My mother's old passport.
My mother, Chung Lee, was born in Seoul Korea. She immigrated to the United States in 1976. My father, Michael James, was stationed in Seoul while he was serving in the U.S. Army. During this time, my parents married and my mother agreed to move to the United States with my father.
My Grandfather's Birth Certificate
My family migration object is a copy of my mother’s old passport and my
grandfather’s birth certificate. His name is Young Hee Yi. My mother
doesn’t know much about her father’s family. He escaped from North
Korea in the mid 1940’s and came to Seoul without any belongings and
little money. The birth certificate is not original but instead the
information he provided to the Republic of Korea when he escaped. This
represents the beginning of my grandfather’s new life. My grandfather’s
wish was to one day be reunited with his family, who he hoped were still
alive in North Korea. However, when he passed away a few years ago the
attempts he had made to contact his family while he was alive were still
unanswered.