Old Friend,
It’s been a
while since I’ve seen you last, and I am sorry I haven’t written more. I have
been so busy trying to get my family settled in to our new life here in
America. For the time being, we have moved into a small neighborhood with
people we met on our journey, they are from Ireland too. There are many Irish
living here with us, but we will not stay here for long.
When we got here, we lacked the economic foundation to establish ourselves in
the city. We spent almost everything we have on the journey over, and we are
all having a difficult time finding work in the city. It’s not that there’s not
enough jobs available, but many of us lack the education necessary to do them. Also, we are being discriminated against for just being Irish. Many people will not even let us apply for jobs because of our ethnicity. I cannot wait until we can find work and, hopefully, move into the city.
It’s
strange though, how it seems like no one else wants us here. Aside from the
other Irish, most people treat us like we’re nothing to them. We are all facing
hostility from the natives, and it is very difficult for us to get along with
the other immigrants. I don’t understand why we are all upset with each other,
because we all want the same thing. I know I can speak for everyone when I say
that we all just want to be a part of this culture. We don’t care about our old
traditions anymore; we just want to be “American”.
I know your
family was trying to get the money to make it over here, and I hope you can
come soon.
Until
next time,
Tabitha
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