... in response to Anybody bring over their Sweeties Child..., posted by SingleDad318 on May 27, 2002... girl from Japan. Except for a bit of himesickness at first and a few evenings hugging her while she cried, she adapted much quicker than my wife. She sat down in the 4th grade, not knowing hardly any English. Within a year she was fluent and in two, had lost her accent. By High School was in AP English classes and wrote for the school newspaper. She had very little difficulties with the schoolwork at first and in fact, thought the subject matter was pretty easy compared to the schools back home. The first year was mostly review, but that was good for her since she could concentrate on learning English rather than than math or other subjects. She really didn't have any race problems, either, but then again, we live in an area with lots of Asian people, so she didn't stand out much. Though she made friends with a few Asians, she also had plenty of European and Hispanic stock friends - not too many blacks in my neighborhood. The couple of Japanese kids she knew who she could have talked to in her own language, she didn't like too much, so she
Sorry about not knowing anything about the paperwork/visa issues. My info is far too dated to be of any use today.
- Jeff S.
