https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:31:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-114111 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:04:22 +0000 oliviaoblivia 114111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandparent immigrated to the states, then had my dad in south America and came back to the U.S. when he was little so he's an immigrant, and I immigrated to Canada when I married DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-114067 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:09:13 +0000 Witz 114067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Such awesome stories on here... my family came to the US many generations ago, but my FIL came to Seattle from Belgium in the mid-1960's to work for Boeing. On one of his trips back to Belgium, he proposed to my husband's mom (who was also Belgian -- a Belgian beauty queen, in fact!), and she came back with him to the US in 1969. My husband was born in Seattle, and then they all went back to Belgium in the mid-1970's when my FIL was laid off from Boeing during those tough times... but then he was rehired by Boeing a year later, became a US citizen and continues to work at Boeing to this day. DH's mom passed away many years ago, though she never did become a citizen. She was a monarchist to the end! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-114008 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:22:04 +0000 lavender 114008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and dad both immigrated from Hong Kong in the 70's. My dad's first stop was FL and made his way up to Boston where he meet my mom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113993 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:55:35 +0000 sandy 113993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm an immigrant...my family came to Seattle from Korea when I was almost 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113933 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:10:51 +0000 HabesBabe 113933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents fled Vietnam after the fall of Saigon. They ended up in a refugee camp in Guam (I think?), then were sponsored by an American in the CIA my dad worked with to the suburbs outside of DC.</p> <p>My parents divorced when I was 3 and my mom moved to SoCal to be near Little Saigon. My dad still lives in Northern VA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113918 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:45:31 +0000 Andrea 113918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: :-D i guess i lucked out with that one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113912 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:39:45 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 113912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents aren't immigrants, but my grandma came to Canada from Portugal in the 1940's. She ended up in Calgary, Alberta.<br /> I am an American though, because she ended up having my dad in California and when he got married, he and and my mom moved to the states. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113892 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:06:28 +0000 BSB 113892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Similar to Andrea's mom, but after the Philippines like around 1975, my dad went to the east coast. I believe he was sponsored by a couple in my hometown. Eight years later, my mom followed my dad. My dad had gotten a job and a house and he sponsored my mom and my sister over here.</p> <p>@Andrea: Oh, man. That would have been so cool to end up in Hawaii! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113890 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:04:26 +0000 mrs. wagon 113890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: haha seriously. I love the story because it's SO my parents. My dad suggests something completely ridiculous, my mom immediately shuts him down, and then it happens anyway. Hehe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113877 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:46:20 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 113877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents didn't immigrate here. My husband's grandparents immigrated here from Lithuania right before his dad was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113867 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:38:07 +0000 chopsuey 113867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Dang. Amazing! :D It's like an arranged marriage, but not arranged. HAHA </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113850 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:13:14 +0000 mrs. wagon 113850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMamaBear: haha thanks! I actually didn't know this story at all until just a couple of years ago! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113849 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:12:36 +0000 MsMamaBear 113849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: That's a very cool story! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113836 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:01:13 +0000 mrs. wagon 113836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents had a quickie wedding in Korea and came over on my dad's student visa. My mom had just finished nursing school and was about to leave for Germany for a nursing job with many of her classmates. One of her friends cancelled her plans for Germany because her boyfriend married her and was able to take her to America on his student visa. My dad was about to leave for America with a student visa as well, so he said "let's do that!" My mom was shocked because they weren't even DATING at the time. Literally. My mom was taking care of his mom's injured arm. HER mom convinced her to do it because she liked my dad so much. So they got married really fast and came over here in the mid 70s. They've only been back twice in almost 40 years.</p> <p>A few of my dad's family was already here, and bit by bit my mom's family all came over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113827 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:46:29 +0000 chopsuey 113827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Parents came to America in 1980 with a 5 yr old, 3 yr old and 4 month old!<br /> They're amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113822 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:42:14 +0000 mrsjazz 113822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad came here when he was about 17 with his mom, dad, and 9 brothers and sisters (he's the youngest) from Guyana, South America. He finally became a citizen when he turned 50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113819 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:37:26 +0000 tequiero21 113819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Parents came from Korea in the 70s on a nursing visa. They went to ny cuz my uncle was there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113566 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:05:55 +0000 regberadaisy 113566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a immigrant! Came here from China when I was 3 with the WHOLE family. Like aunts, cousins etc. The whole dang family.<br /> The men came first to find jobs and apartments. Then we followed shortly thereafter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113438 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:08:00 +0000 BoogieBea 113438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Parents came here when I was 1. Then they sponsored many of our extended family over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113409 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:07:57 +0000 Grace 113409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom came from Holland when she was 12. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113403 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:42:12 +0000 joyjoy 113403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my parents immigrated to California (Bay Area) from the Philippines separately in the late 70's. My grandfather was sponsored to come here as a minister and came here first. They sponsored him specifically to start a church in this area, so that's how he ended up here. A few years later he sponsored his family (my grandma, mom and her siblings) to come over. </p> <p>My dad was sponsored by his elderly aunt. I don't remember why it was just him, but he's the only one of his family who came. </p> <p>My parents met and married here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113364 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:15:06 +0000 mynoahbear 113364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom is from Japan. She moved to the US in the 70's. DH's parents came to the States from Germany in the 60's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113351 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:57:20 +0000 Meridian 113351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my parents immigrated to Chicago (separately) in the early 70s and met and got married there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113347 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:51:33 +0000 SAHM0811 113347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and dad immigrated to the US from the Philippines in the late 60's. They went to Los Angeles and settled down there. I think my dad liked the weather and he had a few friends there already too. Extended family followed suit and to this day, pretty much my entire family is still there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113337 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:35:28 +0000 cupcakemama 113337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mum is! She didn't choose where she went though as she came out when she married my dad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113332 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:32:35 +0000 Andrea 113332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how my parents ended up in Hawaii exactly....</p> <p>My mom fled Vietnam because of the war. She went to an internment camp (I think?) in the Philippines. From there she went to LA and then Hawaii. She was there alone and then somehow got the rest of the family to join her a few years later. </p> <p>My dad's family moved from China to Hong Kong to Hawaii. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113330 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:31:43 +0000 mrsjyw 113330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad's eldest sister (my keun gomo!) came here in the 70s after my cousin's father moved back home following his station in Korea. He passed a couple years later, but my aunt stayed because she wanted it to be easier for my cousin (half black/half korean) to grow up in the states/detroit rather than in korea like an outcast...</p> <p>She sponsored her brothers/sister to come here (with the exception of 1 aunt who stayed in Korea)... and it was in 1990 that we all came to Michigan (so my mom and my brother and I were all part of my dad's sponsorship). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-parents-immigrants#post-113322 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:29:12 +0000 Rubies 113322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Where did they initially immigrate to? Do you know how they picked that particular place?</p> <p>My dad immigrated to Toronto from Korea in 1975. His older brother (my uncle) left Korea, lived in Denmark before being "allowed" into Canada. Once he settled in Toronto, he sponsored my dad. </p>