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Grandpa was born in 1928
My grandpa was born in 1928 -
Grandma(paternal) was born in 1935
My grandma was born in 1935 -
My grandma began teaching at at TsingHua University
My grandma began teaching as a professor at TschingHua university in 1958 -
My Great-Uncle entered the Chinese Navy
My great-uncle on my dad's side joined the chinese navy in 1963. He served as an engineer, not as a foot soldier. -
My father was born
My father, Jun Gao, was born on August 20, 1964 -
My father started school
My father started elementary school in 1972. -
My mother started school
My mother, Hong Chen, started school in 1975. -
My mother was born
My mom was born on November 29, 1979. -
My father bought his first car
My father bought his first car , a Honda accord, in 1990. -
Grandfather became the chairman of the Beijing Science foundation
My grandfather became the chairman of the Beijing Science and Technology foundation after retiring from being the executive director of the Beijing technology comittee. -
Parents started college in Canada
My parents attended the University of Saskatchewan in 1990. -
Parents Immigrated to Canada from China
My parents immigrated to Canada in the same year, even though they didn't know each other yet -
My mother got her driver's license.
My mom got her driver's license in the summer of 1992. -
My parents got married
My mom and dad were married in Canda in 1993 -
Grandma's first trip to Canada
My grandma left China for the first time in 1993 to visit my parents in Canada. -
My parents both got their first jobs
Both my parents began working at H.P. (Hewlett-Packard) in 1997 -
Parents traveled to Amsterdam for a conference
My parents traveled to Amsterdam for an international telecomunication conference. -
My parents moved to the U.S.
In July of 1997 my parents moved from Canada to the United States -
Daniel(brother) was born
My brother Daniel was born on August 18, 1998 -
Andrew was born
I was born on October 25, 2001 -
Daniel begins elementary school
My brother began elementary school in August of 2004. -
First Trip to China
On August 30, 2004 my family and I went to China, which was my first time going there -
My parents recieved their American citizenship
My parents, Jun Gao and Hong Chen, recieved their U.S. citizenships in 2005 -
Andrew begins elementary school
I went to Argonaut Elementary School for 1st to 5th grade. -
Whole Family Second China Trip
In 2009 we took a second trip to China because my grandfather had a stroke. -
Daniel starts middle school
My brother started middles school in 2009 -
My brother and I attended the CSMA gala
In February of 2010, my brother and I attended the Community School of Music and Art's fundraiser Gala event to help the school raise money. He played violin and I accomponied him on piano. We were the only children in the whole school who were invited. -
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China trip with only my mom
In 2011, I went with only my mom to China for my grandmother's birthday as a suprise for her. -
Family Trip to Yellowstone
Our family traveled with two other families to Yellowstone National Park. -
Andrew placed second in the U.S. Open Piano competition
In 2011, I went to the U.S. open piano competition held in Oakland, CA -
Andrew won the rotary club award
I won the rotary club award in the fifth grade. I got personally from the superintendent and also an award of 100$ -
Andrew attends Redwood Middle School
Andrew began Redwood Middle School in August 2012 -
Our swimming relay team finished second at Far Western Championships
On April 12, 2014, I raced with the 11-12 relay team at Morgan Hill at the Far Western Championships. -
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My brother played a solo duet with SHS on their Spain tour
Our family went to Spain for two weeks, where my brother played a duet with the Saratoga High School orchestra. -
Andrew attends the 2014 Far Western Championships
This year I attended the Far Western championships for swimming in Concord, Ca. -
Daniel went to Spain and performed with the SHS orchestra
My brother performed with the Saratoga High School orchestra on their 2014 spain tour.
