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Story Title (name of immigrant)*

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Your Relation to Immigrant

Came from*
---AfricaAsiaW. EuropeMexico-Cent. Amer.Middle EastRussia/E. EuropeSouth America

Landed in*
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When*
---Before 18001800 – 18501850 – 19001900 – 19501950 – 19751975 – 20002000 – current

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BOX 1: What was the Immigrant's occupation before coming to the US?

Box 2: What was the Immigrant's reason(s) for leaving?

Box 3: Can you describe how the Immigrant made passage to the US?

Box 4: In what US city or state did the Immigrant settle?

Box 5: What were the Immigrant's biggest challenges?

Box 6: What Traditions, holidays, foods, etc. have been kept in the family?

Box 7: In the following generations, what migrations followed?

Box 8: What kind of education and work followed in the later generations?

Box 9: Were there any particular memories passed down about your immigrant relative's experiences in the US?

Box 10: If the immigrant was a parent or grandparent you knew personally, how would you describe them?

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