 (We have done enough), how would you rate Singapore for this given statement, based on the story?

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4 as his friends are welcoming to him

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she was homesick she missed her food and friends and family

her marriage was stable

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1.Joys

-They got married

-Looking forward to bright future

Challenges

-Traditional mindset of parents

-Potential lack of identity experienced by the children

2.They decided to date people who are of different nationalities which leads to potential problems regarding which spouse has to leave their resident country behind and move to another country

3. 5.The couple in the article did not experience much difficulties.Moreover, the couples children also get to enjoy the good education system of singapore.