Suzhou immigrant community

My son and I just came to the United States in 2006 and live in a slum in Jersey City, New Jersey. One thing happened, which is still fresh in my memory.

It was a winter afternoon and the room was quiet. Sun is practicing the piano in the back room, and I am washing clothes in the bathroom. The sunshine is particularly good. Washing clothes in my hand and listening to the piano in my ears make me feel particularly calm. However, this silence was suddenly broken and the front door was "knocked". Moreover, it is not the sound of normal people knocking at the door, but a particularly loud sound of hitting the door.

The sound of the piano also came to a screeching halt at this moment. I'll call Sun quickly. Don't open the door! I went to the window to see what was going on. Sun told me from the window that five or six burly men in black were standing around the door and knocking at the door with their feet. I'm so scared that I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack. I quickly lay on the floor and didn't dare to move.

At that time, both our mother and son were not good at English, and neither of us dared to open the door or call the police. Let them kick the door outside and hold it for an hour and a half. Those people at the door later called the police themselves. Sun heard a knock at the door and his voice dropped. He didn't dare to open the door until he saw the police.

Two policemen came in and inspected two rooms. Well, it's normal for them to feel strange. We didn't have any furniture at that time. An empty room, with a mattress directly on the ground, was slept by Sun. I won't throw away the plastic sheets of bread outside the mattress. I spread it on the floor, covered it with a quilt and used it as a bed. I sleep in a cotton coat when it's cold at night. There is nothing in the other room except a piano.

Looking at this house with a piano on the wall, the police asked them strangely, what do you do? Sun honestly said that he was studying in Julia and his mother came with him. The policeman who knew it paused, told him not to practice more than 10 at night, and left. The police who go out in turn educate the "alarm people", saying that it is not illegal for them to play the piano and they are not allowed to harass again. It dawned on me that it was the Statue of Liberty. You said it was good to have a house in Jersey? Now we know there are good and bad aspects. It's nice to see the Statue of Liberty in new york. We all live in bungalows, and when we go out, we can't see people of other races except blacks.

Sun went to class during the day. Once I went out by myself and climbed a hill. Wow, it's just another world, with tall buildings and communities, neat and beautiful. When my son came back in the evening, I told him that my mother seemed to see the Statue of Liberty today, and he still didn't believe it. Then I looked at the map and said doubtfully that it might be true.

At that time, Sun went to the language school every day and finished school at 2: 0015. I cooked dinner at home to pick him up. We went to Julia in Manhattan to practice the piano. I practiced until midnight to catch the last bus home at midnight 12. This situation continued until his father borrowed money from China and bought a piano here before he could practice at home.

I am grateful for leaving for ten years. I am especially grateful to the nobles who helped Sun at every stage of my life. Without their help, Sun would not have achieved today's achievements. From the piano teacher in Yantai, to the professor of Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, to the director of the piano department of Juilliard College, there are also good people who helped us along the way.

When we first arrived in the United States, a philanthropist from Taiwan Province Province subsidized our living expenses and tuition. Later, when Sun Yanjia finished his preparatory course, I learned some English by myself. After we moved to live near the Juilliard School in Manhattan, I began to go out to work by myself. I have done all these things, such as manicure, babysitting and cleaning.

When I was a manicurist, the nail salon was near Kennedy Airport. I have to go out at 7: 30 every morning and get home at 9: 30 at night. I will go to Flushing for 8-9 hours of language classes on weekends. My son practices piano until 12 every night, and then I'll make him something to eat.

No, it's nothing, except that the house in Manhattan is very small. We share a house with others. There is a bed and a small cupboard in that house, so only one person can go in at a time. Haha, Sun is inside, so I can't get in. I have to get out and turn around.

I am most looking forward to visiting my mother. I am most worried about my old mother at home. I have been out for almost 10 years, and I really want to take care of them by their side. Yes, my husband and I have been separated for almost 10 years. I have never met him, but this feeling is different from my concern for my parents. You know he is fine, but his parents are old and no one takes care of him.

Speaking of parents, the death of my father-in-law last year hit me hard. He used to be a good man, but suddenly he broke his leg and left in less than a week. Hey, I feel sad. Look at my tears. Don't laugh.

Originally planned for a long time, in June this year 15 agreed to return to China. My old mother always has diarrhea, kidney failure, heart disease, and all kinds of problems come one after another. How can I not worry? But my heart was bad, and the doctor here said not to travel long distances for fear of danger, so I didn't survive. Hey, I hope I can succeed next year, plan every year and think hard every year. Perhaps many people don't understand her choice, leaving her husband and relatives for ten years and studying in the United States alone with her son, thinking that this is not the right way of education. In fact, this cheerful mother didn't say anything. She just said that when Sun was young, he worked in a waste collection station, and there were no people learning elegant music around him, so his son suffered a lot. Along the way, I just want to see my son's interest. I will fully support him and hope that he will do what he really likes.

From this simple article, we feel the greatness of our mother. For the sake of children, we gave up our hobbies, left our dear mother and beloved husband, and took our children to study in the United States alone. This feeling is unforgettable for our children, and this love is also the love of our mother. It's not easy to accompany you, and I'm not at ease in finding others. Victoria international can help you solve everything.