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I was born
The name given to me was Emanuela Baiocchi. I was born in Collodi, Italy. I was the second eldest and my family was very pour. -
Deciding to Immigrate
I have decided to leave to America becasue I have 8 other siblings and my family is very pour, so it is hard for my family to take care of me.I also have met a man that was visiting his family in Italy and he lives in America now. We our engadged to be married once I get to america. My family supports what I want to do becasue it will be easier for them. It is hard for me to leave them but this will be best. -
Leaving to America
My fiance and I both want to have a farm and move west. Since I am moving I will have land to make a farm. I will hope to make money selling crops and food from animals on my farm. I will also get a job before I move to the west. I will be boarding on the Imperial ship that is leaving Naples,Italy. The ship is full and I will be on the steerage crew becasue I can't afford to be on first class. -
Arriving To Ellis Island
When I arrived to Ellis Island the line was very big since many people came from all over. It was difficult for me to understand the people that work their becasue they don't speak my language. I t was very exhausting to wait ina line all day and you are confused on what is going on. Since I came to America by myself I was all alone and no one would help me. Also, I had no one to talk to while I wait hours to get to America. -
Arriving in America
After going through Ellis Island I arrived in America 2 days later. When I got off of the ship I met my fiance Leo, which made me feel better. When I got off the ship people were harrasing me for work and items to buy. Then a man almost took her my but Leo didn't let the man take it. If the man would have taken my bag then I wouldn't have any clothes and personal items. After the hassle of the crowd, we arrived in the tiny house where we would live before we went to the west. -
Getting a Job
After settleing in America, I decided to get a job to support myself. I got a job for the chicken plucking industry. The hours are very long and the pay is very low, but whatever will help iw okay. The work conditions are horrible and they treat me unfair since I am a woman, so it is hard to speak up for myself. I got a job to support my fiance and I and so we will have money to move west. With the money I make I will be able to move west and build a farm. Also, I will have extra money. -
Losing a House
I have been working very hard but I dont get paid enough so it is hard to pay for the bills. I have been standing up to my boss for not treating me right and horrible work conditions, but all he did was fire me. With me not working and my fiance only working we lost our house. Since we lost our house we had to find a smaller place to live which wasn't very hard, but it was very small. To pay the bills I had to work to make cloth and clothing which for my case was better than plucking chickens. -
Moving West
Finally, my fiance and I have worked enough money to move west. To move west we bought two horses and a wagon since we decided to move by wagon. We didnt pack very much items since we were trying to save money but we did have plenty of money to start a farm. The weather wasn't bad since we left in the summer so it won't be cold. But, the ride was long and there wasn't anything to do be sit. -
Arriving in Washington
After being on the Oregon trail for two months we finally arrived in Walla Walla, Washington. Once e arrived we were waiting for the race in the morning where we would get our free land to have a farm. That morning my fiance and I used our horses to get our land. Whent the race started many people went crazy and some people were shot. Finally we got our land near the river to get water but in a good land for grass. Getting this kind of land will help are farm make money and be successul. -
Starting a Farm
After gtting our land, we bought materials like wood and building materials to make a farm and a place for the animals to be. It was easy to make the housing becasue my fiance had expirience with wood. After everyhting was built we got animals such as, pigs, cattle, and chicken. We sent our farming goods to the east for people to use so we will make money off of it. It was hard to make money at the beginnign but as time went on we got more and more money. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act affected the farmers and peole that lived here becasue less people were ont he railroad and there were less workers. With less people moving west we wont have as many people trying to take our land and using outr resources. So, the Chinese Exclusion act affected us positively. Also, less people will be buying the supplies we need to make our farm better to make money. Now the farm is wealthier and huge since ther is not as much competiotion to sell our goods.
