Anonymous — Family questionnaire

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

My whole family speaks mandarin

Describe a normal weeknight dinner at your house.

Rice, a plate of tomato and eggs, pork, my moms cooks everything and it is mostly great, my dad sometimes cook.

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

Other types of grains that would be put in rice.

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

Usually we just go to market basket or sometimes h-mart.

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

Cross country, I decided myself, my parents wanted me to do tennis or swimming.

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

They expect me to do at least good in school and be outgoing to everyone even though I cannot be the most extroverted person.

What do you get asked about being Asian American that you are tired of being asked?

Where am I actually from.

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

Boston

Is there a story about your family that gets retold?

My brother said my mom's family was once one of the respectable person (political wise) thousands of years ago.

What is one thing about America that someone in your family still finds strange, or funny?

Going to buy groceries everyday, in China we can order them to our appartment.

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

We are just an ordinary family from Shenzhen.

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