For my object, I chose my journal, because it was gifted to me by my friend. Though she and I don’t talk anymore, and we haven’t seen each other in about a year, I still use this journal when. When she got it for me, she bought herself a matching one. I’m not sure if she still uses it, but whenever I feel that I can't talk to someone about something, I write it down in this journal, and I keep it under my mattress. I think it’s made out of pleather, and it has different colored flowers on the cover. The brown flap is also made out of pleather, and it overlaps the cover to open and close the notebook. On the inside, there is an elastic loop to store a pen, and the pages are white and lined and full of my thoughts and doodles. This notebook has been with me to many places including California and Hawaii where I record my memories and important moments from that trip. 


My parents were both born in Vietnam, and both of them immigrated in the 70's. My mom settled in Malaysia for almost a year, and then she moved to Hawaii, where she grew up. I'm not sure where my dad settled after he left Vietnam, but he grew up in Tacoma. They met in Boston. 

– VN

Relationship:  Child of im/migrant Child of im/migrant