history euroean immigrant

magine 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, as an additional option that is not required, religious tradition):

• Country of origin
• Poland
• Italy
• Bulgaria
• Greece
• Ukraine
• Czechoslovakia
• Serbia
• Religious tradition
• Catholic
• Jewish
• Lutheran
• Other Protestant
• No religious tradition

Write a -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 some 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