The America I know is full of hope that creates a better future for individual peoples and family’s as well. They have great opportunities among immigrants because the country can provide them various of life possibilities that they would not have had in other countries, such as economic stability and educational resources. However, immigrants can have a very difficult time achieving their dreams in America because they often have language, educational and cultural factors that are complications to their success. I was conducting an interview with one of my former classmates in English 85 names Anastasiia Rusieva, a 23-year-old female from Ukraine and a current student in Tacoma community college majoring in nurse specialist. During her interview, …show more content…
Therefore, the past life gives rise to memoirs, but present life gives rise to experiences. The previous lifestyle can be described as a simple, traditional, home-based routine with a self-reliant economy and simple tools. Like the interviewee stated ‘’In Ukraine as an employer, I pay once a month and per month which this money is not enough for my life to provide for my family, pay rent and utilities’’(Rusieva). This quotation reminds me of Ruth McBride from the ‘’Color Of Water’’ because she used to worked at draining, poorly paid job that lead her to deal with difficult responsibility of raising her family. Although, the life that Anastasiia create in the past, help her to move away from Ukraine to America to seek a better future for herself. Moreover, migrate from a different country to America would face some complicated issues and consider as a new beginning for mostly international peoples. As she specified during her interview that ‘’I move up in the United states, firstly because here all my husband’s family and secondly because here more opportunity for study and for better future for my family and my future kids’’(Rusieva). Refer to James McBride from the book ‘’Color Of Water’’ he shared the same experience but different point of view with Anastasiia, whereas James decided to look in his mother’s past that reformed his life and gave it a new purpose. As the result, Anastasiia past life can always be restated while present life can only be known at the time of the occurrence of the incidents or the