“There is nothing in this world that I love more than my family. To be able to share the joy of running with them at the Runner's World Half Marathon and Running Festival where we can all participate together is as close as you can get to a perfect weekend.” WorldRunningAbleTogetherJoyPerfectHalfShareThis WorldMy FamilyWeekendRunnersFestivalsMarathonHalf Marathons Author:Summer Sanders
“Half my family was from the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the other half was U.S. Army, and I was raised on Army posts during my childhood, so I pretty much began my life with a split-brain sort of thing.” BrainHalfChildhoodMy FamilyArmyRaisedPostsSplitsNavyOther Half Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“Touring is tough. You're almost in a haze because you don't really know where you are half the time: You're in a hotel room one moment, and the next thing you know, you're onstage performing for 60,000 people, then you're back on an airplane. It's very hectic and I couldn't do it without my family.” PeopleKnowsMomentsNextRoomsHalfToughMy FamilyPerformingHotelWhere You AreAirplaneTouringAeroplanesHotel RoomsHazeHectic Author:Vanessa Hudgens
“Looking at me from the outside, it is not very obvious, I know half my family is black and I feel close to their culture and their color.” KnowsFeelsCultureBlackHalfColorMy FamilyObviousWales Author:Ryan Giggs
“Half of my family is in Los Angeles, so my cousin was the first person to play me, like, Snoop Dogg, and I would always feel like 'Omg I shouldn't be listening to this,' and my other cousin was the first to introduce me to Aaliyah, so every time I'd go to the West Coast, I'd get those West Coast vibes.” FeelsFirstsPersonsPlayHalfListeningMy FamilyWestLos AngelesIntroducingCoastCousinFirst PersonMy CousinWest CoastVibes Author:Jillian Hervey
“My family has been deeply affected by the split of Korea, which divided it in half, basically, before I was born. There's no way to connect with my family now who are in North Korea because it's so isolated. We don't even know who is still there and who is alive, and if they are, what they are doing. Comedy is the only weapon I have to battle this totalitarianism.” IfsKnowsWayHas BeensStillsBornHalfComedyAliveBattleWeaponsMy FamilyAffectedDividedIsolatedSplitsKoreaTotalitarianismNorth Korea Author:Margaret Cho
“Half of my family has a deep-rooted connection to the South and Louisiana, and for me, New Orleans is one of our most precious, historic communities: visually, emotionally, artistically.” CommunityHalfMy FamilyConnectionsSouthRootedHistoricNew OrleansLouisiana Author:Sandra Bullock