Immigration

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    Moving West

  • Leaving Italy

    Leaving Italy

    As a result of the sterile farming land in Italy and the Homestead Act in America, I decided to move to America to live with my brother and his family.
  • Making Money

    Making Money

    Since I need money to be able to live in America, I sold the jewelry I had made in Italy for profit.
  • Living with My Family

    Living with My Family

    As soon as I found my older brother and his family, we decided to move to California to be farmers.
  • Death of a Nephew

    Death of a Nephew

    Before moving to California, my brother's son was killed in a railroad accident, but we decided to keep with our plan and move out west.
  • Heading to California

    Heading to California

    Even though California is a long distance away from the East Coast, we are moving for the fertile land and we are going to have a grape orchard (winery)
  • Settled in California

    Settled in California

    Though California has a large population, we were able to find a land to have our grape farm (winery) on.
  • Farming the Land

    Farming the Land

    While my brother works in the part of the winery that processes the grapes, the rest of his family and I work out on the farm.
  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

    After meeting Giovanni, an another Italian farmer (citrus farmer) in town, we got married in December.
  • Homestead Happiness

    Homestead Happiness

    After marrying Giovanni, I started living with him on his citrus farm and we sell the fruits for a living.