My Family History Project by Emily Mendoza https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm Made with ♥ en-us 2019-05-07 19:28:25 UTC 2024-10-14 22:50:09 UTC hello@padlet.com How and why did your family come to America? 932233 https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/357803850
My father came to America in 1989. My father and his siblings came here because they wanted to "know America". For example, everyone would talk and talk about how great it was over there and the word spread. Many people left because they thought that life would be easier in America. Also, my mom decided to come here in 1989 as well and for the same reasons. ]]> 2019-05-07 19:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/357803850 Obstacles 932233 https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/357811521 There was plenty of obstacles that both of my parents had to face. My dad did end up making it over by paying a coyote $100. However, both of my parents would constantly be caught and taken back. They would make up fake names all the time too. ]]> 2019-05-07 20:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/357811521 What was going on Historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family? 932233 https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358216595 During the 1980s in Mexico, Mexico was going through a financial crisis. On September 19, 1985, an earthquake in Mexico City killed nearly 10,000 people and caused a lot of damage.  The
displaced residents, dissatisfied with the government’s response to their situation, form grassroots organizations that will blossom into a full-fledged human rights and civic action movement during the late 1980s and 1990s.]]> 2019-05-08 19:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358216595 932233 https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358229722 2019-05-08 19:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358229722 932233 https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358230310 2019-05-08 19:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358230310 932233 https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358332729 2019-05-09 05:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358332729 932233 https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358333677 2019-05-09 05:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358333677 932233 https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358333751 2019-05-09 05:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358333751 932233 https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358333978 2019-05-09 05:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/932233/5gyep5b226jm/wish/358333978