ABSTRACT
To begin the project, we review questions that can guide their research: What are the cultural origins of your family? Immigrants from what country, when, why? What are your family’s most valued family stories? How have family stories evolved over time? Were they altered, exaggerated, or was any critical information left out? What kinds of work have members of your family done? How did your family get to where they are now? What is your place/role in your family? What
contributions did members of your family make? Are there any untold or incomplete stories? Who are your family heroes/heroines? What rituals extend over generations in your family? Rituals can be activities centered on holidays, meals, housekeeping, weddings, funerals, births, or anything that seems to be practiced across generations, time, and place.
