Coming from a predominantly Irish and Italian household, it may be hard to compare to the other dire and appealing stories commonly heard from people of other cultures and backgrounds that chose to migrate to the United States. As a child growing up, the world seemed so small to me, little did I know that the older generations in my family found the world to be ever expanding and still, to this day grow larger and larger. When I reached high school I discovered that my great grandparents came to America with strong ties to both Italy and Ireland. My great grandma from Italy and great grandpa from Ireland. With those strong cultures often not seeing eye to eye, it seemed they would never meet and potentially form a strong family network. While their cultures did clash, they found a strong center to form a structure around BOTH cultures and establish a family who seemed to be oblivious to their early struggles of migrating and settling down in a small corner of New Jersey.