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Family relocates to Perth, Western Australia
Moved from South Africa to Perth with his parents and three siblings due to rising crime in South Africa.
Family emigrated to the United States
Akbar's family moved from Iran to the US when he was two years old; he grew up in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
Evacuated from Vietnam and resettled in the U.S.
Family evacuated to a refugee camp in the Philippines, later gained asylum and migrated to the United States; family settled in Hartford, Connecticut in a one‑bedroom apartment shared with seven relatives.
Family moves to Cookeville, Tennessee
At age two Huda's family moved from Oklahoma City to Cookeville, Tennessee, where she spent much of her childhood.
Family moved to Hawaii
Gabbard's family moved from American Samoa back to Hawaii, where they had lived in the late 1970s.
Family fled Lebanon to the UK
Family moved to the United Kingdom (settled in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) to escape the Lebanese Civil War.
Family returned to Britain
Philo's family moved back to Britain when she was two; she grew up in Harrow, London.
Diagnosed with retinoblastoma; lost left eye
At age two Burry was diagnosed with retinoblastoma and lost his left eye; has used a prosthetic eye since.
Parents divorce; mother emigrates to U.S.
Her parents divorced; her mother immigrated to the United States alone; Padma remained with maternal grandparents initially.
Family moved to North Miami Beach, Florida
Sandberg's family relocated when she was two years old.
Family immigrated to the United States
Bharara and his parents emigrated from Firozpur (Ferozepur), Punjab, India to the United States.
Parents divorced; raised by mother
Parents divorced when Harris was two; he was raised by his mother, Susan Harris.
Grew up in a household of Holocaust survivors
Raised in Antwerp in a community of Holocaust survivors; family history shaped her perspective on trauma and vitality.
Family emigrates to Canada (Hamilton, Ontario)
Two years after his birth Byrne's family moved from Scotland to Canada, settling in Hamilton, Ontario.
Family moved to Levittown, Long Island
O'Reilly's family relocated from Fort Lee, New Jersey to Levittown on Long Island.
Renamed 'Ocean' by his mother
At about age two his mother, prompted by a salon customer, gave him the name 'Ocean' (to replace 'beach').
Moved in with great-grandparents
After moving often with his mother and sister, at age two he went to live with his great-grandparents in Richmond, Indiana, where he was raised.
Younger brother Seth Curry born
Seth Curry, who later also became an NBA player, is born.
Father Alfonso leaves family
Her biological father Alfonso Valiente left the family when Nicole was two years old.
Began drumming as a toddler
Started drumming at approximately age two, beginning lifelong engagement with percussion and music.
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