when ready to depart
the american doctor
would not sign the document
~
grandpa’s second son
a common skin condition
eczema
~
a new destination
canada
~
when ready to depart
the american doctor
would not sign the document
~
grandpa’s second son
a common skin condition
eczema
~
a new destination
canada
~
the family had no problems
getting clearance
into canada
~
the image
is their immigration photo
We were originally set to go to Australia. But my parents had their eyes set on the states, so they stayed in the refugee camp for a few years more in order to get passage to the US. My mom was pregnant with me when we had clearance, but they wouldn’t let her on the plane until I was born. Which is why I was born in Thailand and not here ^_^
very interesting
sacrificing years in a refuge camp
for the opportunity of the US
~
everyone’ realities
their difficulties
all over the world
are so different
I wonder did he regret the move, or was it a case of , as we say here in Ireland, ‘What’s meant for you, won’t go by you’. (I’m not sure if that is a saying in Canada too)
at first regret
but
over time
~
acceptance
My Cajun family was exiled from Canada, specifically Nova Scotia, and settled in south Louisiana. Familial history is fascinating.
diaspora
~
fascinating direction
of wind