Essay on Suki Kims Facing Poverty with a Rich Girls Habits

Charmaine Small English 111 September 17, 2012 Summary Response essay Facing Poverty with a Rich Girls Habits I always thought about what would wealthy people feel if they were in poor people’s shoes. To see how middle class people struggle with money instead of assuming everything is easy. I wondered if wealthy people would do if they went bankrupt and how that person would get back on their feet. What intrigued me to write my essay is a memoir that I read called â€Å"Facing Poverty with a Rich Girls Habits.† The Memoir is about the author named Suki Kim and the essay came from The New York Times newspaper. This woman named Suki Kims life changed instantly. In the beginning she talks about Queens, New York in 1983 where she lived†¦show more content†¦At the time when Miss Kim went to junior high she noticed how American schools are so different from Korean schools. Miss Kim also observed how people treat each other in America different from how Koreans treat each other in South Korea. Suki mentioned how Koreans in schools wore slippers to keep the schools floors clean as she compares to Queens, New York school has graffiti on the walls and has guards at the school doors searching the teenagers before they enter the school. When Miss Kim entered a English class with other Koreans she thought that she would fit in more but soon realized that she was still standing out from them. She knew that their was a difference between her and other Koreans. She said, â€Å"The wealthier Korean immigrants had settled in Westchester or Manhattan, where their children attend private schoolsâ⠂¬  (Kim, Page 93). She was in a public school where all the other poor immigrant teens went to. After awhile her family had earned enough money to move out of that neighborhood to get better housing and education. Suki had volunteered at a family assistant center as a interpreter and she got on her feet-finally adjusting to society. I think this memoir is to good read because I can understand how Suki feels. I was interested in how a rich person life changed to being a middle class or poor person. I liked this memoir of Sukis story because she put all of herShow MoreRelatedAn Analysis of Suki Kims Facing Poverty With a Rich Girls Habits581 Words   |  2 PagesSuki Kim, a South Korean immigrant to the United States, wrote an interesting article entitled Facing Poverty With a Rich Girls Habits. This article was published in the New York Times November 21, 2004. The purpose of this essay is to discuss this article and examine its key points. This essay will also include my personal attitudes towards this work and how it affected me. This brief article described Kims childhood transition from Korea to New York City. The article is framed in very drearyRead MoreFacing Poverty Essay677 Words   |  3 PagesThe Summary of â€Å"Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits† ENG115061VA016-1126-001 (English Composition) July 22, 2012 According to Suki Kim, the author of â€Å"Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s habits, learning how to survive physically, emotionally, and educationally in a world that was far removed from the style of life she was accustomed to was one of the biggest challenges of her life. Kim went from having a father who was considered a millionaire, living in a mansion complete with a governess