Capturing your family’s story

I wasn’t someone who asked many questions about my parents’ lives — or those of my grandparents. I lived with bits and fragments, and for a long time, that felt enough. But everything changed when I came across a copy of my paternal grandfather’s life story — written in his own handwriting. What I found…

Michelle Obama, in her memoir Becoming, speaks to the profound power of knowing our own story. Reflecting on her parents, she writes: “Together they helped me see the value in our story, in my story, in the larger story of our country. Even when it is not pretty or perfect and when it’s more real…