For this assignment I chose to interview my Aunt Queta. I interviewed her because she was born in Caracas, Venezuela and was five years old when she came over to the United States of America. My father was also born in Venezuela but was only two years old when his family moved here, so my aunt had more insight on life as an immigrant. The year was 1965 when her mother decided to bring her and her two brothers to America. The original reason they came to America was to see a sick family member. They weren 't expecting to stay forever. However, her mother and father ended up getting a divorce around this time and her father stayed in Venezuela while the rest of them found their new home in America. She claimed that, being Christian made coming
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She mentioned to me that as she was on her way to being in the fourth grade, she was almost trilingual; this really impressed me. She began her education at a private school which she loved; at this school she was able to be on a scholarship, which covered the cost allowing her to attend private school. However, over time the scholarship went away and her mother was no longer able to afford to send her to a private school. When she had to begin attending public school, she absolutely hated it. She still remembers every haunting detail of a specific event that took place with her during her fourth grade school year, every time she would speak Spanish at the public school she would be punished and put into the dirty janitors closet with no light or she would be forced to sit in the corner with a Dunt’s hat on while all her classmates laughed at her. During the time she was explaining this story to me, I could tell how much it affected her; she just wanted to be able to express herself and speak Spanish but when she did she was the laughing stock of the class. As she got older and was in the fifth grade, she was faced with prejudice and intolerance. She claimed that her prejudice and intolerance was horribly biased. One day in fifth grade, her teaching was talking poorly about Venezuela and she took it upon herself to stand up and defend her country. The teacher immediately kicked her out of the classroom for talking back to her; she felt lost because she always seemed to get in
She mentioned to me that as she was on her way to being in the fourth grade, she was almost trilingual; this really impressed me. She began her education at a private school which she loved; at this school she was able to be on a scholarship, which covered the cost allowing her to attend private school. However, over time the scholarship went away and her mother was no longer able to afford to send her to a private school. When she had to begin attending public school, she absolutely hated it. She still remembers every haunting detail of a specific event that took place with her during her fourth grade school year, every time she would speak Spanish at the public school she would be punished and put into the dirty janitors closet with no light or she would be forced to sit in the corner with a Dunt’s hat on while all her classmates laughed at her. During the time she was explaining this story to me, I could tell how much it affected her; she just wanted to be able to express herself and speak Spanish but when she did she was the laughing stock of the class. As she got older and was in the fifth grade, she was faced with prejudice and intolerance. She claimed that her prejudice and intolerance was horribly biased. One day in fifth grade, her teaching was talking poorly about Venezuela and she took it upon herself to stand up and defend her country. The teacher immediately kicked her out of the classroom for talking back to her; she felt lost because she always seemed to get in