The Neighbor

Coming from Republic of IRAN,Marlak and Ali have dark hairs and pretty smile faces.We are the next-door neighbors.

"Congratulations!"they heard baby's crying to give us a big blessing.Every day they are interested in baby's conditions." Baby,your hair is so nice." " Baby ,I love you so much, may I hold you?"

" You will become grandparents soon."

"Not yet, my son has a girlfriend,but they do not think about getting married."

"We admired that Jeany married to P.C.both are similar background and value system.We wish our son and daughter to marry with Persia young people,but they are born in America.They have changed no more Persia recognition.They refused to consider our any suggestions."

New immigrants in America,though make a great effort to keep original culture and living style,but the second generations differ from their parents.For example Miles was born in America.He is an American.He will accept American education and make friends with Americans.Till he is an adult .Will he mind to marry a Taiwanese girl? I am not sure.

隣居
瑪拉克和阿里是我們的緊鄰，他們來自伊朗，有著黑頭髮和親切的笑容。
他們聽到嬰兒的哭聲，立刻道喜，給我們大大的祝福。他們對嬰兒極有興趣，每天問候嬰兒的情況。" 寶貝，你的頭髮好多唷! " "寶貝，我好愛你，我可以抱你嗎? "
" 你們也會很快當祖父母。"
" 還早，我們的兒子有女朋友，但是還不想結婚。"
" 我們很羨慕PC和Jeany能有相似背景和價值觀的婚姻。我們希望兒女和波斯年輕人結婚。他們生在美國，對波斯的認同感已經改變了，他們不考慮我們的建議。"
新移民在美國，儘管很努力的保持固有文化和生活型態，但是第二代還是跟父母親不同。例如小麥生在美國，他是美國人，他將接受美國教育交美國朋友，等他長大，他會介意一定要娶個台灣女孩嗎?這我真不敢確定。