Interview To An Immigrant: An Interview With Miguel Gomez

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On May 15, I interviewed Miguel Gomez about what it means to be American to him. Miguel is my brother in law. He likes to contribute valuable time with his family and mine. Miguel is a really meaningful person to me and this is why I chose him. Miguel likes to take me out to places with my sister. Miguel and my sister live in the City of Anaheim about a block away from my house. He was raised in the City of Long Beach and works at Disneyland where he met my sister. He also likes to go out to Mexican parties and dance. He is a very generous and pleasurable person. Miguel strongly believes that the bald eagle still exemplifies America because it is a sign of freedom and power. He also presumes true that the American solute is still a symbolic

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