Remake of Pursuit of Identity Opener: Location and Your Why by Lagares Educator

La Coruña, A Coruña, Spain

lagareseducator — 2024-10-21 15:00:34 UTC

A majority of my recent ancestors (parents, grandparents, great-) come from small towns from this region of Spain. They were largely farmers and fisherman. It is not the Flamenco or Bull fighting Spain, but a special place. It is home to the oldest continuously functioning Roman lighthouse in the world.

Brentwood, NY

2024-10-23 13:27:02 UTC

It’s the location where both my parents grew up, setting the stage for my

upbringing.

Pelham Bay, The Bronx, NY

2024-10-23 13:27:09 UTC

Woodside, Queens, NY

2024-10-23 13:27:16 UTC

My home

Denville, NJ

2024-10-23 13:27:18 UTC

Small town, deep roots, NJ is awesome.

Powder Mountain, E Powder Mountain Rd, Eden, UT

2024-10-23 13:27:22 UTC

Dad, brother, and I would go on yearly ski trip to this location. Parents are divorced, dad remarried, and this trip was our special time with just the three of us.

Luxembourg

2024-10-23 13:27:40 UTC

I am a dual citizen of Luxembourg. My family migrated from here and we maintain connections to the country.

Symi, Greece

2024-10-23 13:27:42 UTC

Most recent known origin of my great-grandparents.

Dominican Republic

2024-10-23 13:27:49 UTC

Family!!!! Foundations…. Love… Safety… Security…. Peace…

Genoa, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy

2024-10-23 13:27:55 UTC

Great granddad was a fisherman here before immigrating. Attempting to gain citizenship through blood and move to Italy with my wife.

Astoria Park, 19th St, Astoria, NY

2024-10-23 13:28:09 UTC

Anthony Grasso

The place where my grandfather and I would ride his motorcycle to on a warm day to watch the boats and cars race. Where I still annually go to enjoy the fireworks in late June. A place that felt like you had your own quiet space with a few friends on a nice day. A place that has felt like community and a breath of fresh air.

Harlem, New York, NY

2024-10-23 13:28:14 UTC

This is where I was born and raised. This is where my parents bought a home 50+ years ago when everyone said they were crazy to do so. This has been the center of my family life since I’ve been alive. - Ari

Providence, RI

2024-10-23 13:28:25 UTC

Where my grandparents lived and I went to college. My home away from home.

Suffern, NY

2024-10-23 13:28:36 UTC

Good Samaritan hospital in Suffern New York is where I was born and also where I got my name from. My mom immigrated to to the US from the Philippines on a work visa a nurse. She lived in NYC then eventually moved to Suffern. She named me after the story of the Good Samaritan and also the hospital. Good “Sam.” So my my name is just Sam and not Samuel.

Ujangsan-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

2024-10-23 13:28:43 UTC

Richard

My wife is Korean, I’ve lived there, I will eventually go back there to live, and her family, who I am very close to are all there. My wife and I talk about it all the time.

Colombia

2024-10-23 13:28:53 UTC

My wife is from Colombia.

Karachi, Pakistan

2024-10-23 13:29:06 UTC

My parents were born in this city before coming to the United States. A majority of extended family still lives there in a very small Christian community. My grandparents traveled to this city from Goa in India during partition in 1947.

Ireland

2024-10-23 13:29:07 UTC

(Patricia) Both my parents are born and raised here. Almost all of my extended family is still there - so it is still referred to as ‘home’ for my family.

T. C. Williams High School, King Street, Alexandria, VA

2024-10-23 13:29:13 UTC

I’m from Alexandria, VA and this is the high school I both graduated from and taught at at the beginning of my teaching career. It was a huge part of growing up, both a teenager and as an educator. -Charly

Catanzaro, Italy

2024-10-23 13:29:20 UTC

Anthony Segreti. This is where my family is from. My grandparents arrived in the United States in the spring of 1955 with 5 children and moved to Pittsburgh (where I grew up) to connect with other extended family members living in an Italian enclave in the city.

Fort Collins, CO

2024-10-23 13:29:21 UTC

First place I lived on my own and let me do a lot of thinking, growing, and changing as a person

Ichetucknee Springs State Park, US-27, Fort White, FL

2024-10-23 13:29:52 UTC

One of the most beautiful parks in Florida. I spent a lot of my childhood and young adulthood here, tubbing and swimming. The best part of the park is the Rare Snail Habitat on the river that is protected by state law. So cool.

Brooklyn, NY

2024-10-23 13:30:01 UTC

Family on all sides from here!

Bayside, Queens, NY

2024-10-23 13:30:16 UTC

Haiti

2024-10-23 13:30:33 UTC

Rich history, legacy and culture

Rosedale, Queens, NY

2024-10-23 13:30:50 UTC

My grandparents moved from Borough Park to Rosedale and made Rosedale home for 30 years. All of the fun stories I hear are centered around my family growing up in Rosedale.