> moved between countries or first/second gen immigrant?

“Cairo grew up in Nassau, the Bahamas, where her parents had moved so that her dad could take a job as a software developer”

“Travel restrictions stranded her family at her grandparents’ house in Chicago. While they were there, she joined the Math Circles of Chicago”

This doesn’t read like an immigrant. It kind of reads like her dad is a fully American finance dev.

“After the spring semester ended, her family moved from Davis to Berkeley — her brother had decided to transfer there — and Cairo finally felt able to settle in.”

fascinating that the family follows the kids’ educational steps.