Summary and Personal Response By Afework Habtemariam

ENG 115 Gabriel Smith October 19, 2015

Reference: Suki Kim, Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits From The McGraw –HILL GUIDE WRITING FOR COLLEGE, WRITING FOR LIFE 2nd Edition/2011 by Duane Roen |Gregory R. Glau |Barry.M.Maid page 62-64

Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits Kim and her family moved to America in the early 80’s. Their first homeowner was Korean man who had two sons. Kim learned her firs English word “fresh off boat” in junior high school. At the age 13; She took public transportation for the first time instead of being driven by a private driver. She felt a problem with working her homework and doing her laundry. There was a big difference between the rich family children and the poor children. The rich family children went private school, but the low-income family went public The house of Kim’s family, which found in Queens, was less in quality than the back home one. Her father lost his shipping company, mining business and hotels due to bankruptcy that could take him to the jail. In America, the wealthier Korean lived in Westchester and their children went to private schools. They spoke English fluently; because most of them born in American. The 1.5 generations: who came to America when they were teens lived in Queens and couldn’t speak well. Before a year, Kim’s family moved from neighborhood looking for better life, housing and best school for their