I would like to share my photo album as the object in the Citizenship and Migration blog. This photo album book has great value to me because it contains twelve years of memories and experiences. This album captured all of the significant events that occurred in my life. My mother has arranged the album from my birth until the year our family immigrated to the United States. As someone who does not like taking photos, this specific photo album means a great deal to me. I use this album as a reminder that I am from South Korea and that I had many memorable events in my life. The right photo is a picture of my little brother's birthday. The left photo is a picture of celebrating New Year with my family members.

I came to the United States from South Korea in 2007, when I was twelve. Now that I have spent more years in the United States, it is quite difficult to recall how I grew up; however, whenever I open this photo album, it allows me to recall my childhood in South Korea. In addition, I was able to contact one of my childhood friends after going through the album because my parents kept in contact with the friend's parents. 

That of many immigrants, I came to the United States because my parents wanted my brother and me to have successful careers. In my early childhood, I did not understand why my parents decided to move to a place where everything was new and unfamiliar. As I grew up, there were many times when I questioned my identity, whether I was a South Korean or an American. After some time, I have learned that you just need to keep your root culture and adopt new ideas to make it your own.