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Macaulay Honors College
at Baruch, Spring 2013Professor Els de Graauw
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Why Come to New York City?
Sarah, a woman in her mid-seventies from Tel Aviv discusses why she chose to immigrate to New York City 21 years ago:
I have family here. My aunt and two cousins, they invited me here and I come. I decided to do a vacation for like six months….And then to go back. But I stayed [laughs]…. Because I got the job I stayed. So I decided after on year to stay for another and this is how it goes—year after year.
Why I Don’t Vote
Sarah, an elderly immigrant from Tel Aviv, discusses her relationship to American politics:
Yes! Yes, I follow [political events in the U.S.]. The election, Obama and everything. And the news—its very interesting. I don’t go feel myself to vote though….I don’t have an influence; it’s not my country.
Return to the Mother Country
Sarah, a woman in her mid-seventies from Tel Aviv immigrated to Brooklyn 21 years ago. Here, she addresses her relationship to her home country:
That I [am] missing Israel? I knew that I will eventually [be] going back. I knew that I am not stay [in America] until I die.
Sarah’s Linguistic Learning Process
Sarah, a woman in her mid-seventies from Tel Aviv, immigrated to Brooklyn 21 years ago. Here, she discusses her struggle with the English language:
It’s very hard for me; very hard for me to read. Slowly… and I read mostly Hebrew. All my books… and also speaking.. Because most of the people are Israeli because I have to speak only English on the phone. And when I call the parents… I don’t speak enough English. All my friends are Israeli—I only speak Hebrew.
