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Family History Project: Part 3
Marina Gonzalez
Immigration
• Grandfather originally from Zacatecas, Mexico
• Came to America as an immigrant at 15 years old
Waves of Immigration
• Grandfather came to America in the fifth wave of immigration
• 15 years old
Pull Factors
• Main pull factor was to provide a living for his mother and two brothers
• Traveled across the Sonoran Dessert at 15 years old
• Settled down in East Los Angeles
Education
• Grandfather made enough money to put one of his brothers through school
• His brothers education was another pull factor
Poverty
• Poverty was a push factor for both my grandparents
• Both grandparents came to America to provide for their families
Ethnic Neighborhood
• Grandfather first lived in an ethnic neighborhood in East Los Angeles
• Met my grandmother there
• Later lived in La Puente
Climate
• Climate in Mexico is usually very warm and humid
• Climate in California was warm but not as humid
• Climate in California was another pull factor
Port of Entry
• Mexican border was the port of entry where my grandfather entered America
Assimilation
• After my grandfather came to America his lifestyle changed
• More Americanized
Religion
• My grandparents were both Catholic
• Religion is what made my father and his brothers bond
Internal Migration
• Grandparents migrated internally all throughout East LA
• Father remembers moving to many different homes and schools
Language Barrier
• My father had a difficult time in school at first
• Both his parents only spoke Spanish
• He had to learn English on his own
• Often struggled with homework until he learned to speak English
Thank You!
• Geography 10
• Schmidt