Dear Journal, 1932 Hi, my name is Ella Giovanna Oliva Tambussi. I was born in a small town in Connecticut called Windsor Locks on May 10, 1919. My dad is Giacomo (James) Tambussi, he is originally from Perledo, Italy. My mom is Natalina (Maria) (Oliva) Tambussi, she is originally from Voghera, Italy. Like many other Italians, they immigrated to the United States several decades after the civil war. They both departed from Genoa and arrived at Ellis island (my dad first, then my mom two years later), they then met up with some family and friends in Connecticut who had preceded them. My parents got married in 1911. They had limited
In the rough and tropical island of Papua New Guinea, lived an exceptional aggregation of individuals called, The Gebusi. In the 1980's, The Gebusi tribe was anything besides up to date and acculturated. The Gebusi had their own particular singular and special customs and conventions that they rehearsed and accompanied. The Gebusi tribe took part in custom homosexuality, divination or witchcraft was exceedingly respected and polished, and they partook in particular sister-trade relational unions. By 1998-99, The Gebusi tribe had made another lifestyle. The Gebusi had gotten accustomed with new social convictions, modernization due to “western ways” that had changed their lives until the end of time especially changing their ways and view on gender roles and sexuality.
We are all proud to be Accardi’s with Sicilian blood running threw our veins. There is definitely a story behind how my name turned from Accardo to Accardi. When my great great grandfather was coming over on the boat from Sicily, he landed in New York. While he was talking to one of the men there, my grandfather thinks that they could have either misspelled his name or he had just had to change his name for many different reasons. My family and I have learned to love our last name even if it was changed or not changed. We have been the Accardi’s for more than four centuries in America and we will keep the bloodline flowing for more generations to come. There are many Accardi’s in America, mostly in the Northeastern area like in New York, Boston and Connecticut. We believe that the first generation of Accardi’s lived up in Connecticut because that’s where most of them are today. The reasons there are Accardi’s down in Tampa, Florida, is because my grandfather moved here to marry my grandmother and to own and operate a produce company with her father. I would not be living in Tampa today if it was not for my
Ellis island brought millions of immigrants to America between the years 1892 and 1954. It is said that 40% of our population today can trace their ancestors to Ellis Island. Many people of many nationalities came to The United States get a chance at having the “American Dream”. Whilst pursuing their dreams, they left their marks on American culture. No one has influenced us so much as the Italians and their way of life.
Malka Pinto is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who was born in 1910 in London, United Kingdom. At the time of her interview with USC Shoah Foundation in July 1997, Malka was 87 years old. She was raised in a Conservative Judaism family. Her family moved to Netherlands when she was about 11 years old. During the holocaust, Malka and her family were forced into concentration camps both in Netherlands and Germany. Malka lost most of her family members during the holocaust in the concentration camps. Her parents, one sister, her nephew and niece, and most of her extended family members did not survive. Malka was liberated by the French army in Germany. After their liberation,
I was born on May 9th of the year 1800. My family lived in Torrington, CT, but soon after, relocated to Ohio, where I spent my young life. My early ancestors sailed to the Americas in the 1600’s on the Mayflower. A lot of things scarred me early in my childhood. Onc...
America is a country that runs on immigrants, molded by the many immigrants of the past. The Liberty Ellis Foundation is a website that provides a deep history of the immigrants of America’s past and information regarding the history of one of the most esteemed symbols of American independence. Millions of people passed through Ellis Island on their journey to reach the American dream and this website gives you a look at the island’s past and tells you some of these people’s stories. On the website, there is a section dedicated to reading and sharing family history surrounding Ellis Island. This is a valuable source of personal history you cannot find in a textbook. The website also has multiple sections dedicated to establishing a timeline
Elba Velez have been relying on government assistance growing up. Because she is a minor her parents are have been receiving cash assistance for her and her 1st child. When Elba got pregnant with her second child, she was told that New Jersey’s child exclusion law prohibits a mother on welfare in receiving additional cash assistance if she gives birth to more children. The law also requires that there be a ten-month period from the birth of the first child till that the second child. Despite Elba’s effort, she has also failed to provide the full name of the father’s name. Therefore Elba cannot receive any cash assistance for herself or her first child, she failed to comply with child support enforcement requirements. She also cannot receive
The peasants in the deprived, southern area of Italy and the island of Sicily had little hope of upgrading their lives. Many diseases and natural disasters spread through the area. On top of this, Italy's crumbling government was in no state to come to its people's aid. Word that life in America was soon spreading across the land, and more and more Italians found it difficult to resist the thought of a new and more prosperous life. Italian immigrants began piling in to Ellis Island in New York to take their first steps on U.S. soil in search for a new beginning (The Library of Congress, 2004).
Before her marriage, she had worked in a department store, but women working outside of the home after marriage was rare before the start of World War II . Violette Szabo was forced to continue working when her husband was killed fighting against Rommel's forces in North Africa during World War II. She became determined to fight the Axis forces herself, breaking the traditional role of women of the time. When a British Special Operations Executive recruiter took notice of her due to her French language skills, she jumped at the opportunity to volunteer. She went through many months of training and was dropped into France to disrupt German communications. She met up with resistance forces and went on a mission with Jacques Dufour While traveling,
Originally my last name was spelled Firenze with an ‘e’ at the end instead of an ‘i’. My dad said that when our ancestors immigrated here from Italy that the people working at Ellis Island had so many people to deal with that they disregarded how our last name was spelled and just threw an ‘i’ on the end. Translated to Italian Firenze directly translates to Florence which is a well known city in Italy. When interviewing my dad he did not know all too much about our family tree but he seemed to be sure that our family started in Florence. Since my dad didn’t know why the Firenzis initially immigrated to America, I did a little research and found some of the main motivators of italian immigration in the early 1900s. I discovered that a lot of Italy at that time was extremely crowded and there wasn’t much to hope for when it came to opportunities. If you had a job with a low wage that was probably going to be your job for life. Wages in Italy were noticeably much lower than those in America. A carpenter in Italy on average made around eight dollars a week while an Italian immigrant with the same job in America could make eighteen dollars week. Making double the paycheck was definitely a huge factor...
The Felis silvestris, or wildcat, are located primarily in Africa, Europe, southwest Asia, and Central Asia. Due to their largely populated area they are not seen as an animal that will be going extinct any time soon. They come in various types(colors) of fur because of their geographic differences and are slightly larger than a housecat. Evidence shows that the housecat might have came from the African wildcat a near 10,000 years ago to be used to keep rodents away from stored goods in the Fertile Crescent. The genetic diversity is being compromised by the crossbreeding between wildcats and housecats and could begin to effect the extinction likeliness. Wildcats have been around since the late Pilocene(2-5 mya), the last ice age left many fossils of these animals in caves and
Maria Toorpakai, a young woman from Pakistan, grew up as a young man to prevent herself from being mistreated. Only four years of age, she had tossed and burned her girly youth clothes, and introduced herself to some of her brothers clothing. Maria is 25 years old, and is preparing and occupying in canada as one of the top 50 squash players internationally. Maria comes from a family of “freethinkers”, her dad is an advocate for women’s rights, her sister believes one day she will be a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, and her mom found a school for girls and promotes education. These “freethinkers” have had problems with their views not matching their neighbors, this caused maria to learn to use a gun. Known as Genghis Khan, Maria
St. Maria Goretti is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church and one of the youngest canonized saints. Maria was born on October 16, 1890, in Corinaldo, Italy. She is the third of seven children of Luigi Goretti and Assunta Carlini. She worked with her parents on a farm along with her five other siblings. Maria had never gone to school so she wasn’t able to read or write. By the time Maria was six, her family had become so poor that they had to give up their farm and move to Ferrier di Conca, near Anzio and work for other farmers. After her family moved, Maria’s father died of malaria when she was nine years old. The family faced more hardships and became even more poor. Maria’s siblings and mother worked in the fields while she sewed
Hi, my name is David Heard. I just turned twenty years old on February 4. I am a second generation American. My whole family is white and is originally from England. I have an older sister, Mary, who we do not see anymore, (I will get to that later), a younger brother, Adam, and both my parents. My parents and little brother live in a nice size house for the three of them. I plan to get married soon, but for now I live in a house near my parents by myself. They do not own that much land, but it is enough for my mom?s garden and for my little brother to play on. My father used to own a little ice cream and candy shop just on the outskirts of Boston. I took it over because my father does not want to work anymore. He feels that he is getting to old to be getting up before the sun rises to make candy.
Journal Entry: March 15, 2016 (Our schedules are both busy; I will be interviewing her in April)