Free Write Topic 1

I could relate a lot to Rodriguez stories about growing up with foreign parents, as my mother is first generation from Korea. She also didn't go to college. She valued the opportunities that America offered greatly. She always pushed me to do well in school and I did very well. I was a straight A student and was in accelerated classes and received full ride scholarships to several schools. I didn't experience the desire to forget my past or home life, as Rodriguez did however, because my mom was so encouraging about school.