Immigration Story

I had a very interesting conversation with an American girl who study at UWEC. I ask her different questions about her ancestors and their ethnic background. Her greatgrandparents were from German, Norway and Irish. Some of them came over to the United States in the Eighteenth century. Other came before the Second World War in the thirties decade. Even one of her ancestors, came aboard the Mayflower in sixteenth century. Also, one of her greatgrandfather was a native American.

All they face challenges in order to provide a better standard of living for their families. At that time they had to work really hard in order to survive because their resources were limited. Most of them were farmers or worked in loggers. In addition, she told me that nobody in her family speaks the language of the original country. However, some of her relatives such as her grandmother still keeps in touch with some relatives in Norway. There are some traditions from the old country that her family still preserves, especially a lot of traditional food.

Furthermore, she told me that both of her grandmothers made family trees and that is why she knows about her ancestors's background. It was very interesting to talk with this girl because she knows a lot of details about her background in spite she is really young. Besides, she was very enthusiastic when we talked about the immigration story of her relatives. I think that she is so proud of her background and that it is a very important aspect of her identity.