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My family did not take pictures at the time that my great-grandparents were alive. Instead, I put an image of the Japan flag. It symbolizes were my family came from.

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At the time that my great-grandparents were alive, they went through a lot of hardships. Both of my great-grandparents were born in the Untied States, but they were thrown into the Japanese Internment camps. When they were able to get out of the camps, my great-grandmother took her own life. Ever since that incident, my family was not the same. My grandmother's grandfather put my great-grandfather into an arranged marriage. After the passing of my great-grandmother, my grandmother's grandfather thought the kids needed a mother figure. So he found a widower in Japan, and that became my grandmothers step-mother. There was no sense of unity since my great-grandmother's passing.

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My great-grandfather was not a good father figure to my grandmother. He was either out working, or he was always out gambling. When he was home, he would do some terrible things to my grandmother. Since my grandmother did not have a great upbringing, she was determined to make a better life for herself.

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My great-grandfather became a gardener when he got out of the camp. My grandmother was not sure what her step-mother worked, but my grandmother knew that her step-mother brought in come sort of income. My great-grandfather and my grandmother's step-mother worked together in order to provide for their children.

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My great-grandparents did not participate in collective economics. The money that my great-grandfather earned was used to go out gambling at night. The money that my grandmother's step-mother earned was used to provide for her kids and not my grandmother and her siblings. My great-grandparents only shared money when they absolutely had to.

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My great-grandparent's purpose was just to survive after the camps. When my great-grandparents were able to get out of that situation, they just wanted to live normal lives. But because of their race and economic status after the camp, this forced my grandmother to have to move very often.

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My grandmother said, " We were a strict Asian family, so there was no creativity to be found in our house." My grandmother grew up in South Los Angeles, so she grew up surrounded by the Black community. One of her favorite record labels was Motown. She loves to play Diana Ross, Jackson 5, and the Supremes while she works around the house.

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My grandmother recalls going to Buddhist temples when she was growing up. It was a type of Buddhism that originated from Japan. They would chant prayers every morning and night. They would leave food out and pray for those who were no longer with them. My great-grandparents were not that religious, but their faith has definitely helped them through some very tough times.

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I couldn't find a picture of my grandparents when they were younger, however this is a picture of Louisiana in the 1960s. It symbolizes where my grandparents grew up and spent the majority of their lives.

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My grandfather's family struggled financially growing up. They didn't have much and they made the best out of what they had. Although they didn't have much, they had each other. Family meant everything to my grandfather, they decided not to obsess over materialistic things and focus on what mattered the most, family.

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Although my grandfather didn't grow up with the most money and riches family, he decided he wanted to change that. When he was younger, getting a degree, buying a home and many other opportunities were not easy for African American men. However, he was determined. Once he graduated high school he decided to continue his education and obtain a degree. He had a stable career and decided to turn his life around. He was able to truly support his family and afford the things he wanted.

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My grandfather decided it was time to start a family of his own. He met this amazing woman, my grandma, they decided to get married and have kids. My grandfather continued to take on all the responsibility and continued to provide for his wife and kids and made sure they lived a financially stable life.

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My grandpa was more concerned about providing for his family and saving the rest of the money he made. He was saving to buy a bigger house for his family with a yard for his kids. He wasn't very stingy when it came to sharing money with his family, but he was still very cautious.

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My grandpa felt his purpose was to to give back and take care of his family. He wanted make sure his family was set and give back to them as much as possible.

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My grandpa didn't feel he had a very creative life towards the beginning of his life. He had one goal and he stuck to it to achieve it, there wasn't room for creativity. Although, when he he felt more stable he was more open to it. He was very open to his children living a creative life and he, himself wanted to branch out from his occupation.

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My grandparent's are very religious, they are catholic. They attend church every Sunday and pray often. Whenever things got challenging or hard they looked to God for guidance and had faith and hope in him. Beside their religion, they always had faith things were going to be good for them, with their faith it helped them through many obstacles.

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This photo is of my grandfather Edward Jones and myself. My grandfather and I were super close. I don't have any photos of him with just himself. He was such an inspiring man but also a grumpy one sometimes. He grew up in Louisiana and Chicago during the 1950s.

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My grandfather maintained unity in our family by establishing a sense of strictness upon his kids. My grandfather was from Louisiana and he had many kids. I know I have about 10 aunts and uncles but, I probably have way more than that. Even though there were so many of them, my grandfather made sure everyone was fed and kept under a roof. Even if that meant moving a lot.

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My grandfather was in World War II and fought the battle D Day. He was one of the men who jumped into Germany from a parachute. When he was 14, his family was struggling financially so, we signed up for the war by lying saying he was 17. Afterward, he became a doctor but lost his license in Chicago. He then moved to California and owned clinics so he hired doctors.

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My grandfather knew just about everyone. All the neighbors were always coming over to talk to him or taste his food. He worked hard for his family until the very end. He was pro women’s rights and he made sure to work in a place there would be a difference.

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My grandfather enrolled in the army when he was 14 and worked in the army for years. When he returned, he made families and was constantly busy. My grandmother helped out the family as much as she could and would take the bus all the way to downtown LA to get to and from work late at night.

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My grandfather’s response and my grandma’s response would probably be two different things. My grandma would say her family was her purpose to keep going and keep working hard. My uncle (her son) passed away when he was 30 and she was never the same. My grandpa would say his purpose was to make a difference in the world no matter what. He worked so hard even though being a black man doing illegal practices in the 1950s was not a good thing.

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My grandfather loved his music. He played the saxophone like crazy. Everyone loved hearing him play. I still have his records in my house of all the blues, jazz, and R&B music. He also loved cooking food. He knew how to make the best meat because of his perfect seasoning.

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Before my grandfather passed, my dad helped him accept Christ into his life. My grandfather was not really religious because of the scientific part but, my dad helped him get into the church.