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I'm Bing Li. I'm going to tell you about when I first immigrated here.
I came
here from China. In China, I worked as a telephone operator. But my family
was poor. So I immigrated to the U.S. seeking a better life.
I got
here by airplane in 1986. I lived in Jackson Heights, New York with my
family. I missed my friends, but I happy to be in a new country. My goal
was to live and raise a family here. I didn't know much English and sometimes
I was mocked. My aunt gave me money when I first arrived in the U.S. and
I got a job sewing clothes. Then one day, I read about a non-profit organization
called Manpower in the newspaper. It helped me get a different and better
job. I then worked as an office clerk for the Bank of New York.
In 1987,
I went back to China and got married. I came back soon afterward. In 1992,
I became a U.S. citizen. I was so proud of myself. In 1994, I went back
to China to visit my mother-in-law. Three weeks later, I came back here.
I now live in Queens, New
York. I sometimes visit my mother who lives in Elmhurst, New York. I keep
in touch with my friends by calling them over the telephone. I still don't
speak English very well, but I have fulfilled my goal.
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