My Life In Vietnam And The Move To The United States

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

and adapt with the environment. Some kids assumed that I did not understand them at all, so they made rude remarks about me and my race. I understood them, maybe not completely, but I knew the intent of their messages. All that I had was my Apple II computer at which I just sat and programmed when I came home from school. At home, my parents pressured me to study all of the time, but I was frustrated and wanted to return to Vietnam. I wanted to go back and talk freely with my friends and play games with them and read comic books. My parents often told me that they decided to move here because of the educational opportunities, yet I continued to rebel and refused to listen to what they said.
Over time, my English improved. I moved on to regular third grade classes; some of which were challenging, but tolerable because of my teachers whom were willing to help with their foremost ability. I always enjoyed class trips to the computer lab, where I would start programming on the ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE: