3. Poor Country
High Crime rates
Poor Education
Low employment rates
No growth opportunities
4. Georgina Ramos
Born in 1949 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Immigrated to Mexico in 1970
Immigrated to the United States in 1975
5. Mothers Side
Grandmother
Rita Evangelina Ramos
Was a stay at home mom.
Grandfather
Manuel Luis Ramos
Worked in a Hotel in Honduras
Fathered 9 children
6.
7. Very poor country
Was at war with El Salvador
8. Born in Durango, Mexico in 1950
Migrated to Tijuana in 1970
Immigrated to the United States in 1980
9. Fathers Parents
Luis Escamilla
Worked in farming
Fathered 15 children
Maria Escamilla
Worked as a homemaker
11. Is mostly mountainous and plenty of forests
Low education opportunities
12.
13. My parents both
moved to California.
My mom moved in
with one of her
friends from
Honduras who had
come before her and
had settled in
Pomona.
My father moved to
Ontario with one of
his cousins.
California
14. My family has stayed put in
Pomona my whole life. I
have not lived anywhere
else.
I think they both stayed
close to the border because
of the large Hispanic
presence that was already
here that made them feel
like home.
Pomona
15. My father worked in
construction and
any other odd jobs
he could find.
I hardly got to spend
any time with him
because of the long
hours he would be
away from home.
IncomeFather
16. My mother went to
school for nursing
and got a job as a
babysitter & house
and house keeping to
help make ends meet.
Once she graduated
she was able to get a
better job and were
able to move in to a
better neighborhood.
Income
mother
17. I consider myself very fortunate to be born here in the
U.S. and am grateful for the sacrifice that my parents
have made for me to have a better future.
