In this course, we've delved deep into the experiences of immigrants. In this course, we focused mainly on the narratives of Mexican, Asian, African and Southeast Asian immigrants and how America was seen in their eyes as a place of refuge from poverty and a land of opportunity. However, my interview subject, Simon Teale hails from a vastly different place of origin--he is from London, England. He also came from substantially different financial background--Simon is from a wealthy family. Lastly, Simon did not feel feelings of despair when he left home--he moved to America of his own volition, on a whim. But while Simon did not migrate to America to escape hardship, he still came to America for a reason that binds all immigrants together: for fulfillment and to explore a new life that could not be had back at home.

Catherine Eng