Story About Two Immigrants to the US

Hong-chin ("Max") Chang came to America from Hong Kong in 1987 at the age of 19. He is the oldest boy of four children; he has one older sister, one younger sister, and a younger brother, all of whom have remained in Hong Kong. In elementary school, Chang had done well. He had been chosen to serve as a prefect, an honorary position which required him to provide an outstanding example for younger students and take a leadership role in school events. He had also played on several sports teams and been active in scouting.

Despite his family's encouragement, however, Chang had not achieved top honors in high school, which had prevented him from attaining prime placement in the university system. He says, "I was the oldest son, and my father expected me to be accepted easily. He

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while they contemplate starting a family. He is still uncertain about becoming an American citizen and considers himself Chinese, although he appears to be very Americanized in his lifestyle, his social activities, his speech, his political views, and his dress. In spite of himself, Hong-chin Chang, whom most of his friends now call Max Chang, has become an American. While Chang's transformation has been almost accidental, Michelle Min-Scioli's has been completely deliberate. Min-Scioli was the same age as Chang, 19, when she arrived in the United States. She did not come alone. She, along with seven members of her family, fled their native Vietnam shortly after the Communist takeover. Her parents, her younger brother, and three of her uncles, made hasty plans to escape with only a few possessions. They did, however, have family connections. When the Mins arrived, they stayed with a close network of family and friends in the Los Angeles area. For the first few months, Min-Scioli was separated from her immediate family, rooming with a cousin in the eastern part of the city. Eventually, the family was able to find a small, two-bedroom apartment and was reunited in their new country. Min-Scioli remembers, "I wanted
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