Maryusha Antonovksy was no more. In her place stood Mary Antin, the same immigrant Jewish girl but with a new “American” name. Mary had also bought “real American machine-made garments” to replace her “hateful” homemade European-style clothes. “I long to forget,” she said. “It is painful to be conscious of two worlds.”
Queen Esther Julia Kapiolani Napelakapuokakae, other known Queen Kapiolani, was born on December 31,1834 in Hilo, Hawaii, and died on June 24, 1899 in Waikiki. She was married to David Kalakaua and both of them changed Hawaii. Queen Kapiolani is one of Hawaii’s greatest monarchs because of her good morals, she created the Iolani Palace, and she created Queen Kapiolani Medical Center
Many female Hispanic-Americans have had a significant part in shaping Florida today. Maria Mestre de los Dolores Andreu was one of those miraculous women who played an important role in history. She was the first of her race and gender to become an official lighthouse keeper in Florida and inspired many great female Hispanic-Americans to join the U.S Coast Guard. Maria made a big impact on women all over Florida and proved that women can do anything if they put their minds to it.
Eva Lopez passed away on July 3, 2015 at her home in Santa Cruz Ca with her beloved husband and family by her side. Eva was born in Mission, Texas on June, 16 1929 to Alfredo and Jovita V. Rangel. Eva married the love of her life Bonifacio Lopez on
Anzia Yezierska was born in plonsk in Russia .She immigrated with her family to the United States.She was working during the day at a sweatshop and in the evening she studied English.Than she work teacher for few years.
She began her life of crime at the young age of eleven years old. She was killed by her own method of killing. She killed her husband and his six bodyguards all by herself. She is rumored to have killed between forty and two hundred and forty people. Her name is Griselda Blanco and she’s the “Cocaine Godmother” of Columbia and the United States. . Her power hungry personality, money-craving attitude, and ruthlessness led her to be arguably the greatest mafiosa of all time.
For anyone, especially children it is easy to become attached to a place and to call it home. As they grow up and make memories that are associated with a particular place it can be hard for them to leave that place especially if it is involuntarily. How would you feel, if you had to had to leave your home, leave all your memories? Julia Alvarez found out her answer to this question after her family was forced to flee Dominican Republic and settle permanently in the United States. The involvement of Julia’s father in an underground movement to remove Dominican Republic's ruthless dictator Rafael trujillo made this move necessary once his participation was discovered ("Julia Alvarez Biography"). Julia was forced not only to leave her childhood
Our grade would never be the same without Fraida Rivkah! With her smile and outgoing personality, she makes everyone feel like her best friend. Fraida Rivkah is always up for a challenge, be it a Rubik’s cube, a knitting project, or those adorable paper cranes that seem to just pop up everywhere! However, Fraida
Elena Macias is a third-year journalism and media studies major with a minor in history at San Diego State University. Macias is from Colton, Calif. and was raised by two parents who loved taking her to rock 'n' roll concerts. From the first amplified strum of an electric guitar, she was hooked on the heavy sound and wanted more. Her music taste was developed with the help of her grandfather's radio and dad's CD collection.
Before Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, and other cocaine leaders there was Griselda Blanco. Blanco was a drug lord and one of the first pioneers in the cocaine drug trade. ("The Cocaine Godmother.") La Dama de la Mafia, The Godmother, The Black Widow, Cocaine Queen of Miami, La Madrina, The Mafia Lady, and The Cocaine Godmother are a few examples of the aliases used by Griselda Blanco. ("Griselda Blanco Biogrphy.")
Born on March 4, 1998, Ivanna Michelle Meza Nuno migrated from her native Mexico to the USA at the age of 9 years old. Although Ivanna and her family had a financially stable life, they migrated to the USA escaping house abuse. The obstacles that
This project is about Gabby Douglas the Olympic gymnastics darling since 2012.The project will tell the history of Gabby Douglas and her success. This project is about how she overcame many obstacles to be who she is today.This project will show that despite race,beliefs gender or hairstyle you can do anything you set your mind to. Miss Gabrielle Douglas is the definition of what means to give it your all. I plan on following in her footsteps and being my all in everything I do.
There had been many rumors that some of the family members of the Tsar’s family had escaped the soldiers and the woman had the same eye color, hair color, height, and body marking as Anastasia. The Russian public was not hesitant to accept the woman known as Anastasia Anderson to be the real Anastasia Romanov. In 1991, the remains of the Romanov family were found and exhumed in Siberia. Portions of skeletons were found and the remains were identified as the Tsarina. Three of her female children using mitochondrial
Anna Skibska is a professional artist who resides and creates in Seattle. She has participated in 56 exhibitions all over the world including local museums SAM, BAM, and the MoG. Skibska is a recipient of several awards and grants. This piece was inspired by the Amazon biospheres, which spoke to her with the language of
Glamorously gaudy, this self-made post-modern diva, Lady Gaga was the first true millennial superstar. She seems to be stitched together from elements of Madonna, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury. Mastering the constant connection of the internet era like no other, Gaga has generated countless mini-sensations through her style, her videos, and her music; cultivating a devoted audience she dubbed her "Little Monsters." However it’s hard to understand the end when you don’t know the beginning, so that’s where we’ll start.