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Ferdinand Marcos, the president of the Philippines during the 70's enacts martial law due to a looming "communist threat". In reality, he had declared martial law to impose his will upon the Filipino people. In the process, he had used the countries treasurey as a personal bank, stealing from the Filipino people, and silence any opposing forces including journalists and other political opponents.

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My mother and uncle with my great aunts and uncle.

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My Mother, Alice Dizon was born in the city of Binakayan, Kawit in the province of Cavite, Philippines. She was born to my grandparents Herimia Ayran Barcelon & Laureno Barcelon. My mother had one brother, but grew up around family a majority of her life. Surrounded by my future aunts and uncles.

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After nearly 14 years of dictatorship, the assassination of a prominent opponent of Ferdinand Marcos, Senator Bengino Aquino was the last straw for the Filipino people. They invaded the palace and workplace of the president, and ousted him. Fearing civil war, the United States intervened and exile Marcos to Hawaii, where he spent the rest of his life. The Filipino people, including my family were free of the oppression and near constant threats of killings by the government.

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The Immigration Act of 1990 expanded the amount of family-based immigration visas that a person could receive. This allowed the immediate family of the recipient to assist their family in immigration. Specifically, this would allow World War II veterans who were allowed citizenship into the United States post-war to help their families get into the United States, with easier access.

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On this day in 1993, computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee released the source code for the world's first web browser and editor. Although minuscule in comparison to the internet of today, this was the first step in world-wide communication. Technology like this allowed my family to stay connected when they moved from one side of the world to the other, and allowed for a shared connection to family, which is important to my mothers family.

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Nearly all of the descendants of the Ayran family (2019)

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Through the work of my Great-Uncle, known as Uncle Levy, my entire family was able to immigrate to the United States. Uncle Levy served in the navy, which allowed him an expedited immigration process. Through which my great grandparents were able to obtain citizenship in the United States, which allowed my grandmother and all of her siblings and their children (including my mother) to settle into the Bay Area, California.

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The attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 was the deadliest terrorist attack in the world. Killing around 3,000 people and affecting the lives of nearly millions across the globe. The attack on the towers created an absence of international travel and shipping. This affected my mom, who at the time worked at a shipping company. Seeing that the industry she was in was collapsing, my mother moved to health care work to provide for her family

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The first-born son of Alice Dizon & Normando Dizon, Adrien Dizon, was born. Alice & Norman had been married for less than a decade, and were getting accustomed to a new type of life in the United States.