This exhibit traces my grandparents’ lives following their immigration in 1995 from a rural village in China to Bensonhurst, New York City. Drawing on personal narrative, it also reflects on their earlier lives in China and examines the broader social and economic push factors that compelled them to seek a new life in the United States. Their story represents one of many within the larger history of Asian American migration, particularly the experiences of individuals who rebuilt their lives through work in the then-booming garment industry. At the same time, this exhibit situates their journey within the transformation of Bensonhurst into a predominantly Asian American community. Moving between the intimate scale of family history and the wider historical context, it connects rural life in 1950s China to the rise and eventual decline of New York City’s garment industry, highlighting how global and local forces intersect within a single lived experience.