Anna immigrated to the United States from China. She is now 49 years old and has been in the country for approximately 25 years. In her mind, the United States offered her a better life than what she could have in China:
It’s hard out here and there’s a lot of stuff that you have to work with, but life is definitely better here. I have my own apartment, my kids are now here in America with me, and both my husband and I have stable jobs. It’s not easy, but it’s better than what we have in China. We can afford to buy things now, even things like food.”
