Looking for a better life and to escape the poverty which they lived in, Hans's family decided to emigrate to the United States when he was 15 years of age.
Naghahanap ng isang mas mahusay na buhay at upang makatakas sa kahirapan kung saan sila nakatira sa, Hans ng pamilya, nagpasya na dumayo sa Pilipinas kapag siya ay 15 taong gulang ang edad.