Tag Archives: Immigration
My family: An Immigration Story
When people ask me what my nationality is, I always struggle to find a quick appropriate response. Initially I respond by saying I was born in California, but my mother is from Mexico City and my father is from Boston, Massachusetts. The … Continue reading
bye bye ecuador
My great grandmother, grandma, and sisters immigrated to New York from Quito Ecuador around the time period of the 1960’s. My grandma was around 20 years old. Binder (p4) states that “Women predominated in this immigration stream, as they did in … Continue reading
Immigration discussion, continued from class
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Immigration for protection
My great uncle was the first member of the family landed in U.S during 1970s. They were afraid the communist party of China might take over Taiwan within a short period of time. Political connection between Taiwan and China was … Continue reading
Wonders of Immigration
According to the reading, it points out the development of garment factories for Dominican males, but the market was dominated by Chinese entrepreneurs (pg 227) This area stands out to me because my father, his brothers and my uncles all … Continue reading
The Persian-Jewish Immigration
For a long time now, immigration has played a huge role in revolutionizing infrastructure, culture, and the people living in certain communities. The first examples can be attributed to the immigration to the Americas, which displaced Native Americans. In this … Continue reading
Great Neck – A Persian Community
Throughout United States and global history, immigration has drastically transformed people, places, technology, infrastructure, and communities. In the 19th century, many Irish and German immigrants transformed New York City. In the 18th century, immigrants from Europe virtually changed the American … Continue reading
Cocaine Cowboys
“The largest numbers of post-1970 immigrants came from the Caribbean.” (226). My story begins in the 1980’s when my mother and father migrated to Florida during the Mariel boatlift. This was a mass exodus of Cubans who departed from Cuba‘s … Continue reading
Variety is the Spice of Life!
Newly arrived in New York City, or “the concrete jungle where dreams are made of” as they like to call it here, one can be completely taken aback by the cultural diversity the city manifests. I was, however, delighted. Coming … Continue reading
The 7 is a cheaper plane ticket
Living next to a 7 train station, Binder naming the 7 train the “Orient Express” caught my attention. Flushing, today, is inhabited by a majority of Chinese and Korean descent. Due to immigration, the 7 train serves as a link … Continue reading