By : Andrew Gonzales

PART 3 :

• Baby boomers• Wave of immigration

• Emigration & Immigration• Push & Pull Factors• Sectors of Economy

• Point of Entry• Urbanization• Assimilation• Culture• Religion• Expansion

TERMS

Interviewed my grandmother from my dad’s side of the family. She was born in the year 1965 which marks the end

for the baby boomer generation

Religion was Catholic

My Great grandparents immigrated into the U.S. illegally in 1962; were part of the 4th wave of immigration

Emigrated out of Mexico due to push factors such as unemployment, low wages, lack of education, and poverty

Immigrated into the U.S. due to pull factors such as better jobs and living conditions.

PUSH AND PULL FACTORS

Great grandfather worked as a welder for the city of Los Angeles; worked in the tertiary sector

Great-great grandfather worked as a migrant farmer by entering the U.S. only during the farming season then going

back to Mexico where he lived with his family; worked in the primary sector

SECTORS OF ECONOMY

My Great grandfather went from living in the rural desert town of Cuquio, Jalisco, Mexico to the urbanized densely

populated city of Los Angeles.

My grandparent’s pointed of entry was El Sereno, California

It was a big change, but they successfully assimilated into the new American culture

ASSIMILATION

My Great grandfather settled in the same ethnic neighborhood once he entered the U.S.

Allowed him to preserve a lot of his culture while adopting a new one

Family then expanded to different areas like Alhambra, Ontario, and Oahu