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[quote=Anonymous]Similar to other East Asian posts up top. Poor, non english speaking. and shared 2 bedroom 1 bath apt with fam until we saved up enough for townhouse in a crappy town. We only had about $4K to our name when whole family moved. What helped me to be successful:

1) supportive parents - they worked a lot but there when I needed them. My dad was a structural engineer, gave it up to come to the states to be a cook at a crappy restaurant. He worked till 9:30pm most nights but was was there when I needed him to help with my math questions

2) They modeled a strong family unit. For me I always saw our family stuck together. No matter how tough life was. It was always the 4 of us. Always family first, and we always support each other.

3) They didn't quite emphasize education. They were mostly always too tired to worry too much about my grades, but I was mostly an A/B student. I knew that if I didn't do well in school, that I would not be able to get myself and my future kids away from the 12-9pm type of restaurant jobs I had since starting working weekends as a 15 year old. I actually ended up at community college for 2 years, transferred to top 10 university and graduated with a business degree.

I'm now only conversationally adequate in my native language as I moved here at 9. I make a pretty good living and our family's net worth prob about 6m. My kids live a worry free life, but I DO emphasize education and try to help when I can when they have questions. I joke that they are A-sians not B-sians. They know I care if they do well at school, but they also play plenty of video games, sports and spend time with friends. I worry that without any challenge in their lives, how they will turn out as adults, but I guess that's the worry free life I had worked for...ironically.[/quote]

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