“I was introduced to skateboarding through my father. He was a surfer back in the 50's & 60's in Hawaii, where my parents grew up. They later moved to California and I was born. Skateboarding was the thing for surfers here in California in the 60's and my Dad immediately made me a homemade board.” MadeFatherParentBornGrewDadGrew UpMovedMy DadCaliforniaBoardsHawaiiSurferHomemadeSkateboarding Author:Christian Hosoi
“Since my Dad was an artist, I grew up around art shows and openings and that had a big impact on me as well, especially in L.A. So skateboarding was the cool thing to do and I was totally attracted to it and once I saw the magazines... that was it, I knew this was what I wanted to do for a living.” WellsArtShowsBigsWantedArtistSawsGrewDadGrew UpImpactMy DadOpeningMagazinesThings To DoCool ThingsSkateboardingBig Impact Author:Christian Hosoi
“Without parental guidance telling you there's another way to live it can be tough but my kids have an advantage over my life. I can tell them I know what it's like and that they don't ever want to go to the places I've been, whereas when I grew up, it was so accepted and normal that if you didn't do it, you were considered weird.” IfsKnowsWayWantI CanKidsGrewNormalGrew UpToughAdvantageAcceptedGuidanceAnother WayWay To LiveParentalPlaces I've BeenParental Guidance Author:Christian Hosoi
