Victor Kan discusses his philosophy and the history of his family with MOCA. He discusses his education at the University of Chicago and his experience growing up Chinese in America with only a small understanding of English. He discusses this experience in depth, and growing up learning from his classmates at age 13 how to speak English. His classmates encouraged him to join Boy Scouts and go to school dances with them, and he felt very supported by this American community. Victor went on to study Computer Science at UChicago. He discusses his childhood vacationing in Jong Son, China and explains that he bought his Journey Wall tile to give back to the community, but also to show his grandchildren and great grandchildren where they came from. He is not sad that his grandchildren may not look exactly like him; instead he believes that his children have found love and he is very happy for them. He discusses his philosophy of life for all immigrants and shares the anecdote of how he met his wife, Lucy.