3/9/17
Dear Mom,
Thank you for coming into our class to talk about your immigration from Korea. It was really fun because I really didn’t know all that much about your immigration. I also now see why you talk about hygiene so much. I canNOT imagine not knowing my own parents, you guys are awesome!
Ah, yes, bagels I love bagels too, it’s in my DNA (literally)!
I believe your story was really interesting and I also think that it was funny how you liked the dixie cup dispenser.
Love,
Your son,
Lorenzo Brigode
March 9, 2017 Dear Sandra, Thank you for coming in and telling us your immigration story. A few things I learned about you are: your parents wanted you to have an easy name to pronounce for Korean people and you said something like “Gwendolyn” would not work and they always wanted to call you Sandy, so they named you Sandra. Another thing is, your parents moved without you because you were a newborn and they barely knew how to speak english so it would have been a little hard. You also only had one cousin in America already. The last thing is, our class is learning about Ellis Island, but you flew on a plane, where people could smoke and you found out about Dixie Cups. You did not go through Ellis Island. My mom also came from Korea when she was three and flew on a plane too. like you, she did not go through the Ellis Island process either. Was Korea more “high tech” then or now? And when your parents left, did you know them well enough to cry and stuff like that? Sincerely, Jade
Dear Sandra, Thank you for coming in and telling us about your immigrant story. I really liked to hear about the Korean War. I liked that because I have heard about it before from other people but I like to hear what other people have to say about it. I also liked you telling us about food from America food like Spam and other canned food and special Korean food like on new year you have a soup and a cake shaped like Korean money. I liked you telling us about people smoking on the plane and how you first found dixie cups. I was shocked when your parents left you to go to America. Hearing about how you learned English was cool. How you did not know it at first, like when you went into the boys bathroom and they told you not to but you did not know what they were saying? I was also shocked when you said you did not have showers in Korea! I also really like Bergen Bagels. I wish I lived in Hawaii like you used to – I am very jealous. I really loved hearing your story and hope you liked coming in. Thank you again for coming in. I am also Korean. From Nate
Dear Sandy, Thank you so much for visiting our classroom and sharing about your journey to America from South Korea. I thought it was fun to hear about how your grandparents raised you because your parents had to leave America. I would be so frightened to hear that your grandparents actually aren’t your real parents even though they raised you. What was your reaction? I also liked when you showed us the pictures of you when you were little. It helped me make a picture in my head of your story. How many years did you live in Chicago until you moved to Hawaii? Thanks again, Bailey 🙂
Dear Sandy, Thank you for coming. I really enjoyed the story about you meeting your parents when you were three years old. I thought how interesting of a story it was. I really want to be a writer when I grow up, and I’d like to use it in a book. Your childhood in Korea sounded really interesting. It was really funny when you spoke Korean and Yves kept translating. What was your favorite part of childhood? I hope you enjoyed the visit. Sincerely, Kieran]]>