Family

Family

BSHS/406

September 28, 2015

Jane Flournoy

Family

Introduction

In this paper, you will be reading about a small Portuguese family that lives in Spokane Washington. We will be discussing information about family members and their economical class. The Alameda family came from a small town called Aljezur this is a small market town in Portugal. In this paper, you will hear about Portugal and Portuguese language, the middle class in Spokane Washington, the age of each family member, and how they each of the Alameda family are related.

Race of the family

Portugal is a small country nestled in between Spain and the Atlantic Ocean and is the western most country in Europe. The country has over 10.46 million inhabitants and the Algarve beaches attract thousands of tourists each year. A majority of the occupants are of the Portuguese decent.

Over 30 years ago, the first generation of this family, Marta and her late husband, moved to the United States. Neither spoke of English at all and was devout Catholics. The country’s long history of government and economic instability being an influence, the family immigrated to the United States to pursue the dreams of independence and freedom that the country represented. Entry into the country was not as easy as they had hoped. The United State allowed only a small amount of Portuguese per year but it was the abolishment of this quota through the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. This is what allowed Marta and her husband to enter the country in Spokane, Washington.

Sex and age of each family member

The Alameda family has three strong women and one young adolescent. This family consists of Marta, Mary, Breanna, and Michael. Marta is a 70-year-old woman that came from Aljezur. Mary is her 51-year-old daughter. Mary has a daughter and a grandson her was born in the US 25 years ago. Bree is also a single mother; she has a son Michael who is 10.

Economic class

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