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Fam Story

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1. How and Why did your family come to the United States

2. What were the obstacles that they met?

3. What was going on Historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family?

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I'm not really sure how my dad's side got to the U.S. , because he doesn't know how and why his family got to the U.S. My mom's side got to the U.S. by a boat though, coming all the way from Thailand. My mom's family came to the U.S. for new job opportunities and for a better living environment, because it was hard to live the rough lifestyle over there.
Some obstacles that were met for my mom's family were getting to the U.S. because that's hard in general. Some other obstacles were finding a place to live, money management, education, feeling comfortable, becoming a U.S. citizen, and adjusting to the American lifestyle. One more obstacle that is faced is not knowing were you are...
My mom isn't entirely sure what affected her family, but when she moved here but Israel's
government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews. US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for first time. An 8.1 earthquake in Mexico City kills an estimated 10,000 and leaves 250,000 homeless