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TOH-018
TOH-018Family questionnaireChinese

Anonymous — Family questionnaire

Submitted September 25, 2026

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What languages get spoken in your house, and who speaks which to whom?

We all speak mandarin

Describe a normal weeknight dinner at your house.

Rice, some kind of meat(usually chicken or beef) grilled veggie

What is in your kitchen that would not be in most of your friends' kitchens?

Ginseng

Where does your family food shop, and how far do they drive to do it?

Hmart and Whole Foods, 10-15min

What sport, instrument or activity did you end up doing — and who decided?

Tennis, my mom picked it because she used to play

What do your parents expect of you, said out loud or not?

dont fail school

What was the first job or business anyone in your family had in America?

My dad worked as a software engineer for amazon

What city or neighbourhood did your family first live in when they arrived?

Massachusetts whole time

Who in your family would you most want interviewed properly, and why?

My mom because I keep finding out new things about her

Look around your house. What is one object your family would never throw away?

My moms tea collection

What do you want someone to know about your family in a hundred years?

My parents worked hard to get us where we are

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Anonymous, “Anonymous — Family questionnaire,” September 25, 2026. Asian American Oral History Archive — Tarita Foundation, 2026. https://taritaarchive.org/voices/entries/toh-018.html. Accessed [date].