A) My name is Uzma Malik. My date of birth is June 19, 1984. I am 13 years old. My parent's name are Memmoda Malik and Tario Malik. I was born in Saudi Arabia. It was good I came here. I have two brothers and three sisters. I like playing tennis. The holiday that is special to my religion is Eid. My religion is Muslim.
B) America is my country but actually I am from Pakistan. Adaptation to this country was not hard. We lived in our friend's house so I started learning English. Now I speak good English. My teacher sometimes helps me. I have friends. I like America.
C) My name is Luc Gomez. I was born on June 10, 1984. I was born in Colombia and it is very beautiful over there. I have been here for about 6 or 7 years. I have a brother named is Carlos, but we call him Junior, and I have a sister named Viviana. One of my hobbies is playing basketball. I also like to play volleyball. I like to read all kinds of books. I think the book we are reading now is pretty interesting. It is about Edgar Allan, a black boy that people don't like him. I also like to see movies and shows.
D) Gwendoleen Payne-Williams was born on the beautiful Island of Barbados, West Indies. Gwendoleen was married on the 28th of October 1944 to the late Percival Joseph Williams. From this marriage six children were born. After the death of her husband, she had to work harder to support her children. A few years later the U.S. Government employed a lady to recruit women to work in the U.S. Gwendoleen was one of the women who was hired. Gwendoleen now lives with her daughter and son-in-law. She has become an American citizen. She say there is nothing to go back to Barbados for. All of her family is around in the U.S.A.
E) Glodean Tamara Holder was born on the beautiful island of Trinidad and Tobago on November 13, 1978. On August 12, 1982, she came to the U.S.A with her mother and older sister. Glodean's mother moved here so she could have better opportunities for jobs. There were not a lot of jobs in Trinidad. Glodean did not become a citizen, but she is a permanent resident. Glodean occasionally goes back to Trinidad and Tobago to visit. Most people in Trinidad say she's "Americanized." After graduation in June 1997, Glodean plans to return to Trinidad to live once again. Her mother and sister are staying. Glodean feels she will be happier in Trinidad.
F) My life in my country was nice. I lived in a town called Morozan in Guatemala. Morozan is a small town with trees, houses, 2 or 3 stores, a cemetery, 4 or 5 cars, and a park where big people and children have fun. I lived in the upper part of the town with my grandmother, aunts, uncle, and cousins. My house was big with four rooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Every day after school I ate lunch, then I went to play soccer with my friends from school. I lived in the town for nine years, then my mom brought me and my brother here. I had to leave my family and my town where there was peace and quiet to come and live in this noisy country. I have been here for five years and now I like it more.
G) I was born in a country named Honduras in Central America. I came here on March 25, 1991 when I was seven years old. I have a sister who was born in Nassau County. I have 4 more siblings that live in the U.S. My hobby is playing soccer. One of my uncles was on the Honduras National team. I didn't feel good when I came here because I couldn't speak English In three months I learned English. I owe this to the school I went to. It was in Freeport. They had a very advanced E.S.L Program.
