From Irrawaddy to Huron

To achieve anything in life an individual needs perseverance and hope. Nothing must deter one from their dream. This is a story of one mans struggle courage tenacity and good luck. This story reflects human strengths and weaknesses across three generations. It is a story of the writers ambitious mother and his fathers dedication to family even at the risk of his own life. Its a story of the writers own struggle from childhood to college his penniless journey to the United States with his ambitious wife where together they forged a happy and prosperous life.