My Family Story Padlet by Brenda Perez https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p en-us 2022-12-01 21:35:06 UTC 2022-12-07 06:22:49 UTC hello@padlet.com How and Why did your family come to the United States? 10538312 https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411713158 My father moved to the United States from Mexico when he was a teenager.  My father came to the United States because he was seeking to live out the 'American Dream'. My mother moved to be closer to my father.  My relatives also moved to the U.S. based on job opportunities.]]> 2022-12-07 05:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411713158 What were the obstacles that they met? 10538312 https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411729248 Some challenges faced by my family when migrating to the U.S. were language barriers and securing work.  The linguistic distance between the native language of my family (Spanish) and the language commonly spoken here (English) made it difficult to communicate.  The recession of 2008 caused a loss of jobs. ]]> 2022-12-07 06:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411729248 What was going on Historically in the U.S. during this time and did it affect your family? 10538312 https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411731800 During this time in the United States, Bill Clinton had been elected. Bill Clinton's presidency did not affect my family in any way. ]]> 2022-12-07 06:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411731800 10538312 https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411733717 2022-12-07 06:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411733717 10538312 https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411735786 2022-12-07 06:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/10538312/lm0lehrn9bayc41p/wish/2411735786