In “The Good Immigrant Student” by Bich Minh Nguyen, the author shares her experience of being an immigrant and going to school. She writes about some of the trouble she faced, with students and even one of her teachers. She also talks about coming out of her shell a little more towards the end. In paragraph 28, Nguyen states, “I would like to make a broad, accurate statement about immigrant children in schools. I would like to speak for them (us). I hesitate, I cannot”. What I think she means by this statement is that yes, she would love to speak for all immigrant children that go to school and their experiences, but Nguyen can’t because even though she did not have the best experience with school, does not mean that the next immigrant student did not as well. Everyone has different experiences in life and different forms of reactions towards them. She can’t make a “broad, accurate statement” because she doesn’t know everyone’s experience, and she can’t just base that statement on her own life. She even states that she and her sisters’ experiences were different, as well. “My own sister, for instance, was never as shy as I was. Anh dislikes school from the start, choosing rebellion rather than silence.” Bich, with her experiences in school, was never the one to speak out, unlike her sister. This example alone shows how different everyone and their experiences are, so having just one person speak for all would not make sense. 

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