My grandfather and my grandmother
had been betrothed by their families
when they were very young.
(I heard that they were children when it was arranged.)
They traveled to the US together
when they were only 16 years old.
The next year they were married
and began their family soon after.
I'm pretty sure that my Mom was born
when they were just 18 years old.
I know that after arriving in this country (via Canada),
they both worked
and somehow saved enough money
to bring my grandmother's mother
(my great-grandmother),
and my grandmother's ten siblings to the US.
(NOTE: this note is written on April 8th, 2015 about 2:00 PM, because though there is more to this story, but i'm publishing it now, unfinished, because today I'm publishing almost everything i never published before. Cause I feel like it.)
Posted by Judi at September 8, 2011 11:41 PM | TrackBack