Dear New Immigrant,
Welcome to the Land of Plenty. America is a beautiful country. You must work hard, you will have better life hear.
1. When you work at a small company, you remember to ask your employer to pay you W2 not 1099. W2 wages you pay half tax and employer pay half. But 1099 wages, every month you get gross wages and end the year you pay full tax by yourself.
2. When you rent a house, you must remember inspection the house, write down all the damages. When you move out, you would pay the damages you didn't write down.
3. When you open your own business, you must bring all agreement to the lawyer to read before you sign. Anything you sign means you agree.
New immigrant remember that you do anything wrong at the beginning, you will lose a lot money to fix your problem.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Immigrats Help Each Other
In my experience, immigrants help each other whenever we can. Since I came to American more than 20 years ago, I have gotten much help from immigrants. I also have learned that immigrants help each other in different ways.
For my first baby, I didn't have enough money to buy health insurance. The Chinese interpreter bought me to meet social worker. She filled out all the applications for me. I just signed my name only. After that I got my medical coverage to deliver my baby.
One time I went to dental clinic to clear my teeth, the doctor she came from Vietnam found out I had one tooth with a cavity. She fixed for me without charging me. She told me many immigrants didn't have money to maintain our teeth, so we finally lose our all of out teeth.
One Asian driver worked in my previous trucking company; one time when he loaded vegetables from California to New York, he signed the bill of lading without counting how many pallets there are on the truck. The receiver found it to be short one pallet. He had to pay 600 hundred dollars for that one pallet of merchandise out of his own pocket. A Mexican she worked at the ship accounting office. She stayed in the office and checked the computer inventory after everyone went home. The next day, she went to the warehouse and checked merchandise. She found out the warehouse worker didn't ship out that pallet. The driver called to thank her for her help. She said she was "glad to help immigrants".
For my first baby, I didn't have enough money to buy health insurance. The Chinese interpreter bought me to meet social worker. She filled out all the applications for me. I just signed my name only. After that I got my medical coverage to deliver my baby.
One time I went to dental clinic to clear my teeth, the doctor she came from Vietnam found out I had one tooth with a cavity. She fixed for me without charging me. She told me many immigrants didn't have money to maintain our teeth, so we finally lose our all of out teeth.
One Asian driver worked in my previous trucking company; one time when he loaded vegetables from California to New York, he signed the bill of lading without counting how many pallets there are on the truck. The receiver found it to be short one pallet. He had to pay 600 hundred dollars for that one pallet of merchandise out of his own pocket. A Mexican she worked at the ship accounting office. She stayed in the office and checked the computer inventory after everyone went home. The next day, she went to the warehouse and checked merchandise. She found out the warehouse worker didn't ship out that pallet. The driver called to thank her for her help. She said she was "glad to help immigrants".
Monday, October 11, 2010
Father of the Bride: A movie with a wedding
The movie for "Father of the Bride" shows the father is not happy that his daughter is getting married. I watched this movie on ESL Summer class. I love this movie because a traditional wedding in my country is complete different. In the US, the bride's parents pay for the wedding, but in my country, the bride's parents get money for the wedding.
In the film, Martin plays George Banks. First he insists she is too young, then he accuses her suitor of being unsuitable and finally he turns to his wife to concur with his verdict. Mom and daughter hire a wedding consultant; the wedding is going to cost $250 a head. The expensive wedding is a big problem for George Banks. After spending huge money and time prepare the wedding, George Banks feels disappointed at the wedding. During the wedding he had many problem: he had to wait on the long line to get his foods, he had to move cars from his home to the park; he missed her daughter before she left home go for her honey moon.
I don't have any daughter. If I had a daughter, I would be very very worried about how I could find money for the daughter's wedding party.
In the film, Martin plays George Banks. First he insists she is too young, then he accuses her suitor of being unsuitable and finally he turns to his wife to concur with his verdict. Mom and daughter hire a wedding consultant; the wedding is going to cost $250 a head. The expensive wedding is a big problem for George Banks. After spending huge money and time prepare the wedding, George Banks feels disappointed at the wedding. During the wedding he had many problem: he had to wait on the long line to get his foods, he had to move cars from his home to the park; he missed her daughter before she left home go for her honey moon.
I don't have any daughter. If I had a daughter, I would be very very worried about how I could find money for the daughter's wedding party.
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