The Unheard Voices

By katherinean148

This book takes the reader into the minds of Asian immigrants and what prompted them to come to America.

• Language: English
• Publisher: katherinean148
• Release date: Jun 9, 2015

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The Unheard Voices

Copyright 2015 Amy Shan and Katherine An

Published by Amy Shan and Katherine An at Smashwords

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Table of Contents

Preface

Hong Kong

India

Pakistan

North Korea

South Korea

China

Preface

Growing up as children of Asian immigrants, Katherine and I were both aware of the disparity between the current American culture we grew up in and the culture that our parents were brought up in. In Katherine’s case, she felt it even more clearly as an immigrant herself, coming to America from Korea when she was eight. Inspired by Humans of New York, we decided to interview other Asian immigrants in order to gain a deeper understand of an infinitesimal fraction of the multifaceted backgrounds of the immigrants that make up the melting pot of America. What we found were tales that were equal parts inspiring and enlightening as we gained insight on people we had casually known before, but now truly understood.

The following interviews contain quotes as originally spoken by the interviewee in order to