I worked in a factory where they did electroplating. I became allergic to the chemicals and had to quit. I worked in another factory where they make paper products. I was laid off because the company went bankrupt.

I worked in so many places, I can't remember them all.

I did not like most of the jobs I did but it was nice to be making some money. I could send things home for my family and buy things for myself.

I still missed home but I was getting used to living here. I became a landed immigrant in 1975. I wanted to find a better job than the ones I had been doing, but because I could not read well I didn't know where to start. When I was filling out job applications, I had to ask a friend to go with me to help.