My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma – like Dust Bowl nine people in one room kind of place – and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad with very little and he also made his way out through education.
I'm not an American but I have this weird connection to America in different ways through my dad living here for five years my godfather being an American who I'm very close to.
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In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever you have a culture 'What does your dad do?' 'What does your mom do?'