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as told to Tiffany Munoz by Ramon E. Munoz |
| My father immigrated to New York from the Dominican Republic. He came here because his parents were already here and because he needed a better life. He thought he was going to get a better education, and he did. He arrived with his mother, 2 brothers ,and sister on May 4, 1974 at the age of nine. It took the family about 3 1/2 hours to come here from the Dominican Republic. |
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Although in the Dominican Republic the people were friendly, the climate was hot and the fruit and food taste wonderful, he left because of the economic problems. When he left his country he was sad because he missed his relatives and the beautiful farms. He thought the United States was cold. He had a tough time because he had to learn the English language and the climate was different. In the Dominican Republic the climate was hot. In the New York the climate was cold. He spoke Spanish in the Dominican Republic. New York City had many people, many buildings, many people from different parts of the world. He was used to being outside all the time in the Dominican Republic but in New York he was in the apartment house all day. |
| In New York my father attended elementary school, Junior High 217, Franklin Lane High School and New York City Technical College. It took him about 3-4 years to learn how to speak English. When he was in high school he worked. He worked in a gasoline station; then he worked in a clothing store. He also worked in a supermarket. |
| He went back to the Dominican Republic after 8 years, but not to stay permanently. Now he goes to his country every 3 or 4 years, for about three weeks. He keeps in touch with his godparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He contacts them by phone, E-mail and by mail. He became an American citizen in 1992 and felt great about becoming one. My father is glad he immigrated to New York because he got better opportunities. Now he has three children and a wife. He is now an architect. |
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