- The Singh family: father Baljit Singh, mother Salpat Kaur, daughter Nevreet Singh, 10, and son Gurpreet Singh, 6
“Surprisingly, my father was right about doing well in school.”
— Nevreet Singh
The Singh family owns Jewel of India Restaurant in the U-District. Father Baljit Singh says operating a business can be hard when it comes to spending time with the kids, but he still makes time to go to all their school events. The kids say their favorite places to go are Thai restaurants and the Space Needle.
- Anna Tsui at Gossip, a bubble tea shop in the ID
“My father told me that people aren’t always what they seem. A lot of people can say things to you that make you think they care, but they really are doing it because they feel like they need to.”
— Anna Tsui
- Mary Liang
“My father was right about having more faith in people.”
— Mary Liang
Mary has finished her first year at the UW. She will be taking nursing classes in Shoreline this summer.
- Si Pham and his grandkids Kayla and Alex. Photo by Han Bui.
“Surprisingly, my father was right about lots of things! He is my intellectual resource.”
— Han Bui
- Pak Chan, owner of Hong Ning Chinese Herb & Grocery, Inc.
“My father was right about going into the Chinese Herbology business. He started teaching me when I was three years old. I later went studied herbology in China and here I am now. I have had my own business for nearly nine years.”
— Pak Chan
- Vivian Luu
“Surprisingly, my father was right about going to school in Washington state. There have been so many times I needed their support and I am so glad they were only 15 minutes away from me.”
— Vivian Luu