Family Interview Essay

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A family’s genealogy in regards to educational attainment reflects heavily on the structural and social patterns that shape how the members navigate through the education system, the economy, and ultimately society as a whole. Throughout my childhood and as I’ve gotten older, education has always been an extremely important aspect of my life. Being appreciative of where I’ve come to now with my education in college and the type of person I am has been largely influenced by what I’ve learned from life experiences my family has gone through. Each member of my family went far with their education and had a lot of individual hardships along the way. They each had to push themselves in life to be able to succeed and go to college, and eventually all have respectable careers. To gain a better and more in depth understanding of my family’s history on their education, I interviewed my mom, dad, and my grandparents from my mom’s side. It was somewhat difficult to come to a consensus on major themes in their education since they all came from different family …show more content…

The town of St. Joseph, Missouri where my Dad grew up had racial integration in the schools. Growing up, one my Dad’s neighbors was an African American family who had children around the same age as my Dad. He became close friends with them and came over for dinner from time to time. Steve also remembers his elementary, middle, and high schools being a mix of mostly white, some African American, Hispanic, and Asian and his parents never racist or closed-minded. Being that my Dad was pretty open to experiencing all races and ethnicities, he took a semester of college off from studying in the U.S, and travelled to Guadalajara, Mexico with a friend. Mexico was a huge change from America and added a whole other dimension in how much diversity my Dad was exposed

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