Ella Ochoa Research Paper

Ella Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958, in Los Angles, California but grew up in La Mesa, California. Her father, Joseph, parents were born in Mexico while he was born in the United States. His family came from Sonora, the second-largest state in Mexico, located in the northwestern part of Mexico. Ellen’s father, Joseph, was the youngest of twelve children. Although he was not born in Mexico, he was raised in a Spanish-speaking family. The Ochoa’s faced discrimination and many of the same prejudices that other minorities met when they came to the United States. This treatment left an indelible impression on Joe and affected the way he raised Ellen and her siblings. For example, Hispanics was only allowed to use the public pool the day before cleaning because

Rosanne Deardorff was born on December 30, 1920, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the fourth of five children. Her oldest brother, Wilson was name after their mother’s maiden name. Rosanne’s oldest sister, Judy, was born next, followed by her brother name Derry. Rosanne was born next, then later her youngest sister Gloria was born. As a child she suffered from asthma, the condition was so severe that the doctor advised Rosanne’s parents to move to the West Coast, where the climate would ease their daughters’ breathing problems. The family moved to California, settling in Hollywood in 1935. Rosanne’s asthma was better, but still unable to attend public high school, her parents hired a tutor to teach their teenage daughter at home but she did not receive her high school equivalency diploma until she was in her 30s. Ellen’s parents both met, fell in love, and married in 1946. After fulfilling his required tour of duty in the navy, Joe Ochoa begin his career in the division of Sears, Roebuck, and Company. He and Rosanne had their first child, a daughter named Beth in 1954. Beth is now an attorney in the entertainment