Savior sibling

My third older brother Vang was born on January 9, 1986. He is a computer tech engineer. He lives in San Jose, CA so I do not see him often. We don’t visit him often because he works a lot and everyone has different schedules. Every holiday he comes home and spends time with the family and friends. He is the first to graduate with his BA at the age of 21. Tchay, my fourth older sister was born on October 8, 1987. She is a Psychology major and is currently going for her PhD at Fresno State. She…

In today 's Christian society, a common and accepted practice for infants or young babies is to perform a dedication of the child back to God. This practice is performed by multiple religious groups and it is a symbolic service where the parents recognize that God gave them the child and they in return are giving him/her back to God in an act of submission and recognition. This rite of passage for the child ensures that the parents have began the infants Christian journey with the blessing of…

Prior to this interview, I assumed that my manager Kevin G. Li had a different background. In the past few months that I have been working with him, I have been in a position to understand him and get to know him a bit better. This interview was not only eye opening for me, but also for him. While explaining some of his life details, he realized that some things he was not aware of himself. Kevin 's family migrated from China to California, before he was born. He became the 1st generation…

and sees her brother talking to this American couple. They give her brother a whole handful of Mexican gum. They seem to be trying to speak Spanish to the young boy, assuming that the only language that he can speak is English. Her brother asks his siblings a question in English and the couple is astonished that the young boy can speak English. Junior then replies with “Yeah, we’re Mericans, [while] inside the awful grandmother prays.” (20) This statement is what ties the whole entire story…

Fairy tales tend to illustrate how a parent 's actions can affect their children’s life a great deal, either good or bad. This is shown in the stories “Beauty and the Beast”, “Hansel and Grethel”, “The Twelve Brothers”, “Little Red Cap”, “Rapunzel”, “Rumpelstiltskin”, “Cinderella”, “Snow White”, “Li Chi Slays The Serpent”, and “The Maiden Without Hands.” These fairy tales show that good treatment from the parent results in the child being superb and doing good deeds. However, parents abandoning,…

The devastating truth of Sibling Competition. (The Critique of The prodigal son) Do you you ever have a strange sense to run away? Do you ever feel like taking the money, and running to a new state? Have you ever wanted to be free from some of the family drama? Do you ever wonder what it’s like to live a life of luxury? What would happen if you ruined that life in a blink of an eye? In the parable The prodigal Son, there is a young man who is ready to be free and get his…

I am very proud to say that I am an American in what I believe is every genetic way you can be an American. My Grandpa Emory’s mother was a Native American, and his father was half-Native American. His wife, my MawMaw Rosemary, was a first generation American whose parents immigrated from Germany. She was one of five children, and she went on to have five children, the youngest being my father. My cultural identity stems not only from my family’s socioeconomic background, but also from the blood…

Victor Mensah is a father of five, who works as a valuation officer in the State Transport Corporation of Ghana. He was born in the 1960 's and has 6 other siblings. He grew up in a home with parents who had very little education, yet did all they could to ensure that none of their children go way ward." My parents were very strict disciplinarians" he said "Particularly my dad, He believed so much in the adage "spare the rod and spoil the child". Mr. Mensah has a lot of experience from several…

“Is it possible for anyone to find a reason to call strangers family? That is so weird!” said one of my American friends Kelly when I told her that I do not miss home. Before leaving my family, I could not imagine that it is possible to find peace and comfort away from home. Where I come from, Rwanda, family is everything anyone would every wish for. However, I have passed through many life circumstances which influenced my understanding of who I should consider to be my family. I always wonder…

Besides leaving my home country, it was the second hardest thing that I had to experience. I was seven years old and when my parents announced that we were moving to United States, frankly I was excited to see the USA. However, as time passed I started to miss my family back in Ecuador. When, I was in the airport saying goodbyes to friends and family members. I did not understand that I would not see them in again in five years. However, hearing the news that my abuelito had passed away in 2006.…