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Peter Kolstad's Immigration Day
My immigrant is Peter Kolstad of Norway. He lived from 19/4/1863 to 23/11/1953. He was not the smartest kid in the class, but he was very strong. As a youth he did manual labor in his family's farm. They owned a large farm including but not limited to: cows, pigs, chickens, and goats. Everyday he would wake up at dawn, feed and tend to his share of the animals, and play at the river with his friends from school. They were teenagers so since they were not the smartest in the class, they didn’t ha -
Ann Bostok's Immigration Day
My grandmother, Anne Bostok was born July 31st 1934 and lived her childhood in Manchester England. She came to America during the summer of 1960 with her five children. She came to America in hope of giving her children the opportunities she never had growing up in Manchester, England. Although she was born in England, she had married an American Naval Officer making her an American Citizen, and had also decided to become part of the Navy. Before she came to America, she was traveling all across -
Marcus D’Angelo Mijares's Immigration Day
Marcus D’Angelo Mijares was an audacious and heroic man that was a father of five adorable children and a husband of a beautiful wife named Mary Anne Mijares. He wanted to travel to the United States and apply for a job to make his family’s life better than before. He worked as a carpenter and a mechanic in the Philippines. His wife did not have a job because she needed to take care of their children while he works. Marcus saved enough money to travel to the United States and hopefully get a job -
Jose Velono's Immigration Day
On August 27, 1918, was when my grandfather, Jose Velono , born in the Philippines. They were five in the family. He joined the Philippine Army during World War 2. When there was peace, he finished his law degree in Siliman University, Philippines. He studied so hard to achieve his ambition to become a lawyer. Later in his career, he became a city prosecutor. Some people tried to threatened his life. He was in the list to be killed by some unlawful people. There was tension! My grandfather flew -
Maria Diana Sacay's Immigration Day
Maria Diana Sacay migrated to the United States on September 14th 2000. She is my half sister. She was born in the Philippines on July 30th 1981. She first settled in Ohio and lived with her dad. She spent six months in Ohio and experienced homesickness therefore she went back to the Philippines. After five months in the Philippines, she went back to the United States and moved to Vallejo, California. She became independent to live on her own. She learned how to drive and decided to go to school
