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Coming To America
My name is Jummy and I am going to
interview Grace. Grace is from Ghana. She migrated to the United State
2 years ago. I met Grace in the laundry room at my apartment and we
started a little conversation about each other was from and what each
other is here for in the United State then Grace told me she was from
Ghana and jummy said she was
from Nigeria, Lagos and asked her if she would do my hair? Grace said
yes, she would be available on the weekend. Months after talking to
Grace and her daughter Nally, Grace finally decided that we should go
out.
 INTERVIEW
I bring out my culture by wearing my traditional clothes to places like
church and traditional parties. Also, I speak my language with my
people and my family here in the US and also in Ghana.
The western culture is the same here. The differences are not that
much. We have our traditional culture but the youth portray the western
culture and the older people still have some of the traditional
culture. My expectation is my children getting education and good job
and going back home to help people and our family. I associate with
anybody who is closer to me from my country or from the United State
and other immigrants. We work together, we go out together and we go to
church together. Yes, I do feel integrated with the American life. Some
people are very nice and civilized and some people are mean and they
discriminate against foreigners.
I
came to the united state on my own. My first job is Nursing Assistant
at the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center. It has helped a lot. It saved
me from going to learn English in the school. It also helped me with my
work because it did not take me more than one month to get a job. Yes,
I help the sick and I advice some people in my work area and some of my
family members and friend. My brother filed for an immigrant papers for
visa so I came here with my resident permit for 10years and have
permission to sta y
here forever if I wanted to. No, nothing is retarding my process in the
United State. It is very nice and beautiful. I wish I could portray the
beauty of my culture to the people in the U.S to see. We have a lot of
good things in Ghana that we want to show to other people in the world
especially America. I missed everything in my country like the food,
the music, the dancing etc. In Chicago, I nearly missed the plane
coming to phoenix and people were laughing at me because I was running
and when I got there I said can I have some water please? The lady
answered: have water!!!!! Yes, they would miss me. We have verbal
communication with my family and when we have confrontations, we talk
it out. There is no trouble with adjustment in the female or male
immigrant. In some aspect it is good and in some it is not. No, because
it is for my children so that they can go to school and have good
education and future. Here, student spend a lot of money on student’s
loans and the state money is used on unnecessary child supports,
welfare etc. The parents are responsible for their children while the
government could use the money for schools. I am a Nurse back home in
Ghana and was with my children and family. I worked in the hospital. I
am going home to visit my other kids back in Ghana and then I would
come back with one of my other sons. This is a little information about
Ghana and the people that lived in it.The
Population of Ghana in 2006 was 22,409,572, giving the country a
population density of 97 persons per sq km (252 per sq mi). Life
expectancy at birth is estimated at58.9years, one of the highest rates
in sub-Saharan Africa. With a birth rate of 30.52 per 1000 and a death
rate of 9.72 per100, the country’s population growth is 2.07 percent
(2006 estimate). While this current rate of increase is moderate
compared with other West African nations, Ghana’s population almost
tripled from 1960 to 2000. The rapid rise in the population reflects
the advances made in the provision of medical and sanitation services
in the country and has resulted in a youthful population. Family
planning programs have helped reduce the nation’s birth rate. Despite
migration to Ghana’s urban centers, 54 percent (1998(of the population
resides in rural communities. Most rural Ghanaians’ are farmers,
herders, or fishers. In the cities, most people work in the service
sector or in manufacturing. The country’s major cities in Accra,
the national capital; Kumasi, the principal city of the
Ashanti region; Tema, an industrial city and Ghana’s major port;
Sekondi and Gatorade, the coastal twin cities; Tamale, a northern
trade center; and the college cape coast. Unemployment rate is
not in site.. On the 9th of May 2001, a tragic event
happened that dawned silent on the people of Ghana for
a very long time. Over 100 people lost their live and wives and
children became widows and orphans at the Accra Sport stadium. It all
happened around 2pm when the two elite football (soccer) clubs in my
country called the Accra Hearts of Oak and the Kumasi Asanti kotoko
played a match. The Kumasi Asanti kotoko scored
and it indicated the loss of
Heart of oak so their supporter started throwing seats at their
opponent and they in turn replied this is because uncontrollable for
the police and security so they started throwing
tear gas and stamped resulting in that number of death.
Analysis of the interview
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