Download or read book Son of a Reluctant Immigrant written by Leon Zawadzki and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leon Zawadzki is a retired soldier. Above all, he is also the son of an immigrant with a story to tell. From childhood onwards, "Leon Zawadzki" attracted different shades of racism and prejudice, leading him to ponder, "What's in a name?" Putting pen to paper to tell his story, the realisation that he has lived this question through different experiences while growing up, later on in the British Army and upon his return to being a civilian dawns on him. Through the making and loss of history, there are multitudes of individuals whose stories remain unknown. Leon Zawadzki's journey and international experiences, immersion in, and close contact with history, has attuned his understanding of a world that is constantly changing, of decisions being taken and lives altered. For many, these journeys have spelled endings.He realises with introspection, that the immigrant's identity has never left him.
Download or read book Son of Refugees written by Ioannis Konstantinos Selinidis and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, while the author is translating his father's Greek manuscripts written some thirty years ago, he describes life, suffering, and struggle to survive in the cruel world of the twentieth century. His father and mother both born in Greek cities of Asia Minor escaped the Turkish brutality and the Hellenic Holocaust of 1916 to 1922. They came to Greece in 1922 and survived the difficult and inhumane conditions of the refugee settlements. There they met, were married some time in 1935, and after losing their first child to poverty and conditions unfit to human dignity, they brought to this world in 1937 the author of this book, who was followed by seven other children. The author and five of the siblings are still alive today.
Download or read book An Immigrant s Son written by Ralph Calabrese and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigrant’s Son By: Ralph Calabrese An Immigrant’s Son tells the story of an immigrant who taught his son about pride and patriotism. The son, due to the examples set by the father, fostered a love for God and country. The father was very proud when his sons entered the military. He told them, “This is your country. If you don’t love it and fight for it, do not expect anyone else to.” Calabrese’s father loved this country so much, he inspired Calabrese to write the following poem. My Hero, My Dad Came from across the sea From a country in Europe called Italy He came to America where he could be free And raise a family with many opportunities So lift your glass and give a toast To a great America my hero my dad.
Download or read book Immigrant Son of Immigrants written by Mohamed Hassan Salasa and published by Grosvenor House Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the author's personal odyssey to uncover some of the myths surrounding the origins of his family, and to pass this knowledge on to the next generation.
Download or read book Son of an Immigrant written by Derk Boswijk and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Son of an Immigrant tells the true story of some individuals who lived in perhaps the most rapidly changing and inspiring decades of human history. The arrival of the car, the airplane, telephone, camera and penicillin-all phenomena that went from not existing to being completely adopted in a very short time. In addition, these individuals where a part of what might be the largest migration in human history, the population shift at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries to America. The main character in the story is my great-grandfather Cornelis Treur, who traveled as a young man with the love of his youth and her family to America. His letters to his family back home are the main theme in the book. In order to give the letters an extra dimension, Cornelis's stories as an individual are set within the context of the rapidly changing world of his time. Cornelis writes about his experiences on the great progress in America but also about his concerns as the outbreak of ' The Great War '. After struggling for a few years he is finally living the 'American Dream' until the Spanish flu also reached the North American village Williamstown. The great thing about the history of an individual is that it is only seldom politically colored or censored in later years
Download or read book Son of an Immigrant written by Derk Boswijk and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 20th century, humanity made the biggest changes to its existence- the invention of the automobile, the airplane, and many medical devices, among others. In this time, when it seemed that all mankind was capable of great things, Cornelis Treur lived. Raised in a Dutch village, he decided to leave everything behind at a young age and go through the great crossing towards a new continent. The story is based on letters he sent home and it is also grounded in context of the then-rapidly changing world. He tells his family about the differences between America and his homeland. He works hard to achieve his dream, like millions of other immigrants that time. Derk Boswijk (1989) is a young entrepreneur with a keen interest in history. In this book, he describes the special history of his family.
Download or read book Looking Back and Moving Forward written by Willie Gruenwald and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-29 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD is a book that entertains, amuses, enlightens, and touches our hearts. The author, Willie Gruenwald, son of German and Austrian Jews who were fortunate enough to escape Hitler's Europe, is both the son of immigrants, and himself an immigrant when he moved from Peru to the United States at the age of twenty. Gruenwald tells us his experiences as a child of immigrants. It is his story and, at the same time, the story of many other sons and daughters of immigrants. His parents, trying to escape the European hell to wherever they could, arrived in Peru, not by design but by accident, and were received by a generous people who opened their arms and hearts to them. It was not easy for immigrants to adapt to different countries, different languages, customs, and food. But they did it and reciprocated gratefully by working hard, building up businesses that provided work and income to many Peruvian families. Gruenwald's objective in this book is to remember, understand and appreciate the struggles and challenges faced by that first generation. This book is not an attempt to answer all questions. On the contrary, the author raises more questions hoping that the reader, immigrant or not, will have a more profound understanding of the circumstances of our times.
Download or read book The Immigrant s Son written by Joseph R. Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Immigrants Son written by John Francis Patrick Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Immigrant Son written by Napoli Attilio (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Immigrant Son written by Harry Chinchinian and published by . This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Child of Light written by Ben Rivera and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the United States of America is a patchwork of stories experienced and told by many over the years of the Republic. The stories although universal for what America has represented to different groups (hope, renewal or opportunity) are not the same in every case. My story is a variation on the theme. The child of single mother of fi ve; who left behind all that was known to them, was a choice taken for him. Through circumstances out his control after unexpected events of his life the child goes on a quest to fi nd himself and discovers so much more. The journey is on going.
Download or read book My Search for Me written by Ronald Maierhofer and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of us are descendant from family members who once lived in another country. As a member of your immigrant family, have you ever aspired or dreamed about improving the life of your family? "My Search for Me" is about the life and dreams of a first generation American, the son of blue collar immigrant parents.The author's search begins with a compelling story of the ancestry of his family, going back to its known origins in 1649. The author takes us through his ancestry roots and nine decades of his own life. He shares with us the hopes and dreams of a young boy who aspired to have a better life in our great country. His journey started in the middle 1930's. He chronicles what life was like during the depression and the difficulties of being a German immigrant's son during World War II. He describes the values of hard work, dedication to his dreams and the fulfillment of his dream to be selected as an Olympian and a member of the USA National Soccer Team. He describes how in the late fifties he worked his way through Cornell University, an Ivy League school. He graduated with no debt and became president of his alumni class.He outlines the successes and failures of his business life throughout his lifetime. He shares with us how, after achieving his dream to be an Olympian, his success and failure as a professional sports team owner. And, after failure, as a coach he rises from the ashes to inspire thousands of children.His search leads him to have a blended family of eight wonderful children, nineteen grandchildren and his first great grandchild. After fifteen chapters, covering every decade of his notable life, he completes his search for himself in his Epilogue and then shares with his family the results of his lifetime search.This is a must read book for every person who aspires to reach their own goal. And, in spite of the forks in his life, the author concludes that he has accomplished his search for himself and leaves a legacy for all parents.
Download or read book Immigrant s Son written by James A. Pabian and published by University Editions. This book was released on 1993-08-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Child of an Immigrant written by Patrick C. Mucci and published by . This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Immigrants written by Howard Fast and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A most wonderful book...there hasn't been a novel in years that can do a job on readers' emotions that the last fifty pages of The Immigrants does."—Los Angeles Times The first book in bestselling author Howard Fast's beloved family saga, The Immigrants is a transcendent work of historical fiction. In this sweeping journey of love and fortune, master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the family saga of roughneck immigrants determined to make their way in America at the turn of the century. Quick to ascend from the tragic depths of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Dan Lavette becomes the head of a powerful shipping empire and establishes himself among the city's cultural elite. But when he finds himself caught in a loveless marriage to the daughter of San Francisco's richest family, a scandalous love affair threatens to destroy the empire Dan has built for himself. The first novel of a compelling family saga, The Immigrants is fast-paced, emotional historical fiction that captures the wide range of relationships across Immigrant America during the tumultuous defining events of the early twentieth century. NOW A MOTION PICTURE
Download or read book The Son of an Italian Immigrant written by Harold J. Cornacchia and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
