I chose to Interview my close friend Andrew Tran. He is from Vietnam and his primary Vietnamese, which on occasions I have heard him speak this to his parents.
Q: Was it difficult to learn English?
A: It wasn't really that difficult to learn English because i grew up in the United states
Q: In what ways have you benefited from learning the language?
A: I've benefited from learning the language because if i ever wanted to go back to the home country where my parents were born I would be able to communicate and fit right in.
Q: Do you still speak your primary language at home or with family and friends?
A: I speak Vietnamese with my parents at home.
Q: Why / Why not?
A: I mostly speak Vietnamese because my parents always think that its good to practice the language and because they aren't really good with English
Q: How did you come to go to school in the United States?
A: I started to go pre-school in Maryland and I've been going ever since because my parents wanted me to get a good education so they put me into a private school when i was in 1st grade
Q: What are some of the differences between an American school and a school in your home country?
A: In america a lot of schools provide transportation or your parents drive you to school while in Vietnam my mom would have to walk about 5 miles to and from school everyday because not everyone had cars other than that the school system is the same it goes up to grade 12.
Q: Where you born in America?
A: I was born in Syracuse, New York mostly known as upstate New York
Q: Does your extended family speak your language?
A: Mostly everyone in my family speaks Vietnamese my cousins speak it, Uncles and Aunts
Q: Do you have relatives in the Vietnam?
A: I do have a lot of relatives still currently living in Vietnam My Grandma was living there but passed away about 6 months ago and i still have Uncles and Aunts living there.
A: The only time i ever get to see my family in Vietnam is when we get to skype with each other
Q: How long have you spent in Vietnam?
A: I haven't really spent any time at all in Vietnam because i was planning on going back after i finish college
Q: Do you ever travel to Vietnam?
A: I haven't traveled to Vietnam yet at all
Q: Have you ever been to school in Vietnam?
A: No, I haven't been to school in Vietnam
Q: If you lived in Vietnam would you have a car or a nice house?
A: If i lived in Vietnam i would most likely have a motorcycle or a moped as a car and a pretty decent house it wouldn't be a house like i have in America
Q: Would you rather live in America or Vietnam?
A: If it came down to it i think i would rather live in America then in Vietnam but i would love to have the ability to go back and have annual visits when i can
Q: How much of your family is in America?
A: About half of my family is currently living in America which includes my mom's side of the family of my grandma, grandpa, uncle, aunts, and cousins. I have some of my dad's family in America which includes my uncle, aunts, and cousins.
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