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Jaime: The incredibly ordinary woman?

§ June 1st, 2010 § Filed under Biculturalism, Meet Jaime § Tagged , , , , § No Comments

Meet Jaime. Jaime is a 20-year old European woman born and raised for most her life in a small European town. She and her mother immigrated to the United States when Jaime was in her late teens. Her mother divorced when Jaime was still but 5-years old. Jaime’s accent is so light, that it is almost impossible for anyone to hear it when she speaks English. The only clue to her foreign heritage is the occasional odd slip in grammar. Jaime doesn’t remember much of her father except for what her mother has told her about him. They do not keep in touch and Jaime feels that there’s nothing wrong with that. After a shaky start in the US, Jaime found herself making several friends. Life was pretty good for her.

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