Dec 08, 2004 19:56
VERO!!! this is for you...sorry for waiting so long...been busy... its kinda long...just do what you can please and thank you!
1. What is your name? In what town or city were you born? What country? How old were you when you first arrived in the United States? What year?
2. Describe your homeland. What language did you speak there? How did your community differ from where you live today? What foods did you eat? Did you dress differently there then they do in the US? What do you miss about your homeland?
3. Why did your family leave your native country? Describe your trip to the US. What obstacles did you have to overcome? What experiences did you have?
4. Before you came, what did you think about life in the United States would be like? How did you think your life would be different after you arrived?
5. Once you arrived in the united sates what did you experience? What was different than what you expected?
6. What kinds of challenges did you experience adjusting to life and culture in the United States? Did you have to learn English? Did you change your eating habits? Did you change the way you dressed? Did you change the way you related to your family and friends? Did you change the way you learned? Did you change your leisurely activities?
7. What challenges has learning English created for you? Do your parents speak English? If not, has this created any communication problems? What language will your children speak? Do you think you will ever forget your native language? How does that make you feel?
8. Have you experienced any discrimination in the US? Did you ever have similar problems in your homeland if so? How did the experiences you’ve had in this country make you feel? What did you do to overcome prejudice? What advice would you give to resent immigrants from your country about this problem?
9. What do you believe it means to be “an American”? Do you feel mostly American now or something else? Do you believe a person can change their culture to fit into a country like the US? Do you believe a person can be “an America” and still retain their native culture? Why?
10. What laws do you think the United States should have towards immigrants? Do you think the United States should restrict immigration in the future? Do you think the US should have an open-door policy to any person who wants to immigrate? Why?
-THANK YOU SO MUCH VERO!!! love you later!