Immigration Stories

​America is a great big nation comprised of immigrants, and each of our ancestors left their home countries to come to America for a myriad of reasons.  I recently had my DNA tested and have discovered that my ancestors mainly descended from Africa.  Prior to submitting my DNA for analysis, as far as I knew, my mother’s family came from the Cape Verde Islands and my dad’s family came from Jamaica and the Prince Edward’s Islands.  I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was 72% African when my actual test results were returned.   As we are studying Immigration, I would like to know your family’s unique immigration experience.  Ask your parents, or another elder in your family, where your ancestors came from.  Also, ask what the push and pull factors were for leaving their homelands and settling in America.  Ask when they arrived to America, and what their early experiences were like.  Did they work?  What types of work did they do?  Once you have all these questions answered, start blogging.  I want to know all.  Also, make sure to reply to at least one classmates post, and don’t forget the rules and etiquette of our blogosphere.  Use your full name (no pseudonyms), and don’t be mean.