My ancestors motives for coming to the United states was to start a better life.My mothers family is who I am going to be telling you about. They wanted to work and to raise there family here in the United States. My Grandmothers Grandfather came to the United States from Ireland because of the Potato Famine. The Potato Famine was a time where there was loss of food In Ireland. He was very young …showed first 75 words of 278 total…

…showed last 75 words of 278 total…lost the rights to our original last name and when they arrived to Ellis Island in New York they were issued a new last name which was the city they were from. That is how Ittalian imigrants got there ethnic nickname w.o.p.s. Which stands for with out papers. I come from a long line of mechanics. My great great grandfather was a mechanic, his son, his son, and so on. .. . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**