Personal Narrative: My Family's Migration To The United States

I cannot say that my family has a vast American history of a 100+ years, but what I can say is that my family has grown a lot in the past 30+ years. We would not have migrated to the USA if it weren't for my aunt’s marriage. It was 1984 when the first member of my family, my aunt, came to the United States of America. From then on, the rest of my immediate family trickled into the United States of America, looking for a place to grow and expand their family lines. It wasn’t easy to get a stable household income and care for our family at the time, but paycheck to paycheck we managed to do it. My immediate family’s migration to the USA started with my aunt’s marriage. With this marriage, my aunt became the first green card holder, and presumably the first US Citizen, in my family. Seeing her success in America, the rest of my family, on my paternal side, came to the USA in 1992, searching of a better life. While my dad was struggling to settle in the USA, he lived with his sister and brother in law; who also housed their parents. My dad’s other sister, Geeta, also lived with her sister, however shortly after, she got married
My dad put all of his savings into the restaurant business, and opened up a restaurant in the airport. This is when life started getting easier for my parents, as their income nearly quadrupled. My mom no longer needed to work and could care for my sister and I, while my dad’s workload was greatly reduced. Going into the restaurant business was a great gamble that could have hurt us, we are just thankful that it worked out. Now my dad loves to expand on his restaurant business and has open and closed many restaurants, including a gas station. My parents are happy what they have done and look back at their history with appreciation. Though our family hasn't done anything big in the USA, we have shown others that with great work and determination, anything can be