Jennifer moved to the United States from mainland China when she was 21 years old in 2002. She has been in the country for more than eight years now. Here, she talks about her first year in the New York City?
My first year here? Uhm. It was like I woke up in the morning, I went to work right after I brushed my teeth. And then, I came home late from work. Uhm. And it continued like this for a very long time. Uhm. I cannot remember exactly how long. It was really tiring. […] We did restaurant work. And we worked until midnight at 12 o’clock. […] I am a cashier. Even though I am a cashier, you have to know the basic work in a restaurant first, starting from the bottom. You got to know what the menu very well.”
