Family: Becoming Minnesotan

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There is always that expectation that each generation do better than the last. Tashi Lhewa Tibetan Education, Family, Work, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I got a letter telling that my dad was going to America. Tenzin Khando Tibetan Family, Youth Experiences, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
Parents strive strongly to make sure their children have all the opportunities that they didn’t. Tashi Lhewa Tibetan Becoming Americans, Community, Family, Opportunities in America
Regardless of if you were boys or girls, education is very important. Kim Yang Hmong Education, Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Women were doing everything they could to help out in spite of the dangers and hardships during the war. Kim Yang Hmong Family, Gender Roles, War, Work, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
On the eleventh day, we boarded a jet destined for America. See Lee Hmong Family, Refugee Camps, Travel to U.S., Coming to America, The Journey
There was loneliness in us because all our friends and relatives were not here with us. Kim Yang Hmong Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Family, Language, New Immigrant Experiences, Ties to Homeland
Raising children in Somalia. Abdisalam Adam Somali Family, Gender Roles, Generation Gap, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
The importance of family. Abdisalam Adam Somali Community, Family, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
Everything I have to do on my own. Maryan Del Somali Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Family, New Immigrant Experiences, Ties to Homeland
You're supposed to take care of your parents. Maryan Del Somali Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Family, Problems in America
We have so much respect for our elders. Sumaya Yusuf and Bibi Abdalla Somali Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
The reason that brought me to Minnesota because I found one of my sister. Henry Nelson Khmer Education, Family, Travel to U.S., Work, Coming to America, The Journey
In marriage it is never white for the bride. Kusum Saxena Asian Indian Ceremonies & Rituals, Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Kids grow independent very quickly. Lincoln Gada Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Family, Problems in America
Finding a wife in India. Ram Gada Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
The relatives ask, 'Why isn’t she married?' Nayana Ramakrishnan Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I don't see divorce as an option. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
In India, the bricks of society are the family. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
The value of hard work cannot be substituted with anything in this world. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Education, Family, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
A different way of thinking. Aparna Ganguli Asian Indian Culture Clash, Family, Gender Roles, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
I remember sitting with my mother near the Statue of Liberty. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Family, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
What is it going to mean to have Indian heritage? Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Family, Identity, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
The plan was to return to India after finishing one’s graduate degree. Vasant Sukhatme Asian Indian Education, Family, Work, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
A lot of relatives say we are wealthy, so they give us their children. Khou Xiong Hmong Economics, Family, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
Growing up in the Philippines. Adelbert Batica Filipino Family, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
It was just like an army. Belen Andrada Filipino Family, Gender Roles, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I loved the city where I lived. Victorino Alojado Filipino Family, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I also remember our yaya. Patrick Faunillan Filipino Family, Youth Experiences, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
It’s not expensive to raise nine children, because the children don’t complain. Victorino Alojado Filipino Education, Family, Marriage, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
We get medicine here, to make your life longer. Victorino Alojado Filipino Becoming Americans, Family, Opportunities in America
Being American is the default. Maryam Beltran Shapland Filipino Family, Identity, Language, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
I had a really wonderful, fun childhood. Susana de León Latino Family, Food, Youth Experiences, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
It was beautiful – it was hard. Susana de León Latino Economics, Family, Youth Experiences, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
My father fell in love with this land. Martha Castaňon Latino Family, Work, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
You should always be proud of who you are, where you came from. Martha Castaňon Latino Ethnic Festivals, Family, Language, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
A couple of my cousins in Mexico are on Facebook, so we’ve been able to keep contact. Martha Castaňon Latino Family, Ties to Homeland, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
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