My family is from all over western Canada, and have lived in a variety of different environments. My maternal grandmother was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, and my maternal grandfather was born in Bellevue, Alberta. He then lived on a small farm in that area before moving to Lethbridge. My maternal grandparents met living in Lethbridge and moved together to a few other small towns in Alberta before settling in Calgary, Alberta. My mother was born in Morinville, Alberta and moved to Calgary where, other than a short time in Grande Prairie, she has remained until present. My paternal grandmother was…

My family history is a little all over the place. The majority of people in my family have been teachers, four people in total including my grandmother, grandfather, great aunt and great grandmother. I currently teach English as a second language remotely online to Korean adults, so I guess that it comes naturally in my family. Other members have been chefs, doctors, film workers and I also desire to work in film one day.    I no longer have contact with anyone on my fathers side due to personal reasons. I do not know much about this side of the…

My grandparents were born and raised in small villages in Biafra land (Southeastern Nigeria) prior to the British amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates into what the English colonial masters named Nigeria. They were raised in natural native environment in line with the tradition and culture of the Igbo people. There were little contact with the Europeans. In other words, their environment was not exotic, and the impacts of European civilization have not yet taken deeper roots. They tied piece of rapper (clothe) just to cover their private parts. They were mainly subsistence farmers and small-scale animal husbandry. My…

To begin my personal environmental history, I would like to start with my grandparents on my mother’s side. My grandmother was born and raised in a small town in New York State, later spending several her young adult years in New York city until she met my grandfather. He was born and grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. Following this he spent 2 years in the navy and then went to university in urban Wisconsin, eventually moving to New York city where he met my grandmother. Most of my grandfather’s life was spent working in upper management of…

My ancestry hails from Fujian Province, China. My grandparents were born in the same province, though they moved to adjust to changes in their work assignments. According to their narrations, they met while my grandfather was working as a middle-level government administrator in Fujian. Even though my grandmother had attained a considerable level of education, she willfully chose to be a housewife. They stayed for several years without having any children. During this time, they would move around together from town to town. Some of the towns and cities they stayed in during this phase of their lives are Xiamen,…