My Family Background: Moving To The United States

My international background has shaped who I am today because of the influence of my Chinese immigrant parents. My parents never had an easy life. My parents, who lived in poverty in China, immigrated to the United States hoping for a better life and to pursue the American Dream. They immigrated to the Unites States with no money and no knowledge of the English language. The language barrier alone created a mass obstacle for their early life in America. My dad had once told me that at the age of 13 he was already cooking for his entire family while working to provide financial support for his parents and siblings.

My family is an immigrant to United States and just came to California in 2016 which means my parents cannot get a work that has a lot of incomes to support the family. And because we came here when I was in the second semester of 10th grade that make my family do not have any time to collect more money for me to go to college. So, that is the reason why I would like to find a job to help my parents and myself in education expenses and support my major in the

My family moved from the Middle East to United States because of a number of reasons. The primary reason was the education infrastructure. The education infrastructure available in United States is perhaps the best in the world and this is probably what my parents thought when they moved into the country. The second was job because my father was working and he was provided a better opportunity to the work in this country, seeing the salary hike and other factors he decided it was in the best part of the family and all that we moved to the United States. Earlier, it was difficult because being from a different racial background presents you many challenges and you have to somehow manage those things. My family found it difficult at the start to communicate with others and make friends but slowly it all started to shape well. There were more and more people coming for

My family first moved to America about three years ago in January of 2014. We came as a family of five: my mom, Nava, my dad, Yoav, my older sister, Maya, Me, and my younger brother, Tomer. My parents were born in Israel, but they relocated to boston about 18 years ago and came back to Israel after my older sister was born. This is their second relocation, but their first with a whole family. Just like their first time, they relocated because of my dad’s job. He now works at Microsoft, and he flew to the U.S so much my parents decided to move. I remember coming home from school to see both my mom and dad looking at me. I realized they had something to tell me, and I was very nervous. My initial reaction was to cry. I didn’t want to move away

June of 2005, I came to America. My family and I ended up in Palm Springs, California, broke, without a home, and absolutely clueless on what to expect. Years later my mother would tell stories of my rebellious behavior as I had a tough time fitting in with the rest of the children; I would always lock myself in the car to avoid school and cause massive tantrums in classrooms when my mother wanted to leave me in a room with people whom I could not even communicate with. I am grateful for my parents bringing me here because if they had not, I would not be who I am today: a young adult with a very distinct knowledge of the side of the world that no one tells you about.

average middle class family. This have shaped me in many ways. It's helped me appreciate how

However, my family did face some tough times during certain points in life but my family made sure my needs were met. Having a middle class family that went through tough times has shaped me because I got an insight on how even though you have everything you want it’s not going to always be that way and that it’s sacrifice to be made. Also, I was humbled and appreciative of what I had and have today because I had friends and still have friends today that were less fortunate than I. I never looked down on them and I was taught to always look at everyone equal due to the fact that everyone was not blessed to have the things or the family I came from. I believe that anyone who is less fortunate should be helped or you should make friends with them because they could help you just as much as you could help

My family's traditions and food also has an impact on who I am. My family has always been the ones to go all out on holidays and gets all the family together and eats a lot of food. The main holidays for my family are birthdays, Thanksgiving New Years and especially Christmas. A majority of my childhood memories are of all my family just being together for holidays and eating my grandma?s famous tamales. I feel

My life started in Vietnam until I was twelve years old when my parents decided to move to the United States. This is a meaningful event and changed myself a lot, that I will never forget.

While there are people that are inspired and motivated by the stories and actions of other individuals, there are also those that are inspired and motivated by their parents, like myself. Over the course of 18 years living with my family, I have come to appreciate the amount of effort they have made into making sure I succeed in life and making sure that I learn from their experiences. My mother, Melania Santos de Marte, has always been the one that took care of me the most from when I was a kid up until today. My father is Amable A. Santos and he was the reason why my mother, sister and I were able to come to the United States. He was the one that made sure we had a home to go to and also the reason why we were able to come to the U.S. in the first place. The willpower and endurance my parents have displayed inspired, and motivated me to get an education so that later in the future I would repay them for their support.

My family moved to the America in 2013. The very first years was really hard for us, and the first challenge was language. My little brother and me was lucky because we was sent to school to study, but my parents had to go out there to find their jobs. It took about one year for my father to get a first job, and he must work really hard. I understood the hardships my parents must endure for us to have a better lives. So, I never asked for any money from them. I worked during summer, and be a tutor at home that I earn the money to pay for school ( books, field-trip,...), clothes, and sometime hanging out with friends. I want my parents to think that I can take care of

Influences and experiences create a person’s initial motivations, values, beliefs and these can last a lifetime (Henslin). My family has a close relationship, and each person has made an impact on me in positive ways. The love and support I receive from my family has encouraged me to continue after what I want out of life. They encourage me any chance they get and that inspires me to do my best in everything I do. The values, social norms, and beliefs that my parents were taught were passed down to me and shaped me into the person I am today. Some examples of the values and beliefs that I have been taught is to believe in myself, always respect myself as well as others, stay positive, never give up on what I want, and many more. My family has taught me some valuable lessons throughout my life that will stick with me

My brother was my biggest influence. He is five years older, so it wasn’t the easiest task to grab his attention, but most of my young life was formed because of him. Growing up, I was always trying to learn new knowledge and talents to interact more with my brother. I took a deep interest in guitar and drawing, and building and innovation because it would connect us more. He influenced much of my determination and creative skills. I was always competing for his attention and praise, which is likely the reason I enjoy challenges and seek them out, as well. I think my father, despite how little he was around, influenced my work ethics, greatly. My sporadic weekends with him usually consisted of going to work with him. He worked for the city of Pahokee performing many different tasks: sweeping the streets, hauling away large items, cemetery grounds work, city waterworks; a lot of heavy machinery and vehicles. He was a dedicated worker; whatever he did, he did well! I was very impressed that this normally slow-person could be so mechanically inclined and proficient. So, I learned from him, to take pride in anything and everything that I do; no matter how small or large the task is.

My family followed their passions, or multiple passions in some cases, like running their own businesses. The grandmother that gives me my Norwegian roots studied business and established a successful real estate venture while my grandfather invented a small hand tool, patented it, and sold its design to a national engineering firm. Every one of them left their marks on the world, and serve as an example to me that I can too if I try, through taking steps such as attending college and gaining work experience. They continually serve as examples to me of greatness and enrich my life by giving me people to continually look up to as I get older.

My parents as well as my extended family have been crucial in providing the foundation for my beliefs, attitudes and values. I grew up