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My Great Grandfather-Nicholas Austria
My great grandfather lived in Bulacan, Philippines with his wife and 9 children. With this amount of children and responsibilities, it was extremely difficult to support his family to the fullest. He decided that he does not want his family in the future to keep living like this, so he saved enough money by selling produce from the farm to go to America. He went to America in 1963, found a good job, and retired with many houses, numerous great-grand children, and a wonderful family. -
My dad's story- Janelle
My dad came to the U.S. in 1980 to find better jobs and start a better life in the U.S. He stayed in the U.S.for 3 years. In 1983, he went back to the Philippines for my mom. He married my mom and brought her back to the U.S. to start a better life together. They moved to San Francisco. My dad worked as a banker during this time and was still looking for more opportunities while my mom stayed at home and studied to get a better job. They had my sisters and moved to Vallejo. Then I was born. -
My Fathers Story - Angelica Flores
My father came to the United States in 1984. He came when he was the age of 16 with two of his uncles to live a better life than what he was living. When he arrived he got a job as a construction worker. Four years later he went back to Mexico to marry and bring back my mom. Now he has his own home, and 3 children. -
Gramps Adventure - Gary Cooper
My grandfather was an escape slave from England. He wanted more in life. so he escaped on the n**** saver.before he started his journey he was beaten. his journey there was horrible with the sickness and the crowdedness. but once he got to america from england he started brand new & and felt like a brnd new man. -
Enter U.S - Chris Valdes
My mom arrived at the U.S in the year 1987. She came from Mexico with her cousin and brother. She arrived at Los Angeles and learned English at a night class in a highschool were she met my dad. She worked at a packaging factory, and went to school to become a nurse, all while raising my brother and me. We all now live happily in American Canyon. -
My family - Carmina Culannay
On August 28, 1988 my grandpa, his wife and five children (shown above) came to America. My grandpa had the opportunity to come to America because he worked as a federal worker for 23 years. When they came to America, the children felt very uncomfortanle and wanted to leave. They didn't see a difference in the way people acted because they were treated poorly. After years of being in America, they became very successful throughout all the hardships they faced.
