geography 10

1. Family History
Part 1
ALFREDO VELASQUEZ
GEOGRAPHY 10

2. Wave of
immigration
 Both parents
belong to the
fourth wave of
immigration.

3. Crossing
the
border
 Crossed the
border in search
for better lives
 Both parents
walked across the
border

4. Crossing
the
border
 They were escorted
by men whose job is
to cross people
unnoticed.
 Nickname of
people who
escort across is
“Coyote”

5. My Dad
 Born and raised in
Jalisco, Mexico in
1964
 Crossed the
border at the age
of 17

6. My Dad
 Settled in Pomona
with my uncle who
already previously
settled there.
 Got a job along
with my uncle.

7. My Dad
 The job my dad
got along with my
uncle was in the
field of
advertisements.
 This has been
my dads life
occupation

8. My Mom
 Born And Raised in
Culiacan, Mexico
in 1964
 Age crossed over
unknown.

9. My Mom
 Crossed over to
Ontario and
settled with
brother.

10. My Mom
 My mom got a
job at a Sheraton
Hotel and was a
housekeeper for a
few years in her
life

11. Parents
Meet
 Between the ages
of 20-23 they meet
at a dance club in
Ontario that has
since been torn
down

12. They
Marry
 After a couple
years together,
they get married
and get a house
in Ontario

13. Children
 Soon after they
marry they have
their first born
baby girl Alicia.
 3 years later they
move houses to
another one in
Ontario

14. My Mom
 After having her
first child, my
mom left her job
and dedicated
herself to raising a
family

15. My Family
 She then has my
other sister Cristina,
has me, and has her
last son Alejandro.

16. My Mom
 Even though she
leaves her job,
she does find
ways to make
some money for
herself.
 She starts to sell
Shaklee when
she can

17. My Mom
 Once my sister
started
elementary
school, my mom
then starts to give
rides to her friends
children and starts
earning money
from that.

18. Moving
 After moving
once, they no
longer move
again
 We have been
living in the same
place for over 23
years

19. My
Thoughts
 It’s not hard to
see why my
parents crossed
over to the U.S.
 They crossed over
looking to better
their lives like most
other immigrants

20. My
Thoughts
 After knowing
what kind of lives
people had back
in Mexico, I think
my parents made
a indisputable
choice to move
here.

21. My
Thoughts
 Overall, I am
grateful for the
choices made,
and the life my
parents have
been able to
provide for me.