Comparing My Mom's Migration To Wisconsin

Moving from the South to the Midwest was a huge change in my life. For my whole life I grew up to the southern hospitality and the tang of salt in the air since the beach was always less than 5 minutes away wherever I lived. Now I moved to a place where they flip you off to say hi, and the closest thing to an ocean is a sea of grass that seems to go on forever. Although I am now adapted to the change for the most part, it took me awhile to break in to the social norms of an average Midwest kids.

I come from the small town of Caribou, Maine. “Why so far north?” You might ask. Well, my father took a job as meteorologist for NOAA in Caribou following his retirement from the Air Force after 20 years of service. I moved to Maine in August of 2008, exactly 9 years ago; however, Maine is the 4th location I’ve lived in after Virginia (my birthplace), Alabama, and North Carolina.

Never in my life would I think that I would move states. I have always lived in the same area, known the same people, etc. I would have never thought that a drastic change would happen in my life. But it did happen to me. August of 2016, I left my home in Methuen, Massachusetts and moved to Rochester, Minnesota.

The Immigrants Came to Kansas for a better opportunity. Many went to Welch Town. As they settled in the country, they moved to the west of Mississippi in search of "the land of milk and honey".

Once the war had finished, the government of (what used to be) Minnesota started to struggle with a lot of issues. Since almost everything was destroyed, people immediately freaked out. People were all over the place. They looked everywhere for food, shelter, etc, but just couldn't stay calm. The government tried to calm people down but they wouldn't even take a second to listen. Since no one would listen or do what they were asked to, they just gave up and quit. After they quit, they all fled Minnesota without anyone knowing. Shortly after

"Saying Goodbye California Sun, Hello Midwest" made the most sense to me in why people opt to move. Essentially, the example the authors gave is a family that moves from crowded California to open Missori, where cost of living is cheaper. People are leaing California due to the increase in cost of living; people are moving out to find a more economical way of life. Similar to the article, "New to Oregon: The chase of a fresh start rewards a refugee with a richer life," the author expalins that their inckling for travel stems from the idea that, "Moving is, sometimes, a search for absolution -- a hope that what we've found vindicates all that we've left behind." Perhaps in that sentence is why anyone moves at all. That's what creates demographic change. People seeking job opportunities in other places to find one they are satisfied with, or people finding family and community that supports

Since I moved to Waukesha when I was just five years old, I have learned to appreciate and get involved in several ways around this city. Recently, however, I got accepted to my dream school; UW-Madison. I was ecstatic to finally have the opportunity to leave the town I had spent almost all of my life in and start a new chapter somewhere else.

Wisconsin is a state located in America between the Great Lake and the Mississippi river which was first explored for France by Jean Nicolet in 1634 and landed at green Bay. In 1660, a French trading post and Roman Catholic mission were established near present day Ashland. “Generally, we think of Wisconsin as a pioneer in American mining frontier which include copper, iron ore, lead, and zinc and also have so many developments even though farming is their basic source of leaving” (Nesbit 1989). Wisconsin entrepreneur used the state’s waterways and water ports for transporting goods to market elsewhere (other states) since it is the leading state and popularly known for the production of dairy products such as milk and cheese. Also, Wisconsin

I interview my father who arrive to the united states from Mexico The major problem that motive my father to migrate to the U.S.A were as he mention on pages (1-2) was an economically problem has he said since he was a child he grew up in a farm with his parents and brothers and sisters and had many struggles since the only one that work was his father. My grandfather did all he could to give him an education and a better life that he had that’s the same idea he view for me when he become a father he was young and money was like the priority to care for the necessary that a child has, but to get money you need to have a job. With salary he earned at my grandfather farm he knew was not enough to support himself and a child and he could

Minnesota has a long history of welcoming immigrants. The motive why earlier European immigrants immigrated to Minnesota was primarily economic in nature. For example, “The opening of Minnesota to white settlement coincided with peak immigration years for Germans seeking farms and jobs in America.” Norwegians also came to Minnesota due to “wrenching economic changes.” Another motivation that Germans and Scandinavians forced to settle in Minnesota was the lure of free land. Unlike, those earlier immigrants, the Somalis are quite different. For example, the first wave of immigrants came here legally under the aegis of refugee resettlement of agencies. Somalis did not immigrate to Minnesota to seek free land, but they came to this

I am from Cleveland, Ohio (and it does, in fact, rock) and still enjoy going back there. I know a lot of people don't understand why I love it up there because it is "cold." I know it is cold. I lived there. I like cold weather. Skiing, leaves changing, hanging around a fire when it is blizzarding outside, all that stuff. If you aren't familiar with the experience of being in a bar with friends while it is snowing like hell outside and a great game is on and the music is great, then you have seriously missed out. Besides, it was home and I have great memories of it, so... And my family is still up there.

If I were to move anywhere in the Midwest, Minneapolis, Minnesota would be the place to go. Not only is the city transcendent in , the state has some astounding features. Unemployment is unheard of, with a rate of 3.9% statewide. Minnesota isn’t known for its mountains, but they do have great cross-country skiing. I love skiing and would hate to lose that when I move to Minnesota. An eminent trait of Minnesotans is that they tend to speak their mind and put forth an effort to be gentle while they do it.

Munro grew up in town of Wingham in southern Ontario. She remembers the days when she was young and the town was full of nature and beautiful sites to view. When she went to British Colombia she longed for Ontario landscape. After fifteen years when she came back to Ontario the land had changed .she looked around to see any beautiful landscape and found none. Most land had been used to build schools and hospital. People had fenced their lands and trespassing was not allowed. She couldn’t cut through lands without owner’s permission as before. The river and streams that had clean water for animals to drink and humans to swim, had been choked with various kinds of algae and water plants over stimulated by fertilizers flowing from the fields.

My family moved to Saint Cloud to get closer to family, other Anuak families (An ethnic group from South Sudan, Ethiopia, The Gambela Region) , and My parents found a better job. My family lived in Tennessee before moving to Clermont, Minnesota then, moved to Faribault and Saint Cloud. The pull factors were moving closer to cousins and uncle/aunts and better jobs. The push were my parents didn’t have any family in Tennessee.

Ever since I was a child, I have heard multiple stories from my mother about her