Grandma – Throng Sytha
What were the common family forms within your family? (i.e. was the family a breadwinner/homemaker, single parent, divorced, remarried family etc.)
I was the homemaker and my husband was the breadwinner. I took care of all of my twelve children and my husband worked in the farm. I did some of the farm work, but I was mostly taking care of the house. We are still together and strong.
What would you say were the major differences in those forms if you experienced more than one? For example, if the person went from a breadwinner/homemaker family to a dual income family, what were some of the changes/differences that were experienced? I did not go through this change. If I did go through this change, then I would have been the one working …show more content…
There are no special traditions that my family created, but I created a special tradition. I made sure that every Cambodian, Lao, and Thai New Year, all of my children must get together and celebrate. We must celebrate family and love.
Are there any family practices that represent the family’s ethnic, racial or religious background? Please describe and compare how these may have changed from generation to generation.
The family practice that represents my family’s background is going to the temple. We go to the temple and pray to Buddha. We bring food to the monks and pray all together. We still meditate and try to find peace within ourselves. I go to the temple every day with my husband. This changed from generation because I have noticed that each generation do not want to follow this or pray differently.
What types of active kinship ties did you have growing up? Did your children have?
Escaping the country and moving away from my home during the war was difficult. We had to get out of Cambodia before the war got worse. We needed to have a better life. My children had live a better life in America than they would have in
What were the common family forms within your family? (i.e. was the family a breadwinner/homemaker, single parent, divorced, remarried family etc.)
I was the homemaker and my husband was the breadwinner. I took care of all of my twelve children and my husband worked in the farm. I did some of the farm work, but I was mostly taking care of the house. We are still together and strong.
What would you say were the major differences in those forms if you experienced more than one? For example, if the person went from a breadwinner/homemaker family to a dual income family, what were some of the changes/differences that were experienced? I did not go through this change. If I did go through this change, then I would have been the one working …show more content…
There are no special traditions that my family created, but I created a special tradition. I made sure that every Cambodian, Lao, and Thai New Year, all of my children must get together and celebrate. We must celebrate family and love.
Are there any family practices that represent the family’s ethnic, racial or religious background? Please describe and compare how these may have changed from generation to generation.
The family practice that represents my family’s background is going to the temple. We go to the temple and pray to Buddha. We bring food to the monks and pray all together. We still meditate and try to find peace within ourselves. I go to the temple every day with my husband. This changed from generation because I have noticed that each generation do not want to follow this or pray differently.
What types of active kinship ties did you have growing up? Did your children have?
Escaping the country and moving away from my home during the war was difficult. We had to get out of Cambodia before the war got worse. We needed to have a better life. My children had live a better life in America than they would have in