https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936 Matteo Maini 2021 en-us 2021-06-07 22:55:35 UTC 2024-11-23 06:18:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f601.png 10086862 https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591252058 My grandpa was the first person to come to the U.S from Italy. He sailed to New York by boat and he took the train to California. Then my Grandma tagged along a year later because they were already engaged, she came here by plane straight to California. They came here for a better life and more opportunity for the family ]]> 2021-06-07 22:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591252058 10086862 https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591252703 There were many obstacles, one was that my grandpa was really badly seasick which made it really hard for him to do anything. Another was that there weren't any international flights going on from Italy to the U.S. So my Grandma found a church after months of looking that would get her a charter flight to California.]]> 2021-06-07 22:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591252703 10086862 https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591252967 In the U.S. nothing significant was happening in 1971. At least nothing that would hinder them from coming to California.]]> 2021-06-07 22:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591252967 10086862 https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591369659 2021-06-08 00:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591369659 10086862 https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591370599 2021-06-08 00:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591370599 10086862 https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591478023 2021-06-08 01:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/10086862/yvoren1w07ui9936/wish/1591478023