I always thought I was a first-generation American. At 58, I learned I've been a German citizen my whole life.

• 07/01/2025, 10:50 AM
• businessinsider.com

Courtesy of Christina Daves

I've long considered myself a first-generation American. Both of my parents were born in Germany and emigrated to the US in the 1960s. We lived in Virginia, but I grew up bilingual, speaking English at school and German at home.