Jennifer moved to the United States from mainland China when she was 21 years old in 2002. She has been in the United States for more than eight years now. Jennifer said that she is slowly learning English, also with help from her daughter:
Now my daughter is at a stage and asks me a lot of questions. I know simple phrases and words in English. One day, she asked me how to say triangle in English. I answered her triangle is called “triangle.” Then, she asked me how to say rectangle in English. I did not know the answer. I felt bad. I really want to learn English. The other day, when my daughter came home from school, she happily told me that she learned how to say rectangle in English. She taught me. And I asked, how do your teacher ask for what shape is this? She told me, “What shape.” Because of my daughter, I learned a little more.”
