still remember eleanor brown i was the only one with straight hair.used a certain fearlessness and a drive to get out. haslinda: when you eventually and pursue to schools like ucla and colombia, with that sense of achievement, what was it like? rosaline koo: i am not sure there was a sense of achievement . like, i have to study really hard. i was the first in my family to go to college. both of my parents were illiterate. i was the very first. they didn't ever learn to use english even though they lived in the u.s. were so long. i mainly use my college money to help my brothers and sisters. haslinda: how is the relationship like between the siblings? rosaline koo: we are very close to my family is still very close. my mom comes at least once a year to see grandchildren. we go back every year. my family is very tight. haslinda: you bet your has been in new york. and you are a different personality? -- you met your husband in new york where it rosaline koo: we had different upbringings. his grandfather was part of the military. he was a general. they le

rosaline: i remember eleanor brown swinging around by my hair.aight hair. it fused a certain fearlessness and a drive to get out. haslinda: when you eventually got out and went to school how was it like? rosaline: i'm not sure there was a sense of achievement. ok, i have to study really hard. i was the first in my whole family to ever go to college. both my parents were illiterate. i was the very first. they did not ever learn to speak english even though they lived in the u.s. for so long. i mainly used my college money to help my brothers and sisters. haslinda: what's the relationship like between the siblings? rosaline: we are really close. my family is still very close. my mom comes at least once a year to see the grandchildren. we go back every year. my family is very tight. haslinda: you met your husband in new york? and you are completely different personalities? rosaline: we are different but we had similar upbringing. his family was on the kmt side. his grandfather was part of the military. he was a general. they left china at the same t