DIRECTIONS:
Choose ONE of your ancestors who IMMIGRATED from another country. We are going to write a short biography of this person, including:
Use the KWL chart below to gather information. There are also helpful links below the file.
Choose ONE of your ancestors who IMMIGRATED from another country. We are going to write a short biography of this person, including:
- Their life in their home country
- Why they decided to immigrate
- How they traveled to the US / Hawaii
- How they ASSIMILATED when they arrived
- What their job was when they arrived
- How this history got you to where you are
Use the KWL chart below to gather information. There are also helpful links below the file.
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kwl_immigration_story.doc |
These sites may be useful to you in your research:
Hawaii State Archives - Searchable Lists of Immigration to Hawaii, Hawaiian Ancestry, Great Mahele Book & More
http://archives1.dags.hawaii.gov/gsdl/cgi-bin/library
Ellis Island Passenger Search (Immigrants from Europe)
http://libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger
Family Search . org (Similar to Ancestry.com, but free)
https://familysearch.org/
http://archives1.dags.hawaii.gov/gsdl/cgi-bin/library
Ellis Island Passenger Search (Immigrants from Europe)
http://libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger
Family Search . org (Similar to Ancestry.com, but free)
https://familysearch.org/