Grandparents Quote by Alex Tizon

When I was a young child, my parents came to America in search of a better life for them and their family.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.

— Uzo Aduba

I had my American family and I had my English family and my English grandmother was very interested in me performing and singing and…

— Florence And The Machine

My parents are not American.

— Dorit Kemsley

Like tens of millions of Americans, my parents were immigrants. They were poor and did not speak English well. They went to flea markets…

— Ted Lieu

My parents - they tried to become American, they tried to become British, they tried to become Scandinavian - nobody wanted them, anywhere.

— Amos Oz

My parents did not want us to lose our culture and our language. And that was a good thing.

— Jose Feliciano

My parents instilled a lot of American values in me. They encouraged me to work hard and told me that anything was possible for…

— Diane Guerrero

I was torn between the Americanness my mom wanted for me and the Mexicanness my father wanted - they were wrestling for cultural influence…

— Luis Alberto Urrea

My parents were exactly like millions of other Americans who had a fire in their belly to build something of their own, and in…

— Bob Beauprez

My American mother and father dedicated their lives to their children. It is with their love and guidance that I adjusted to my new…

— Michaela DePrince

The life my grandparents had was thoroughly American. They built a small ranch into a huge operation and fulfilled my great-grandparents' dreams. Theirs was...…

— Dana Perino