An American Dream Blog
Not a lot of great things have good beginnings. Some people grow up with financially struggling families, escape from civil wars in their country at a young age, or have lived in highly dysfunctional families. But a harsh beginning never determines a harsh end. Its your classic high school novel cliche whispering that its the journey that matters the most. Well, cliches are cliches for a reason, because they happen a lot and are relevant to most people's lives. America is a country that over time has reached its technologically advanced and sophisticated stage through a tough process and by overcoming many, many barriers that we sometimes look back to with disdain. The American Dream is a symbol of the continuous successes of America that occur as a result of the grit and hard-work of its living, breathing people. My parents lived through and survived a genocide in Cambodia at a very young age. They were fortunate enough to escape to America safely and reside in Long Beach, CA (T...