![]() As a young man he came to the United States, married and had a daughter of his own. The boy's grandfather died before he saw California again, but his dream lived with the child. "Bombs fell from the sky and scattered our lives like leaves in a storm." The daughter married and "sometime later I was born." The boy's grandfather often talked of California and planned to cross the ocean again. Only then did he go back to his homeland. With a wife and baby girl, he lived in America until his daughter was nearly grown. He liked California best and thought little of returning to his island homeland.In time though, he did sail to Japan, married his childhood sweetheart and brought her to America. ![]() He traveled through North America and was amazed by the deserts, bewildered by the factories and marveled at the mountain peaks and rivers. "My grandfather was a young man when he left his home in Japan and went to see the world." In too-large clothes and proper bowler hat, he found his three-week journey across the Pacific Ocean astonishing. ![]() ![]() ![]() On both East and West coasts and across the borders from north and south, people have sought the American Dream.Īllen Say's "Grandfather's Journey" is an American dream: three generations seeking that "other land," the promise of a home and contentment. It's been a cliche to immigrants for 200 years. ![]()
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