Family History Project

2. 5 KEY TERMS
- Immigration
- Push Factors
- Pull Factors
- Internal Migration
- Language Barrier

3. IMMIGRATION
G R A N D FAT H E R
- Jesus Gonzalez
- From Zacatecas,
Mexico
- Came to America at
age 15
- Crossed Sonora
Dessert
G R A N D M O T H E R
- Celia Gonzalez
- From Sinaloa,
Mexico
- Came to America at
18

5. PUSH FACTORS
- Not enough opportunity
- Bad neighborhood
- Grandmother had to provide for her first child
- Grandfather had to provide for his mother and two
brothers

6. PULL FACTORS
- Better job opportunities
- Better education
- Safer environment

7. INTERNAL MIGRATION
- After my grandfather and grandmother married the
moved around East Los Angeles a lot
- Rented homes at first
- Bought first house in Norwalk
- Bought second house in La Puente

8. LANGUAGE BARRIER
- My Father remembers learning English at 5 years old
- Struggled with homework
- Couldn’t get help from his parents