Personal Communication Case Study

When my mother was of high school age (around 16 years old), she lived with her parents and six other siblings (D. Ta, personal communication, July 8, 2015). Her father, mother, four brothers, and two sisters were 48, 45, 22, 21, 21, 20, 18, and 16 years old, respectively (D. Ta, personal communication, July 8, 2015). They were all of Vietnamese descent and followed the religion of Buddhism; however, this did not play a major factor in their lives, as they were not devout followers who attended weekly lectures and listened to every single word spoken in the temple(s) (D. Ta, personal communication, July 8, 2015). On the other hand, the house I was living in when I was enrolled in high school consisted of my parents and two other siblings. My

Ta, personal communication, July 8, 2015). He worked in places like immigration and customs for about $30,000 annually (D. Ta, personal communication, July 8, 2015). Taking up a profession in the health industry, Grandmother worked as nurse for approximately $12,000 a year. (D. Ta, personal communication, July 8, 2015). Because she had some college experience, she was able to obtain a higher position than her husband, albeit with a lower salary. Later on however, my grandfather left his job so he could keep watch on the house and attend to the kids while his wife continued on with her profession (D. Ta, personal communication, July 8, 2015). In one respect, he could be seen as a “househusband” since he took care of the laundry, prepared food for the family, and did house chores like vacuuming the carpet and cleaning the toilets. Hence, my grandmother had more authority in nearly every matter concerning the household because she was the breadwinner who enabled the family to continue surviving. On the other hand, my mother is currently volunteering at places like Saint Agnes Medical Center while taking the time to cook food and take care of the house. Although she does have some college experience like her mother, she is not officially employed in any industry. Along with having a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, my father presently works at a Pharmacist at Kaiser Permanente and Clovis Regional Medical Center. In other words, he has been working in hospitals as an in-patient staff pharmacist for over 20 years. He brings home an average of $140,000 each year to support the family. Thus, Father was the dominant parent in regards to having the final say in making decisions. Although Mother did voice her opinions, she was not the one to decide what was going to happen and what changes were about to be brought forth. Contrary to