My topic is about my grandmother, Guadalupe Rizo coming to America from Mexico.
My prior knowledge was very limited on the topic. I know only the basic things about her life in Mexico. Some examples would be how she celebrated certain things in Mexico, a small part of her family, and little things about they way she was raised. As well as who her children are and where she lived during the time.
My knowledge after research I learned that in the 1950s, which is the time Guadalupe was born, was an okay time for Mexico. Guadalupe was born in 1955 in a little pueblo in Michoacán. She lived like anyone else in her little town, stone houses and dirt floors. Mexico’s economic state was what could be called acceptable. As a result of Mexico’s economy …show more content…
Later on there was an incident where the Mexican government opened fire on protesting students resulting in more than a hundred deaths, but the games still went ahead as planned. It wasn’t until 1976 that the Economy began to dissipate. Jose Lopez Portillo was elected as president with goals that only lead to the world's largest foreign debt. In 1977 Sinaloa, Mexico was the birthplace of drug Smuggling. Guadalupe has now hit the age of 23, which is the time she decides she wants to look for a new life in the United States of America. During the time of 1976 the U.S Supreme Court decided that the United States Border Patrol to set up permanent or fixed checkpoints on public highways leading towards and away from the Mexican-American border. That only made passing through that much more difficult. In 1978 she decided to pass through the border between California. It took her awhile but she was able to get past. She lived in California for a year and worked in the strawberry fields before she decided to move to Illinois. In that time the U.S economy was not not very steady and had many unemployed people. After arriving in Illinois she got a job at Aurora Laundry where she met my
My prior knowledge was very limited on the topic. I know only the basic things about her life in Mexico. Some examples would be how she celebrated certain things in Mexico, a small part of her family, and little things about they way she was raised. As well as who her children are and where she lived during the time.
My knowledge after research I learned that in the 1950s, which is the time Guadalupe was born, was an okay time for Mexico. Guadalupe was born in 1955 in a little pueblo in Michoacán. She lived like anyone else in her little town, stone houses and dirt floors. Mexico’s economic state was what could be called acceptable. As a result of Mexico’s economy …show more content…
Later on there was an incident where the Mexican government opened fire on protesting students resulting in more than a hundred deaths, but the games still went ahead as planned. It wasn’t until 1976 that the Economy began to dissipate. Jose Lopez Portillo was elected as president with goals that only lead to the world's largest foreign debt. In 1977 Sinaloa, Mexico was the birthplace of drug Smuggling. Guadalupe has now hit the age of 23, which is the time she decides she wants to look for a new life in the United States of America. During the time of 1976 the U.S Supreme Court decided that the United States Border Patrol to set up permanent or fixed checkpoints on public highways leading towards and away from the Mexican-American border. That only made passing through that much more difficult. In 1978 she decided to pass through the border between California. It took her awhile but she was able to get past. She lived in California for a year and worked in the strawberry fields before she decided to move to Illinois. In that time the U.S economy was not not very steady and had many unemployed people. After arriving in Illinois she got a job at Aurora Laundry where she met my