A New New Yorker

0.  Where is he or she from?

1. What color is his or her hair? eyes?

2. Is he or she tall or short?

3. Is he or she married or single?

4. Does he have children? How many? Ages?

5. What did he do in his country? Teacher? Doctor? Cook?

6. What is his education? Did he go to college? What did he major in? Economics? Computer science? Photography?

7. How old was he when he moved to the U.S.?

- What is his- or her- name?

8. Why did he (or his family) decide to come here?

9. Was the decision difficult? Why?

10. What did he like  in his country? What did he dislike?

11. What does he like in the U.S.? What

does he dislike?

Example: He likes opportunities for his family. He dislikes working at two jobs.

12. Did he first come to New York or another state? Explain his travels.

example: first, he came to Arizona. He was there for two weeks Then he moved to Chicago, but it was too cold so he ...

13. How did he come to the U.S.? By airplane, boat, on foot?

14. Did he have family waiting for him here? Cousins? Parents? Spouse? Other?

15. Describe his home in his country. Apartment? House? What floor did he

live on? How did he find the place? How many rooms? Did he like the

neighborhood? Why or why not?

16. Did he know a lot of English or a little when he came here?

17. What were problems he had at first?

18. How did he fix those problems?

19. What are problems for him now?

20. Does he have a job? Is it the same or different from the job in his country?

How many hours does he work in a week now?

21. Does he have friends in New York? Why or why not?

22. Is he tall, short, fat, thin or medium weight? What color

is his hair? What kind of clothes does he like?

23. What does he think about the government in his country?

24. What does he think about the U.S. government?

25. What is his favorite thing about the U.S.?

26. What was a negative surprise about the U.S.?

27. Does he (or she) want to become a U.S. citizen?

28. How long has he or she lived in the U.S.

how long does he or she plan to live here in the future?

30. What are his or her future plans?

31. What are his or her future goals? Family? Education? Work? Money? Travel?