A connection I see between the family stories is that many of my fellow classmates relatives, much like mine moved to California from another country or state to be closer to family, for hope, for opportunity etc. Two stories which so this exact theme and connect to my family's story are John Hamilton's and Andy Lau's stories.
In John Hamilton's story, his ancestors moved from Texas to California in order to assist a friend who was being accused of rape, "if Jim was to be found in my grandmothers grandparents house all three of them would be lynched because they where apart of hiding this man. For them to avoild that from happening they moved to the state of California." Even though John's ancestors did not come to California to be closer to family like my parents and I did, the decision to move to California shaped the rest lives and basically got them to where they are at right now.
In Andy's story his mother decided to come to the US because she wanted to pursue and get her education, "She wanted to continue to get an education but she did not know any other way other than attending college which she was not allowed to because she was not the smartest at her school. After days of thinking, she finally decided to immigrate to America. Her friends told her that in America anyone can go to school. With the help of some family members, she was put on the immigration list and in a couple of years; she was allowed to move to the United States." This shows the determanation that his mother had to come to the US to get an education. This connects to the theme of coming to the Us or California for a better life.
John's, Andy's, and my story coonect to the idea of coming to America or California for better future, a new life, or simply the pursuit of a dream/goal.
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