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(Picture from Photo by Justine Camacho on Unsplash)

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How and Why did your family come to the United States?  (Dad's Side)

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How and Why did your family come to the United States?  (Dad's Side)

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My dad came to the U.S when he was 15 years old from Asuncion Ocotlan Oaxaca Mexico. And my grandfather came to the U.S. when he 22 years old he then immigrated to Texas and after he got to Texas he went to go live in Florida then he moved to Idaho and then he moved to Arizona and then he moved here to Oceanside California. And my grandmother on the other hand she legally came to the U.S. many years later. My dad from Mexico to Tijuana he came airplane and then from tijuana he crossed in a car illegally. My dad did not have any obstacles along his journey to the U.S. because like I said he came through airplane from mexico to the Tijuana airport and from there he waited a few days in T.J. until he crossed the border illegally through a car. Both my grandfather and my dad came to the U.S. for a better life and to work hard. When he came here he was 15 years old and so my grandpa enrolled him here at El Camino high school when he started he was half way through his Sophmore year. Once graduating El Camino, he worked for the next 3 - 4 years until he had me and once he had me he got another better job. And now he thankfully has been working there for the past 14 years since was born.

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What were the obstacles that they met? (Mom's Side)

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What were the obstacles that they met? (Mom's Side)

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My mom had many obstacles along the way, one of those big obstacles was sleeping in the mountains where they had no shelter, tent or roof over her head. She had no blankets or sleeping bags with. Keeping in mind that my mom was not the only one immigrating to the U.S. her friend/neighbor came with her through the whole journey as well with about 40 other people.

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How and Why did your family come to the United States?  (Mom's Side)

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How and Why did your family come to the United States?  (Mom's Side)

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My mom immigrated to the U.S from Guatemala City when she was 18 years old. It took her about 16 days to get from Guatemala to Oceanside. Her journey from Guatemala to mexico was in buses and sometimes a little bit of walking. And once she got to the border of Sonora to come into Arizona my mom then illegally crossed the border in a pick up truck where the destination was Phoenix Arizona. And from Phoenix her best friends husband whom was my moms neighbor in Guatemala and their friend went to go pick them up. And from Phoenix they came to Oceanside. My mom wanted to come to the U.S. because she wanted to have a better life for her future.

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What were the obstacles that they met? (Dad's Side)

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What were the obstacles that they met? (Dad's Side)

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My grandfather's journey from Mexico to the U.S. was walking and in bus until he crossed the border illegally by foot. His experiences coming to the U.S was that he did not have many or any obstacles because he was prepared for his trip. Back then he says “ It was very easy to cross the border illegally so I would go and come back and forth for a few times.”

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What was going on Historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family?  ( Mom's Side )

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What was going on Historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family?  ( Mom's Side )

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When my grandfather came to the U.S. there was nothing important historically that was going on. And as for my mom it as the same thing to.

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What was going on Historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family?  ( Dad's Side )

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What was going on Historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family?  ( Dad's Side )

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At the time wen my grandpa came to the U.S. there was nothing going on historically. And same goes foe my dad.

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Family Video (30 seconds) - Adobe Spark Video

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Family Video (30 seconds) - Adobe Spark Video

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Photo No. 2 - Other half of my Ethnicity

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Photo No. 2 - Other half of my Ethnicity

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( Picture from Photo by Shalom de León on Unsplash )