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Meet Jaime. Jaime is a friend of mine that I met a few years ago. In fact, I was the one who was in charge of training him for his new job. Overall, I wouldn’t say Jaime was remarkable in any way. If you didn’t know any better, you’d just assume that he was just another guy, like me. Oh well of course you can tell that Jaime isn’t from here, what with his accent and looks and all, but he works hard and is a real good guy. I think I met Jaime about a year or two after he came to America. I remember him telling me he’s been working real hard to earn enough money to bring his parents and siblings over here too. Must be hard, being single and in a strange land. That’s why I try to help him as much as possible. The guy already has a hard life so it’s the least I can do to help him out every now and then, right? That actually brings me to why I’m talking to you today. You see, recently Jaime’s health has been concerning me. He’s been gaining a lot of weight and I know exactly what’s causing it. The thing is I just can’t seem to get him to see things my way. Here, let me tell you a little more about what’s going on. § Read the rest of this entry…
Welcome to a special two part Meet Jaime. In this month’s story, we first follow the life and experience of Jaime, a single mother. Then in the second part, we follow the life of her son, Jim and discover his perspective on the situation at hand.
Meet Jaime. She’s a 45-year old, single mother of two. Jaime emigrated, pregnant, 15 years ago from a southeastern Asian country to make a better life for herself, along with her husband and her 6-year old daughter, Jenny. A few months after arriving in the United States, she gave birth to her son, Jim. While life was initially difficult for Jaime and her family, she eventually managed to both hold a janitorial job and go to school to earn a degree in Information Technology. Her efforts were hampered by her poor grasp of English and her heavy accent. The work was difficult and stressful, the pay was horrible, and she never seemed to have time to rest or enjoy life with her family. To top it all off, she had no one whom she could confide in; not even her husband. § Read the rest of this entry…
Meet Jaime. Jaime is a 25-year old Asian-American woman from the South-East Pacific. She immigrated at an early age. Because of this, she did not carry the accent from her native land with her. Her stature is short and she leans toward the thin side. Currently, she is not married. Jaime’s job has her working at a computer for most of the day. She is very intelligent and has had no significant behavioral or physical problems.
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Meet Jaime. Jaime is a male, 15-year old Chinese-American high school student. He attends a high school whose population comes primarily from low to middle income families. Jaime was born and raised in America. Both of his parents were immigrants; coming over to the States roughly 20 years ago. They are very traditional. At home, Jaime’s parents speak Chinese to him, and he generally responds in English as he is not quite fluent in his heritage language yet. This arrangement works quite well for this family since Jaime’s Chinese vocabulary increases with every conversation he has with his parents, and his parents’ English vocabulary increases in the same vein. Needless to say, Jaime and his parents maintain a close and healthy relationship with each other.
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