Jean Kwok is a chinese women and she moved from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was 5 years old and do not know how to speak English.. This novel is actually related to the journey of her life. Even though Girl in Translation is a work of fiction and not a memoir, all the places mentioned in this novel are real. Her family lost most of their belongings when they sold them to pay the cost to go to New York. During her life, she worked at a clothing factory in Brooklyn Chinatown. However, she is a smart students and had entered Hunter High School, a public secondary school for gifted students and received full scholarship. Upon graduation, she worked in university laboratories and at the same time got an early admission to Harvard College. She graduated with Bachelor in English and now living with husband and two sons in Netherlands.
Jean Kwok
Graduation Day
with her Principal
when she was small
These are some of her achievement : http://www.jeankwok.com/awards.shtml
For me, Jean is a strong and very determined person. She started her life in United States from below and slowly learned to reach her goals. She always find ways to get what she wished for. Even though her family was poor, she did not give up on her study and tried to work while studying. From that, she probably gained some valuable experience and see the life in a different perspective. At the end, she became a successful person after going through hard times in her life. If I be her, I do not regret for what had happened to me and feel grateful because I can learn many things from that.
These are some of her achievement : http://www.jeankwok.com/awards.shtml
For me, Jean is a strong and very determined person. She started her life in United States from below and slowly learned to reach her goals. She always find ways to get what she wished for. Even though her family was poor, she did not give up on her study and tried to work while studying. From that, she probably gained some valuable experience and see the life in a different perspective. At the end, she became a successful person after going through hard times in her life. If I be her, I do not regret for what had happened to me and feel grateful because I can learn many things from that.
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