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My Grandma's Life
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My Grandma is born
My grandma is born in a city called WuHu, in a province located in AnHui, China. -
Growing Up
My grandma grew up in a rural area, with ponds and ducks that she liked to play with. -
Schooling
She began to attend a local elementary school at the age of 7. -
Into the city
She finished elementary school at the age of 15, and traveled to the city to attend middle school. -
Staying in the City
She stayed in the same city (Ma'anshan),finished middle school, and started high school. -
College and more
She graduates high school and goes to the state/province university (AnHui University) at age 21. She meets her future husband there and she got married at the age of 23. At age 25, there is a nation-wide famine, and her family doens't have much money. She also graduates college, gets her first job, and gives birth to her first child. -
Cultral Revolution
The chinese cultral revolution occured when my grandma was 27. When she was 29, she bore a second child. A third child was born at the age of 30 (my father). -
Husband
Her husband was a professor. He left to teach in the countryside, so the family got broken up. -
Husband Returns
Her husband came back to teach in the city, so the family was again reunited. -
Job Promotion
She got a job promotion as a business/sales manager. -
Tiananmen Square Incident
The incidents in Tiananmen square assacre happened when my grandma was 50. -
Retirement
She retired from her job as a sales manager when she was the age of 55. -
Nothing Much
After retirement, she didn't do much, really. My sister was born in China and my parents left for the U.S., so she took care of my sister. -
Visiting America
She came to visit her son and her daughter-in-law when she was the age of 61. The following year after returning to China, her husband passed away of pancreatic cancer at the age of 73. Two years following that, she got baptized and became a Christian. -
New Place
At the age of 70, she bought a new house in BeiHai, GuangXi, China. -
Visiting Again
In 2011, at the age of 72, my grandma came to America for a second time to visit family (Me and my sister were now born.) Upon returning, she serves in her church as a Christian.
