We Are America - Children of Immigrants

On this first day of my blog, I marvel at the stories I have heard and write about. The spotlight is on children of immigrants - adults, who grew up as children of immigrants in the United States. They are proud Americans and proud of their ancestral roots, too.

It seems as if every day I run into someone like me, whose parents were born elsewhere, and who worked hard to make life easier for the children they raised in this great country.

Last night, I met Pete Carril, a legendary basketball coach, who is in his eighties and helps coach the Sacramento Kings. "Look at this," my husband said looking up Carril's name on the Internet.
Sure enough. There it is..."Son of Spanish immigrants....."

I wonder what being a child of immigrants has meant to him and how it has affected him and plan to ask if he'll participate in a book I am writing.

Sacramento is one of the most diverse cities in the country and I'm lucky to be surrounded by such special people - and to have interviewed folks from across the United States. Their stories are so special, just like they are.