My photojournalism assignment is to focus on the recent opening of a Thai Restaurant in New Jersey that is owned by a small immigrant family; they were people who came to the United States without substantial amounts of money and managed to get through their struggle to finally open their own place. They continue to push through the odds and sacrificed many things to make it happen.
I chose this topic mainly because it was an inspiring story of people making their dreams come true and sharing their background with the public. I plan to capture the inside of their restaurant, along with the different people that come by to show their support and old photographs they have of their life in a different country.