Reflection on other blogs ;)

Stephanie blog was interesting because it has information about Italian culture and good information about it. Also another thing about Steph blog was she's last names, descriptions and history about the last names and their culture.

Paulette's blog was very interesting because its talk about Japanese immigration and how they get to the U.S. A curious fact about this blog was that many Japanese couldn't enter to the U.S because of the the immigration act of 1984. She's last names came from Spain and England. Is interesting because very low people come to Puerto Rico from England and story would have to be good

Carlo blog its very different because his the only one that do the Jews people. A interesting fact about Jews was that Jews people were discriminated almost all over the world. Brazil, Germany, Europe and other countries were against them.

Arshad blog i learned about the different parts of the world he went. from Puerto Rico where he was born till he moved to Palestine and Dallas for a better life. many different things happen to him with name calling and picking on him just because of 911 and where his family came from you shouldn't judge people so quick you should get to no them before because he is a good guy.

My Family Descent! Virella, Velazquez

My paternal Last name "Virella" came from Portugal. They traveled sometime in 1860's to US then, separate and start to immigrate to Puerto Rico and some to virgins islands. Maternal last name was Velazquez and it comes from Spain. The grant grant father of my grandfather tell him  that the immigrate from spain to United States of America some  time in 1820's. Then the family started to spread out in 1840 to Puerto Rico and places on US.They started to move to  Puerto Rico, to find a better economical life.I t still some of the family in the country, but the mayority lived on Puerto Rico. It's surprising of how my family came to Puerto Rico in that years because thanks to them I'm here not on Spain or Portugal.

Immigration Isues...

This video tells of how much the immigration has increased and all the the different cultures and people are in the US. It very surprising of how high the amount of immigration people on U.S (37.9 million record).My perspective will always be the same one the immigrated people come to US for "American Dream" and citizens have to understand that.I think that Immigration people deserve to be on the US (illegal or legal) because when they are in the country, almost all of them work hard and do the hard work that the citizens do not like to do.

Angelo Dimitri

 My name is Angelo Dimitri I'm 12 years old and I came to U.S when I was 6 years old with my father. My father name was Jane Dimitri and his job was as a constructor. We come to U.S without our family because they couldn't enter on the boat. My dad hope to see them again (if they are alive) and to get all of us back together as a family.

 My life on this country was not the grater one, I could not go to school because my father doesn't have enough money to buy any notebook or books for the school. My routine for every day was to prepare breakfast for my dad, work on a shop and go to church. My dad and I go to the church every day because my dad says that if pray to God He would gave us the opportunity to see our family again.

 Sometimes my dad comes to the house and I could see his arms with scratches and all over the, I think is for the hard work he do on his job. I'm worried because I didn't know what was going with my that, so one day I persecuted him to his job: and I saw something that will be on my mind every day of my life. He was doing his job and I don't know way, but he was smashing with the hammer so hard and crying. In that time I realize that my dad missed my Mom and my brothers very bad.

 One day when I was preparing the breakfast, before he sat down on the chair, I put a small sox on the table right behind the plate.  When he saw the sox, he grab it and opened it; it have 20 dollars. With that money he could send it to Italy and my mother and brothers could get on a ship to U.S. His tears were of joy and when he asked how I get it I tell him that it was on the job. He send the money and after 6 years later we see our family again. We were not economically good but the money doesn't matter if we have what we pray to God every day.

The Italians

Italians start their immigrations on 1870. However, Italy was now one of the most crowed people in Europe, and many people start to leave it. People in Italy were thinking that if they move to America there lives will be better and more economic. There were reason to leave their home and few of the were: Starvation, poorness, high taxes and low wages.

 The journey to U.S was not a happy movie. First they would have to go on a ship and sometimes not all the family could enter to the ship. When they were on the ship the voyage to the U.S last 40 days and sometimes it could take 6 months. If you were on the first and second class your journey would not be the worst one. They could get food on a dinning room and sleep on private beds. If people were on third class( mostly of the immigrants) they will sleep together and the food was sheep.

In United States many immigrants arrive on Ellis Island, New York. Before they could enter to the city and start they new life they would have to be tested by doctors. If the people didn't have a disease or a injury they could enter, but if they were sick or have a disease, they would have to go to their home land. Most of the Italians jobs were Unskilled laborers though, working in mines and construction. (the hard work). And there living conditions on the U.S were not the good. Their religion was Catholics.  In the U.S Italians were discriminated by the citizens of the country. They were discriminated because the US people think that Italians were not loyal to the country and they didn't deserve to be in there United States.

Immigrating to the U.S is a dangerous risk on their life. they didn't what was going to happened. Learning about the Italians immigration, it gave me the opportunity to understand it more intense. It gave me a sad mood because of the people that try so hard and sometimes they die or lose their families. If I was in there position, I would not last a minute to get frustrated and die of starvation or any disease that were given.