Our Heritage

Last quarter in social studies we studied geography. This quarter we are focusing on society and culture and, in particular, we are looking at immigration and migration and the foods, clothing, holidays and customs of various countries. It seems to me that leaving everything familiar and one's family would be very difficult, not to mention risky.

In light of the above, please respond to the following:
Why do people leave their homelands and all that is familiar, to come to America? Would you?