NEXT UP! 2 10 Multicultural stories Our stories start before we are born. Our parents make choices that not only affect their lives but, in turn, influence what our lives will be like. Meet three teenagers whose parents left their mother countries to find work, to seek safety or because they fell in love. Janet My parents came to Australia to find work. I was born in Melbourne and have only been to China once. It is strange to think that my parents have lived a life very different from the life we lead here in Australia. They grew up in a small village as children of farmers, but I am growing up in a city of more than four million people. In China, children are expected to take care of their parents when they grow old. My grandparents live with my uncle, but my father is expected to help with money. My parents decided it was easier for them to earn a living in Australia, so they packed up and left. I know that was a difficult choice to make. Now, they send money home every month. Before reading Think about where your parents or caregivers come from. Do they come from the place where you live now? What do you know about your family’s background or the background of those you live with? a village – þorp to expect – búast við to earn a living – afla sér lífsviðurværis
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