If you go to China, you see Chinese people. If you go to Egypt, you see Egyptians. But, when you walk through the streets of Boston or Los Angeles, you see a mix of people with different ethnic backgrounds. At some point, their grandfather, or father, or even themselves immigrated here to live the “American Dream”. My story all starts with my grandfathers. My grandfather were born and raised in India they were not very wealthy, but they were considered well off in India. At the time, India was not a very prosperous country, so both my grandfathers decided to come here to America in search of opportunity. My grandfather, Val, came here on a boat called the Queen Mary in 1964. While my other grandfather, Thakor, came on a plane. Both my grandfathers
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After marriage, they came back to America and settled in. They both ended up gaining citizenship and got jobs in Massachusetts where they raised their happy families. Val and Niru raised my mother, Fal, along with her two older siblings, Smita and Anuj. Thakor and Saroj raised my father, Al, along with his younger sister, Shilpa. After raising both my parents my grandparents sent them off to college where they both received excellent education, my dad followed his father’s footsteps and went to WPI and my mom went to Northeastern. My parents both met after college and got married. They ended up raising my younger sister, Sofia, and I in Stow, MA, where we are receiving a great education in a great community surrounded by great people. We are living the “American Dream”.
America is the land of opportunity. My grandparents came here in search of the opportunities that America provides. With hard work and perseverance my grandfather's received a good education and got jobs to help support their families. My grandfather's have taught me that hard work pays off and that if I get a good education it can help open many doors to success. I hope to one day be as successful as my grandparents became after they came here to
After marriage, they came back to America and settled in. They both ended up gaining citizenship and got jobs in Massachusetts where they raised their happy families. Val and Niru raised my mother, Fal, along with her two older siblings, Smita and Anuj. Thakor and Saroj raised my father, Al, along with his younger sister, Shilpa. After raising both my parents my grandparents sent them off to college where they both received excellent education, my dad followed his father’s footsteps and went to WPI and my mom went to Northeastern. My parents both met after college and got married. They ended up raising my younger sister, Sofia, and I in Stow, MA, where we are receiving a great education in a great community surrounded by great people. We are living the “American Dream”.
America is the land of opportunity. My grandparents came here in search of the opportunities that America provides. With hard work and perseverance my grandfather's received a good education and got jobs to help support their families. My grandfather's have taught me that hard work pays off and that if I get a good education it can help open many doors to success. I hope to one day be as successful as my grandparents became after they came here to