On March 31st, 2016, I interviewed my 54 years old dad, Yip-Weng Choong on his journey as an international student from Singapore to the United States in the 1980s at the age of 18 years old. In the late 70’s and early 80’s, my father viewed the United States as a country with opportunities moreover, he liked the fact that the American education system is not restrictive and it allowed students to interact more with the professors as compared to Asia. The expectation he had of the United States was ultra modern with tall skyscrapers and big cities. In addition, he also expected that Americans were knowledgeable about the world affairs due to the fact that both the media and newspapers display that the United States were constantly involved
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My dad has a good impression on president Ronald Regan as he vividly remembers that during Regan’s presidency revitalize America from the crisis in particularly the policy, Reaganomics that reduces taxes and promoted unrestricted free-market activity which helps improved the economy as it allowed the expansion in the United …show more content…
Additionally, the interview has also caused me to reflect on the relationship between Singapore and United States. Singapore has close ties with the United States and is an ally to them. This can be seen as Singapore provides military facilities to assist the United States. For example, both USS Ronald Reagan and the United States 7th fleet would stopover in Singapore where they would be able to replenish their necessities since Singapore is located in between the pacific and Indian ocean. All in all, through my dad’s experience in the United States, has made me more mindful of the present president’s policy that would impact the country. Having the chance to witness the work of Obama’s second term and the quite recent elections have indeed expanded my scope and understanding of this country politics especially the constitutions. Though I am simply an observer who is well informed about the world affairs, I believe there are some amendments are well worth to be revisited so that it would reflect the modern United
My dad has a good impression on president Ronald Regan as he vividly remembers that during Regan’s presidency revitalize America from the crisis in particularly the policy, Reaganomics that reduces taxes and promoted unrestricted free-market activity which helps improved the economy as it allowed the expansion in the United …show more content…
Additionally, the interview has also caused me to reflect on the relationship between Singapore and United States. Singapore has close ties with the United States and is an ally to them. This can be seen as Singapore provides military facilities to assist the United States. For example, both USS Ronald Reagan and the United States 7th fleet would stopover in Singapore where they would be able to replenish their necessities since Singapore is located in between the pacific and Indian ocean. All in all, through my dad’s experience in the United States, has made me more mindful of the present president’s policy that would impact the country. Having the chance to witness the work of Obama’s second term and the quite recent elections have indeed expanded my scope and understanding of this country politics especially the constitutions. Though I am simply an observer who is well informed about the world affairs, I believe there are some amendments are well worth to be revisited so that it would reflect the modern United