bblueblob
Jan 24, 2010
Undergraduate / a strict Asian household: How has your family history influence who you are? [5]
-------------I am looking for someone to assist in editing my first draft, Thank you --------------My mother was born under a tree in the southern province of Korea and grew up in a strict Asian household. My grandmother was sold at the age of twelve for a horse in Hiroshima, Japan; she also survived the atomic bomb, which took her home away from her in 1965. It took my aunt fifteen years to get through personal problems and dreaded relationships to realize that she wanted to become a nurse and help others; she graduated summa cum laude at the University of Texas at San Antonio with a degree in nursing. The women in my family have endured physical, mental and emotional trauma that I cannot fathom, but each day their struggles for survival remind me of the woman I can be. I grew up being the light from their darkness, the flower that survived the winter; I was cherished for my innocence. My mother, grandmother and aunt have always taken the time to enrich me with their pasts to ensure that I too, would become a strong woman. My independence as a woman was framed from their mistakes and miseries. I have been taught how to stand firmly for what I believe in, that knowledge is the one thing no one can take away from you, and that sometimes it takes a little time to realize what one's life's calling is. These women have instilled their strengths, resilience towards failure, and persistence to achieve and overcome any obstacle that may come into my life.
-------------I am looking for someone to assist in editing my first draft, Thank you --------------My mother was born under a tree in the southern province of Korea and grew up in a strict Asian household. My grandmother was sold at the age of twelve for a horse in Hiroshima, Japan; she also survived the atomic bomb, which took her home away from her in 1965. It took my aunt fifteen years to get through personal problems and dreaded relationships to realize that she wanted to become a nurse and help others; she graduated summa cum laude at the University of Texas at San Antonio with a degree in nursing. The women in my family have endured physical, mental and emotional trauma that I cannot fathom, but each day their struggles for survival remind me of the woman I can be. I grew up being the light from their darkness, the flower that survived the winter; I was cherished for my innocence. My mother, grandmother and aunt have always taken the time to enrich me with their pasts to ensure that I too, would become a strong woman. My independence as a woman was framed from their mistakes and miseries. I have been taught how to stand firmly for what I believe in, that knowledge is the one thing no one can take away from you, and that sometimes it takes a little time to realize what one's life's calling is. These women have instilled their strengths, resilience towards failure, and persistence to achieve and overcome any obstacle that may come into my life.