my journey, my life

birth

Feb 22, 1850

i was born on febuary 22 1850. My name is ......
My mother died when i was 7 giving birth to her 9th child.
I have 4 brothers and 4 sisters.
I live with my dad and all my siblings except my sister uki she moved to america for work 3 years ago
I am now 16 years old

goodbye father

May 25, 1858

Ever since my father died when i was 16 it has been difficult to pay for the house. being the oldest in the house now i have to go to work and try to pay fo all 5 of the children and the house.
I got a notice awhile ago about the goverment taking away our house if we didnt pay the morgage i have took extra hours at wokr but still cant make enough money to pay the morgage this month.
My sister wants me to take the kids to america but i dont have money to do.

trip to america

Aug 7, 1858

The bank took our home so we are on our way to the land of the free! My siblings paid for us to get a boat to america. Everyone is so exited we want to find a job there and start a new life without greef. The rie to america was brutal but we are ok we are now trying to get our citizenship so i can work in america legally.

Ariving

Oct 7, 1858

We arivied and im starting to get wierd looks from everyone here. Whenever i try to go into a store or job place most of the time they say i am not welcomed here some people are very mean to me and my family.

Job oppurtunitys

Apr 8, 1862

There are many places i can work including railroad working. i got a job, i have been working for about 4 years and my boss is not very fair but he is paying me money hats all i need a little hard work wont do any harm right?

racisum

Apr 8, 1868

Everyday i would being hit or being threatened or my race i lost one of my sisters because an american tortered her to death. I have been here over 10 years. Why cant they get over that im differnt? Im just like them right...