I thought it was really interesting to learn about family system changes after immigration. While we were reading this and learning about it in class, I was reminded a lot of my own family and the things we had to go through as new immigrants in this country. My dad moved to the United States when I was about two years old. He had to leave my mom, my two sisters and I in Sri Lanka. We were able to come to the U.S. when I was eight years old, but our whole family system had changed. My sisters and I had a coalition with our mom. We were very close. It was difficult for us, as children, to even remember our father because he had left at such a crucial point in our life. It took a long time for us to restructure our family so that our father was a part of it again. My mom, especially, faced a lot of new stressors. In Sri Lanka, she had a lot of extended family that would help her to take care of the kids. She felt really lonely in the U.S. because she could no longer socialize with people because she did not speak the language. She had a difficult time adjusting to this new life. Also while we were in Sri Lanka, my older sister had taken a leader role in our family. She had a hard time letting go of that role and handing it to my dad. Overtime, my family has restructured so that my father has a role. But the effects of immigrating are still felt in my family. I thought it was interesting because I could see so many of the things that we talked about in class in my own family.