Hello!
How are you? This is a late post but I thought I should still write it.
This is another great collection of your writing about refugees (難民). Take a look at these! Please feel proud of your work and what you did on it. I know I am!
I call this collection Leaving Home, Going Home. It's about refugees leaving where they came from - "leaving home" - only to go to a new home - so, "going home." In this case, you imagined refugees coming to Japan as their new home, and reflecting on it if they are already here.
It's a difficult and painful time for them to leave where they came from knowing that they can never go back, and to go to places that they don't know but that will become their new homes. So here is the collection. Be proud of what you've done - and enjoy your work!
I have no doubt there are stories like these from refugees.
I have been proud and happy to work with you over this year. It's been a big year for all of you. I hope I can have you as students in the future and will want to watch you grow as people in your time at Seigakuin.
Have a great spring break - and see you around in April!
How are you? This is a late post but I thought I should still write it.
This is another great collection of your writing about refugees (難民). Take a look at these! Please feel proud of your work and what you did on it. I know I am!
I call this collection Leaving Home, Going Home. It's about refugees leaving where they came from - "leaving home" - only to go to a new home - so, "going home." In this case, you imagined refugees coming to Japan as their new home, and reflecting on it if they are already here.
It's a difficult and painful time for them to leave where they came from knowing that they can never go back, and to go to places that they don't know but that will become their new homes. So here is the collection. Be proud of what you've done - and enjoy your work!
I am in the hospital now. Because I
undergo an examination to go to Japan. Not only me but also my family undergo
it. In other words, my family and I are doing to move Japan. My family is my
father, mother and one sister. Only I haven’t finished an examination yet. I’m
afraid of an injection. I wish I’m not injected.
Moving to Japan is sad. Because we are leaving our hometown soon. Also I must make my farewells to my friends. I don’t know when we can meet again. I received letters and pictures from my friends yesterday. They are my important treasures. Although leaving my hometown is sad very much, I am looking forward to living Japan. I think Japan is a beautiful country, I want to learn Japanese culture and I’m interested in Japanese. Japan seems a fun country. However I have a question. “Is Japan a beautiful country?” I have been told about Japan from my parents. “Wars aren’t happened in Japan. Japanese environment is good and Japan is a developed country. But there are some troubles even Japan. They are relations to other countries, political problems, homeless and so on.” Although it’s difficult for me to understand them, I’ll learn about them.
Moving to Japan is sad. Because we are leaving our hometown soon. Also I must make my farewells to my friends. I don’t know when we can meet again. I received letters and pictures from my friends yesterday. They are my important treasures. Although leaving my hometown is sad very much, I am looking forward to living Japan. I think Japan is a beautiful country, I want to learn Japanese culture and I’m interested in Japanese. Japan seems a fun country. However I have a question. “Is Japan a beautiful country?” I have been told about Japan from my parents. “Wars aren’t happened in Japan. Japanese environment is good and Japan is a developed country. But there are some troubles even Japan. They are relations to other countries, political problems, homeless and so on.” Although it’s difficult for me to understand them, I’ll learn about them.
That was a great one! Now let's look at another:
I feel very depressed at this moment on the
boat. I usually don't get sea-sick, but I feel like I'm about to throw up. Too
many people on one boat. I see some girls crying, grabbing mother’s sleeves.
Some adults are singing the national anthem for not to forget our mother
country. I didn't want to leave my country. I asked my girlfriend, well, my
'ex' girlfriend to come with me, but she said "no". Here I am. Standing on the boat with my pals, sharing our
least moist cigarettes.
Few of my pals are very pumped up and excited
to go to Japan, but I'm not. Is it because of my ex, or my anti-fish? I don't
know. I guess I'd have to start very slowly to get used to new cultures. I'm feeling
melancholic. I don't care how my life's going to be. I don't mind living in the
city or country. I don't mind living
with ten other people in one tiny room. My only wish is only her. Oh boy... I
can't swim.
Another great one! Here's another:
I’m 76 years old now. That story is when
I was 40 years old. My wife is gone, because my wife was dead by war. I’m so
sad and I can’t live without the wife. But I have to live. So I escaped my
country seven years ago. I saving money now, because I’m hoping to go to Japan,
and I want to have private business. I have two children, who is one boy and
one girl. My job is making traditional things. So I want to know a lot of
people that what kind of my job and what is the traditional things. My
country’s traditional things are textile and ceramic ware. It is my pride to
make traditional things. I go to unknown country called japan and want to
spread this traditional quality.
When I was 40 years old, I got a visa to
go to Japan at last. Children were delight with me, but we were full of
uneasiness. We tanked people who were taken care of so far and on the day to go
to Japan, went to the airport. We boarded an airplane. When we arrived at Japan
at the first time, it was very cold and it snowed in winter. We were so
surprised because we saw snow for the first time. There was our house in the
place called Azabu. There was the town which was quiet and seemed to be safe.
When we opened the shop, Japanese people were interested in and they saw it.
Article and we. Five years later, I thought Japanese people is so kind but
introverted and so negative. Some people is positive but almost negative. But
now, we are used to life in Japan and live happily. We love Japan. My job and
life is success!!
Very good - with incredible feeling! Here's one more:
I am five years old, and my name is Brian. I am going to go
Japan as refugee. I have two feelings. First, I am exciting to go Japan,
because I can get more comfortable new life. Second, I am nervous and sad,
because I cannot speak Japanese, so I am afraid of communicate with Japanese. I
want to make friends, but maybe it is difficult. Also I have some friends in my
country, but I have to say good bye to my friends. And I do not have enough
knowledge about Japan. These are my feelings.
When I get used to new life in Japan, I want to help people
like me, and I will study hard to protect my parents. Then I will get more good
new life. Maybe I think I will get many difficult and hard things in Japan, but
I am with a strong feeling.
Great! Now let's read some more:
Great! Now let's read some more:
I am Joel. I was live in South America. I
am a boy of a big “family.” I don’t want to say that word, but this is the
real. We were refugee. There were more than 10 families live in a big simple
house. The house and the furniture were simple than the Amish people. Our
things were all simple. We didn’t have right in this area of our country. If we
want to have freedom, we had to immigrate. Although we had never starved, our
foods were simple, too. Almost everyday, we had the same meal. But that time, I
was so young that I had never thought the life was bad. I thought that I have a
big house to live, a big meal to eat, a big family I have. I was satisfied. But
the adults didn’t think so. They prepare to immigrate to freedom world
everyday. They went out to find a big boat that maybe can transport five of our
big families.
The destined day came. We left our country without being noticed. We took the boat and the boat went forward. Went forward to an unknown place. I was sentimental because I left my hometown. But there were a hopeful eye appeared on other people. I couldn't understand why, until I grew up.
I didn't know how many days and nights we had gone through. We arrived at a whole new place. Only one thing I know that the place was very far from my hometown. They called the place Japan. And the beginning of our life was not so easy. Because we were foreigner, the things we could only do was the part-time job. And we couldn't speak Japanese at that time, so we could just do the job which the salary was very cheap. But my parents worked hard to earn tuition fee to let me go school because they wanted to give me good future in Japan. I didn't know why but very strange. I studied Japanese hard and now I am a university student. After I graduate the university successfully, it is my turn to give my parents happiness life.
A moving one. Here's another:
I didn't know how many days and nights we had gone through. We arrived at a whole new place. Only one thing I know that the place was very far from my hometown. They called the place Japan. And the beginning of our life was not so easy. Because we were foreigner, the things we could only do was the part-time job. And we couldn't speak Japanese at that time, so we could just do the job which the salary was very cheap. But my parents worked hard to earn tuition fee to let me go school because they wanted to give me good future in Japan. I didn't know why but very strange. I studied Japanese hard and now I am a university student. After I graduate the university successfully, it is my turn to give my parents happiness life.
A moving one. Here's another:
I choose the first picture. I was a
little boy. I lived with my mother. Of course, I had a father, but I did not
remember well. He went to the other country when I was two years. My mother
told me to move to Japan next week, but I did not know why. She did not tell
me. I knew Japan is good place. People were king, environment was good and food
was delicious, maybe. When I arrived at Japan, I wanted to make many friends
and played with them. I wanted to live with mother in a big house and studied
hard.
When I arrived at Japan, there were many
people in the airport. I followed mother and rode on a taxi. After few minutes,
it stopped in front of an apartment. We rose to third floor and mother pushed
the intercom. Then, a man came. Surprisingly, he was my father! He worked in
Japan! I could live with parents!!
Now, I go to kindergarten. My Japanese
improve day by day and I have many friends. My life is wonderful!
I have no doubt there are stories like these from refugees.
I have been proud and happy to work with you over this year. It's been a big year for all of you. I hope I can have you as students in the future and will want to watch you grow as people in your time at Seigakuin.
Have a great spring break - and see you around in April!
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