Epifanio, born in Coeli, Italy was introduced to a small village where the typical story of a male was to leave for America in order to provide for their families and support them. Epifanio eventually followed when he and his brother Carmine began their expedition to New York. Similar to Epifanio, Andrew Christofferson was also introduced into a rural town dependent on manual labor to support their family’s basic necessities. In 1911, Andrew a well-developed adult, decided to travel to the United States when his dream opportunity of owning his own homestead arrived in Nebraska. Epifanio and Andrew were both acquainted with family members; however they both had different methods of transportation. Epifanio began his journey traveling from Coeli to Reggio di Calabria in order to board a train to the city of Naples. Upon arriving to Naples, Epifanio and Carmine felt a sudden unfamiliarity and their primary approach was their boarding ship, König Albert; however they had to go through irrelevant inspection and medical assistance. Andrew was accompanied by family when he began his journey to his “free American land” (Laskin, 2010, p.35). However unlike Epifanio, Andrew had a straight forward crossing to America over sea, it was in this journey where originally he officially changed his identity. Upon their destinations, both arrived to see disappointment in what they
Epifanio, born in Coeli, Italy was introduced to a small village where the typical story of a male was to leave for America in order to provide for their families and support them. Epifanio eventually followed when he and his brother Carmine began their expedition to New York. Similar to Epifanio, Andrew Christofferson was also introduced into a rural town dependent on manual labor to support their family’s basic necessities. In 1911, Andrew a well-developed adult, decided to travel to the United States when his dream opportunity of owning his own homestead arrived in Nebraska. Epifanio and Andrew were both acquainted with family members; however they both had different methods of transportation. Epifanio began his journey traveling from Coeli to Reggio di Calabria in order to board a train to the city of Naples. Upon arriving to Naples, Epifanio and Carmine felt a sudden unfamiliarity and their primary approach was their boarding ship, König Albert; however they had to go through irrelevant inspection and medical assistance. Andrew was accompanied by family when he began his journey to his “free American land” (Laskin, 2010, p.35). However unlike Epifanio, Andrew had a straight forward crossing to America over sea, it was in this journey where originally he officially changed his identity. Upon their destinations, both arrived to see disappointment in what they