My father's story

by Simon Chen

    My father’s name is GuiQiang Chen. He is from China. He is 44 years old. He came to America in 2009. He loves America. And he wants to have a new life. So he came America. Now, he lives in San Francisco. Before, he lived in Guangzhou.

    In his childhood, it was a very hard time. He said his childhood was bad. Because his family was poor. His parents had jobs. They just could get a little money every month. But my father forgets what kind of jobs they had. My father lived with his parents in a small house. This house just had simple furniture. In his 7 years old, he almost dies because he had not any food to eat.

    When he grew up, he had a better life. And he got marry when he was 24. He thinks his wife is beautiful. He loves her.

    My father has also done many jobs. About five jobs. He likes transport. But he just knows a little English, so he think it is hard for him to find the job in America. But he learned a lot of things from his childhood, so he will be harder and harder now

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