Immigrant Letter Research Paper

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Ava Miller Mrs. Nicole Yuen Period 2 14 March 2024 Immigrant Letter Dear Mother, I hope you are doing well, and I miss you. I apologize for not writing to you sooner, up until now, I could not afford to send a letter. I wish I could be in Japan with you, and I wish I never came to Hawaii. Hawaii is nothing like Japan. No matter the season, the sun shines down on us, and the air is always heavy with sweat and moisture. It must be spring by now in Japan, and I imagine the cherry blossoms are fluttering down on your windowsill as you read this. If only I could be there with you. Though I heard Hawaii was a land of paradise and wealth, life here is the exact opposite. Every day, I slave away from sunup to sundown and work my body to the edge of …show more content…
It seems that many of them are picture brides who have been tricked into taking fake photos of their husbands. I pity the men who have to pretend to be more handsome than they really are. I talk bad about them to you, but because we all live close together, I spend most of my non-working hours talking and gambling with them. One day, we were playing cards and I won two months worth of my neighbor’s pay. Surprisingly, gambling has helped me get closer to paying back the plantation and getting back to Japan. As I spend more time here, I have become increasingly aware of the tensions that exist between the Japanese and Filipinos. At first, I was surprised when the Filipinos would scowl at me when I tried to be friendly, but now I understand that there is a deep-seated resentment that has developed over time, and the two groups clash so often that they even have separate strikes. There are some rumors that there will be a strike sometime soon, but I am not going to include myself in it since I am not a fool to lose my job. The other day, I bought Portuguese sausage from the plantation store and I had it with