Immigration Experience
Imagine you are a European immigrant to America, trying to adapt to the new life you sought. You want to share your experiences with your family back home so they will better understand.
Choose a country of origin and religious tradition:
-Country of origin
-Poland
-Italy
-Bulgaria
-Greece
-Ukraine
-Czechoslovakia
-Serbia
-Religious tradition
-Catholic
-Jewish
-Lutheran
-Other Protestant
-No religious tradition
Write a 700- to 1,050-word first-person description of your experiences as an immigrant to America in the late 19th or early 20th century. The description should take the form of a journal entry, autobiography, or diary.
Include descriptions of the following:
-The political, social, or economic factors that precipitated your migration
-The journey across the ocean, including sleeping accommodations and available food
-Ellis Island
-The city you settle in and why
-The racist attitudes of some Americans
-Tenement housing
-Factory conditions, hours worked, and pay
-The status your children eventually achieve.