My Chinese Immigrant Family

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I am the first generation of a Chinese immigrant family. My father and mother didn't go to college before, so they hope me and my brother earn bachelor degree. I am studying in Sacramento City College and my major is computer science and engineering. My short-term goal is to transfer to UCLA. Because I have a cousin who came to America in 2006. At the beginning, she was very unfamiliar with the new environment, but she studied so hard. After two years, she transferred from Sacramento City College to University of California, San Diego. Her experience gives me lots of confidence and make me believe that if I work hard, I could achieve my goal to transfer to UCLA.
Being the first generation of my Chinese family to attend school in the United

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