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Personal Migration Histories Archive
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![Matthew Dennis 2/13 Peopling of New York Migration History My family is ethnically Puerto Rican, so I am not sure if my family counts as “immigrating from abroad”. The […]](https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/bonastia14/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "matthew dennis migration history")
matthew dennis migration history
Posted on February 11, 2014 | No CommentsMatthew Dennis 2/13 Peopling of New York Migration History My family is ethnically Puerto Rican, so I am not sure if my family counts as “immigrating from abroad”. The […] -
From the “Land of Five Rivers” to the “Land of Freedom”
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No Comments“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she with silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming […] -
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsFor most first–generation Americans, the story of how their family came to America is one in which a couple or family decides to migrate to a country where they can […]
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My Parents’ Migration Story
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsMichael Marfil Prof. Chris Bonastia The Peopling Of New York City How My Parents Came Here One can walk through the city and discover that there are many who […] -
Personal Migration History
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsSanam Bhandari My mother was born in Tibet in 1973. She moved to Nepal (which borders Tibet) in 1992. Many Tibetans have moved out of Tibet to relocate mainly […] -
![Danitsa Andaluz Professor Bonastia MHC Sem. 2: The Peopling of NY February 1, 2014 Personal Migration History In the late 1960s, fleeing domestic violence and pursuing a new life […]](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4393/2014/02/16030259/131024100102-puerto-rican-bonds-620xa-115x115.jpg "I Like To Be In America!")
I Like To Be In America!
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsDanitsa Andaluz Professor Bonastia MHC Sem. 2: The Peopling of NY February 1, 2014 Personal Migration History In the late 1960s, fleeing domestic violence and pursuing a new life […] -
personal migration story
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsLilo Kuo Seminar 2 Peopleing of New York Family Immigration Story My grandfather came to the U.S. almost thirty years ago. The pattern for most Chinese families is to have […] -
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsMy parents permanently moved to the United States in 1993, and they have lived here ever since. They didn’t come to America for a singular reason, or any very […]
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Wasn’t a Personal Choice, But I Don’t Regret It
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsAhmed Ashraf It is said that very few things are dear to humans than their homeland and when they choose to leave that homeland, some extraordinary event is involved. Both […] -
Migration History of Daniel
Posted on February 4, 2014 | No CommentsIt is well known that there is no racism in the Dominican Republic, only classism. Admittedly, this statement is too extreme; however, classism is the major form of discrimination in […]
