My Last Name

 Siurano History

    Catalan surname, from the place so called, belonging to the jurisdiction of Figueras, Girona. The first member of this family on record is Don Benito Ciurana who participated in the conquest of Valencia under the orders of King Jaime I of Aragon, fighting in the battles that led to Burriana sites and Lucena del Cid Villas Castellón province and those of Benaguacil and Ares, in the Valencia and Alicante respectively. Later, he accompanied the sovereign said the war in Murcia, where he was credited for its outstanding value. The King rewarded his services with the Lordship of Villores, the judicial district of Morella, where established solar house and left descendants.

    My last name is naturally from spain. It first was written like "Ciurana". The first person who brought it to PR was my father's great grandfather. The first person to have this name was "Heraldica Ciurana". When my father's grandfather came to PR he changed his name from Ciurana to Siurano and that's how it spread out through the family.

My Reaction- It's very unfair because people lived in bad conditions and they didn,t have a work that payed them alot. Immigrants had to live to the US to find better jobs and education. They had to go first by themselves and then bring their family to the US. I think that they shouldn't discriminate immigrant people because they are not going to do anything bad to the US and they are just looking for a better life.

First Person

         Hi, my name is Chloe Cimarrón. I'm an Italian immigrant. When I lived in Italy my life was very sad. Our houses were damaged by natural disaster. Poverty grew. Northeners started to dominate the government. Southeners were hurt by high taxes and high protective tariffs on northern industrial goods.
          When we arrived to the U.S. we didn't have a work that payed us alot. Living conditions were dirty and crowded. Italian workers tend to pass starvation but when time passed  by their life changed. They had a wealthy job and more money.
          My life was very sad. I had to work alot of years and pass starvation to save more money.  After years passed by I had a better job and I didn't have to pass starvation anymore.

           After I had the better job, I had more money to buy things that I needed. I never got married. I always helped other immigrants. Over the years, the Italians rose up the economic scale. They aquired job skills rather than being educated.

   

Italian Immigration

           Italians have migrated to the United States more than any other Europeans. Italian immigration was spurred because of poverty, overpopulation and natural disaster. Population in Italy became severe. The government of Italy was dominated by the northners. Southners were hurt by high taxes and high protective tariffs on northern industrial goods.
            As in many other places in the world, Italians in Americaclustered into groups related to their place of origin. Italians would desperse in other immigrant groups. They also settled in other regions of the U.S.Italians living conditions were filthy and crowded. Italian workers had less food to save more money. After years passed by Italians had different jobs and more money.
          After arriving to the U.S. Italians living conditions were dirty and crowded. Italian workers tend to pass starvation but when time passed by their life changed. They had a wealthy job and more money.
        I think that Italian Immigration was very difficult. Their immigrant life was very sad. Then after years passed they had newer and better jobs.