Visiting my Grandparents Essay

worst part; people do not always recognize my Asian blood and therefore do not hold back in the degrading comments that they make. When I was in high school, especially when sitting in a history class, there were always classmates who felt the need to throw out inapt remarks, hoping to receive a laugh from the class. A teacher’s simple question would often result in a feeble-minded “because they’re Asian” response. Because I have worked to disconnect from my Korean ethnicity, I could usually…

that hurt the most was losing my grandmother and my great grandmother the same year. Ever since I could remember both my grandmothers were always in and out of the hospital with fighting cancer, getting really sick, or breaking a bone. I never knew what was happening since I was so young. On my 15th birthday I was explained to about my grandmother only having 6 months or less because she was dying from cancer. She was…

Grandpa Samuel and Grandma Dorothy were born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Grandpa was born in 1930, and grandma Dorothy Isabela Violet in 1926. Grandpa had no middle name and Grandma had two. I don’t know how that happened. During the days of my grandpa’s youth, World War II was being fought during the years of 1939 to 1945. Belfast, Northern Ireland was the target of many air raids. It was a mandatory requirement for parents to evacuate their young children to the country for safety…

I had the pleasure of interviewing my paternal grandmother Audrey; she is the last grandparent I have left. Since I was a child, she had never wanted to be called Grandma or anything of the sort. She was too cool for that. She prefers to be called Mimi, however I sometimes slip and call her “Gram” and she thinks that is pretty cute. She has two children of her own, my father who is the oldest with two children (girls) and my Aunt Star who has two children (boys). She has resided in Chester…

answer. In Marie Lienard’s “From Manners to Mystery “article she says “the short story is characterized by a vision and an open-endedness that is very puzzling to the reader”. I totally agree with Lienard’s statement because when I had a discussion with my classmates at school and I saw how many different interoperations there was about the title and the meaning of the whole short story. When I first saw the title I thought the story was going to be about finding a man to love and how hard it…

One of my favorite quotes about family is “You don 't choose your family. They are God 's gift to you, as you are to them.” (Desmond Tutu) It states that you don’t get to choose the family you get , especially when you get brothers that are annoying and can get on your nerves. I have to learned how to appreciate and be thankful for what 's given for a family. The sacrifices that my family and I have taken and the long wait to the path of there being a better chance to anything but success to…

as the look on my mothers face went from joyful to distraught. Christmas, my absolute favorite holiday, always started the day after Thanksgiving when my mom pulled out the Christmas decorations. However, the first day of Christmas in 2009 did not bring holiday spirit, or comfort, or joy. It only brought pain. After a prolonged, difficult move to Hawaii on the Air Forces orders, we finally had a peaceful moment to enjoy the Christmas season; however, that immediately changed when my mother…

Use”. I can personally relate to how these items reflect upon one’s heritage. My parents have heirlooms, which I have been taught the importance of each item. One in particular was a desk my great- great grandfather and his sons built. He used trees from his land to create this exquisite piece of furniture. As I read this particular short story, it had me in deep thought about my heritage and the things I have in my home now. I feel this short story even taught me what is more important…

others. My point of view on home became related to one.Joan Didion is in distraught over the distance between her and her family. She had moved…

the slow decline into my great-grandfather 's passing. He was always a lively person, full of energy and always had candy in his pockets. when he stopped smoking he would put in hard pieces of candy to calm the urges but after all these years it was more for the kids of the family than anything .He was always laughing and always had jokes it was a blow to the whole family when he passed away. I Had just got back from a trip to Colorado. I went to Warped Tour this year with my cousin, as soon as…