After watching that short video in class, it gave me the idea to write about how my father and mother came to the U.S. knowing no English what so ever.
I am the second generation of my people who have come here from Laos; and as far as I know there wasn't much of a education system at all over there. The only education were granted to only a few children, mostly boys, but to go to school meant leaving your family behind sometimes, because Hmong people did not have a school of their own so they sent their children to Thailand or a bigger city for education. My father was one of those fortunate enough to go to school, but when coming here his learning didn't help one bit. So my father went to school just to learn how to speak English before he went on to learn how to write and do simple math problem.
My parents both struggle through their life in America because finding a job here in the U.S. with knowing not much English, it is harder than most people could imagine. My mother did not learn English when she got here for she was taking care of her 3 young children and one on the way (that's me). Even to this day she does not know English; she is planning to learn English soon, now that all of her children are in school. Adjusting to a new environment and learning a new language is hard, because they had to forget what they know and learn new things they never knew.
I am truly grateful and I thank my parents for giving me the opportunity to be given the chance to grow up with an education in the U.S. I just wish that my people and people all over the world could get an education like I have. That is why after watching that short video in class it got me thinking just how amazing and important education is. If everyone in the world could receive an education just imagine what we as a world can achieve together!
