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My Career Goals: An Immigration To The United States

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I’m an American born citizen and an immigrant to my own country. I was born in Saipan, Northern Marianas Island, USA. My dad brought me to the Philippines at age of three months where I lived for twelve years. I spent five years living in Dagupan City, Pangasinan with my parents before they decided immigrate to the U.S.. My sister and I lived with my grandparents for seven years in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. During my seven years living in Ilocos, I learned how to speak Ilocano,Tagalog and a little bit of Capangpangan.
My academic goal right now is to graduate high school with a 4.0. I plan to push myself to succeed in all my classes in order to achieve that goal. I plan to do so by focusing my time and energy on studying and also, not hesitating in taking up to new experiences in order to maximize my human capital. In addition, my goal is to be able to be self sustaining and independent. I want to be able to put myself to college with minimal parental help. And I plan to do so by work-study and scholarships. One of my biggest career goal is to at least have a bachelors in Computer Science at a prestigious school and to be able …show more content…

After living in the United States for five years, I realize that we, Filipino-Americans, should do everything in our power to assist other filipinos in America and abroad. In my opinion corruption is the biggest barricade halting the country forcing them into poverty. I aspire to assist the countless citizens who are still underprivileged. My dream is to help aid the problem through education by teaching them technical skills and preparing them for the real world. They can use their skills to find jobs and be able to self sustain. It can be a great opportunity to not only the people but also, the country.Furthermore, I believe that education is the key to success and I hope one day to provide the people of my country to have the educational opportunity to

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