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Domingo Dominguez
In late November of 1940 my grandfather and his two brothers had to come to the United States, due to no Job opportunities in Mexico. He had to leave my grandmother behind, because he didn't want to risk her life while crossing the border. His two brothers and himself found a job at a farm over in Washington, there he worked for about 6 months. In 1941, He decided to go back to Mexico to bring my grandmother to live with him in the U.S -
Manuel Sim'an
In the year 1941, Manny Sim'an decided to take advantage of the American alliance and go to school in America. He wanted to study and major in Nuclear Engineering, so that he may return to Iraq and share his knowledge. Once in America, Manny decided to go to Michigan Tech, where he met the love of his life, Joyce Alan. After college, they moved back to Iraq and got married. However, after having their first child, Linda, they moved back to America and had four more -
Juliana Flores Madayag
Juliana Flore Madayag is my great grandmother, the mother of my grandmother and the grandmother of my father. Juliana was born on August 28, 1924 in the city of Binalonan in the province of Pangasinan on one of the islands of the Philippines. Juliana, "Lola" as I called her, came to America alone on November 27, 1970 from Mindanao, Philippines. Juliana made the decision to come to America because her daughter needed help taking care of her children and years later she took care of her grandchild -
The Zepeda Family
In February of 1946 my grandpa, Gabriel Zepeda, was born. When he turned 17 he found the love of his life and married her three years later. Then they had their first kid, my dad in 1966 and my uncles and aunt in 1969, 1972 and 1974. They came to America in 1978 but had a little complication on the way there. My uncle Manuel had to cross the border with a different family and was sent back to Mexico because he lied to the gaurd about who he was but then he found a way to get to America. -
Milagros Casila
Milagros Casila came to America from the province of Bohol, Philippines, in 1981. She wanted to come to America to live a better life and build a brighter future. Luckily for her, it didn’t take more than a year for her to come to America. Since she was married to an American citizen, the process of coming to America was quite short. Once she got to America, she was homesick, especially since she left her family behind, but after a few months of getting used to, she was glad that she came here.
