Country of origin
I personally think that my families immigration story is amazing. My mom’s parents were originally from Korea and moved to the US in the 60s. My mom’s father was an extremely smart man who went to the best university in Korea and got a job at NASA. At NASA, he actually designed the last shuttle that was sent to the moon and was recently asked to work on the mars project. My mom’s mother was a graphic designer who wanted to raise a big religious family in the US. She hoped to have a better life in America for his kids. She wanted them to have a very strong education and eventually go to college. Once they officially immigrated to the US, they moved in the state of Ohio. They had 5 kids and lived a very religious life as Jahova witnesses.
My dads family was originally from Poland. My great grandmother was a strong polish woman who took a boat all the way from Poland to the US in the early 1900s. When she arrived here she had absolutely nothing. She found a job as a waiter and met my great grandfather. They got married and had a farm in the middle of Massachusetts and had 5 kids. One of which was my grandma. She grew up and met my grandpa who had my dad and then had me.
On the other hand, my journey to Chicago is one that is much longer than just being born here. I was born in upstate New York in the middle of nowhere. My dad then got an offer to work in Sweden, he took the job and me and my family lived in Sweden for 3 years. It was honestly one of the most unique experiences in my life. The immigration process of getting from the US to Sweden was so long and hard. We left Sweden after 3 years and moved here in Chicago after my dad got another job offer.
How did you get to Chicago? Does your family have any interesting pasts? Have you always lived in Chicago or did you live somewhere else as well?
I personally think that my families immigration story is amazing. My mom’s parents were originally from Korea and moved to the US in the 60s. My mom’s father was an extremely smart man who went to the best university in Korea and got a job at NASA. At NASA, he actually designed the last shuttle that was sent to the moon and was recently asked to work on the mars project. My mom’s mother was a graphic designer who wanted to raise a big religious family in the US. She hoped to have a better life in America for his kids. She wanted them to have a very strong education and eventually go to college. Once they officially immigrated to the US, they moved in the state of Ohio. They had 5 kids and lived a very religious life as Jahova witnesses.
My dads family was originally from Poland. My great grandmother was a strong polish woman who took a boat all the way from Poland to the US in the early 1900s. When she arrived here she had absolutely nothing. She found a job as a waiter and met my great grandfather. They got married and had a farm in the middle of Massachusetts and had 5 kids. One of which was my grandma. She grew up and met my grandpa who had my dad and then had me.
On the other hand, my journey to Chicago is one that is much longer than just being born here. I was born in upstate New York in the middle of nowhere. My dad then got an offer to work in Sweden, he took the job and me and my family lived in Sweden for 3 years. It was honestly one of the most unique experiences in my life. The immigration process of getting from the US to Sweden was so long and hard. We left Sweden after 3 years and moved here in Chicago after my dad got another job offer.
How did you get to Chicago? Does your family have any interesting pasts? Have you always lived in Chicago or did you live somewhere else as well?
Great post! So many interesting details and places.
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