Latvia to America

Latvia

Dec 19, 1999

This is were Anna and her family lived.

Decisions

Dec 20, 1999

Anna Vinski's husband need knee surgey. His brother works at a hospital and wants him to have his surgery in America.

Weighting Pros and Cons

Dec 21, 1999

PROS: More opportunitiesfor their children and it would be better for her husband's surgery.
CONS: People knew who they were and they were respected.

Moving To America

Dec 22, 1999

Anna and her family decided that they should move to america.

Finding Work

Dec 23, 1999

Anna and her husband in latvia worked at a university but when they moved to america it was hard for them to find work. Anna tried to get a job at a university but her English wasnt good enough. Now she works as a playground aide at a elementary school.

Fitting In

Dec 24, 1999

Anna is having trouble fitting in because her English isn't very good. The children at the school she works for help her with her English and she takes classes at night. Her children are fitting in well despite struggling with the language.

Friends

Dec 25, 1999

Anna's oldest son misses his friends alot and says that American kids are "immature". He also misses his friends from Latvia. The thing about his friends from Latvia is a lot of them have left Latvia and moved other places.

Neighbors

Dec 26, 1999

Other immigrants from Russia, Poland, Croatia and Hungary live near Anna and her family. They sometimes garther at Annas house for picnics. Since most of them speak Russian and none of them speak very good english they tend to speak in Russian.

Dreams

Dec 27, 1999

Anna would like to open a bakery because she loves to cook. Anna's dughter plays the piano and one day would like to go to Juilliard School of music. Anna belives in her daught and thinks she can reach this dream."This chance to fulfill a dream-this is why we came to america"~Anna.

USA

Dec 28, 1999

This is were Anna and her family live now.