Since both families have members that started off in China, they share many similarities. Going back a few generations in both families, they all started off living and growing up in China, but later decided to move to …show more content…
Even though both families came to America with the same reason, Josh’s family came many years earlier, so his parents grew up in America. Unlike his family, Kaier’s parents grew up in China and Kaier was the only one that grew up in America. Since Kaier’s parents came much later than Josh’s, Kaier was born in China while Josh was born in San Francisco, however, Kaier still grew up in America. With this, Josh is second generation while Kaier is first generation. Lastly, Josh’s grandparents from both his mom’s and dad’s side are born and raised in China, however, due to World War II, Josh’s grandparents from his dad’s side moved over to Korea, where his dad was born, but racially they are Chinese. No matter how similar both families seem to be, there will always be differences that distinguishes both families.
In conclusion, even though Josh’s and Kaier’s family came to America at different times, their family origin, migration, and culture are very much alike. However, most of the similarities were because both families are Chinese, so they eat similar food, and also celebrate similar celebrations and events. Even though both families migrated between a huge time difference, this doesn't change their Asian American