Ellis Island: The American Dream

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Everyone who thinks of coming to America does so in order to be able to provide a better way of life for their families; it is called the American Dream. That is why America has so many different cultures today. In the case of the Greeks, this was the case as well. The Greeks have been in America since the early 1800’s.
The Greeks love to cook and once in America, opening Greek restaurants was the way to go. And to this day, they have been very successful especially in New York. Since they all arrived to New York, Ellis Island was their first stop. To the Greeks, education was very important. But this was an issue as they did not know English and sometimes this was an issue in school. The language barrier caused issues for some. According

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