GEOGRAPHY 10Julie Walinga

Cynthia MolinaEdgar Franco

Alexia HartsellJessica Hizey

Mexican Culture and Traditions

We mostly eat Mexican food. Our salsas and guacamoles are made by hand.

Even our drinks Jamaica and Horchata along with fruit juices.

Our family is united and we spend holidays together and make tamales

Map

Great Grandparents were deported during Great Depression

Grandparents plan to return but end up in Juarez, Chihuahua

Parents come to Covina then to Ontario

Everardo Zambrano

The Zambrano Family started in “Lomalta, Jalisco Mexico” .

Everardo Zambrano (my Great Grandfather) and Benito Zambrano moved from plantation to a pueblo called “El Volantine”

He had 11 children, one being my grandfather.

“Lomalta” to “El Volantine”

Benito Zambrano

My Grandfather got married to my grandmother and had 8 boys and 5 girls.

My mother pull factor to cross the border was to live a better life.

My mom met my dad in Los Angeles and moved to San Fernando where they got married.

EL Volantine to Los “Angeles”

Los Angeles to San Fernando

Franco Family

My parents have lived in San Fernando from 1982 – 2006.

My mom gave birth to my 3 younger brothers during that time period.

Our push factor from San Fernando to Fontana was because of the end of my dads career industry.

San Fernando to Fontana

Walinga & Baker

Baker

1909-Great Grandfather traveled to New York

Came from Hungary Traveled continuously Settled in Prescott, Arizona

Walinga

1800’s-Family traveled from the Netherlands

Lived in Boyden, Iowa Made a living on family farm 1986-Dad moved to Southern California

Grandpa is German, his family came from Germany.

Grandma is Swedish, her family came from Sweden, she speaks a little bit of Swedish.

They came to California for a short amount of time and have lived in Pennsylvania for many years with most of the Hartsell Family.

Grandpa was in the Korean War and my dad was in the air force when I was little.

Hartsell Family

Both my grandparents are Mexican, they are from Jalisco, Mexico.

Moved to California for a better life.

Both came from big families Have 5 kids total and 9

grandchildren They’re very religious and stand

strong to their beliefs Everyone in the family speaks

Spanish Grandma still cooks Mexican food We celebrate Mexican mothers

day, Christmas on Christmas Eve, and get together for everyone birthdays

They’re very religious and stand strong to their beliefs

Gallardo Family

Questions

1. The most interesting thing I learned was that my grandma spoke Swedish, I never knew that before and also that she at one point was a hair dressed because that’s what I want to do.

2. Some interesting facts are that Grandpa Hartsell was in the Korean War and that my Gallardo grandparents lived in the same city when they were younger.

What are the common things about your story in the group?

The common thing about the stories in our group is that each one relates back to an ancestry that traveled to America. Looking at the big picture, none of us would be here today without the courage of our past family members.

Understanding about history/culture/geography?

Taking the time out to learn about the families history has given a sense of pride in who we are and where we come from. Having this understanding makes us more conscious and aware of cultures, especially the ones to which we are related.

How the group is connected to this class?

The group is connected to the class because we learn about the origin and geography of different cultures. Eventually, everyone ended up together and has their own story and background, but each adds a personal characteristic to the group.