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Personal Narrative: From My Migration To Hawaii

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My ancestors migrated so frequently, it is difficult to tell where our roots originate. From what we can tell, my family is mostly German, English, Scandinavian, and Jewish. I have relatives living everywhere in the United States from Arkansas to Pennsylvania to Hawaii. Spending most of my life in Hawaii, my family and I have adopted a lot of Hawaiian traditions. One tradition that I can remember is the 1st year luau. When you turn a year old on the islands, there is a big celebration or a luau. At the luau there would usually be a big pork roast, where they would wrap a whole hog in banana leaves and bury it deep underground with hot coals for two days. The one-year-old would usually get a ceremonial lei or flower necklace. All family

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