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Bibliography

Comparisons

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Americans
  • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html

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Salvadorans coming to America faced a lot of the same hardships as the Irish and Germans but their new lives were different. Salvadorans had to compete with other Latino cultures, which resulted in a lot of violence. Also, Salvadorans did a lot of illegal immigration because they were so desperate to leave.

Push and Pull Factors

American Society

Push Factors:

  • Civil Wars in Central America
  • Economic Hardships
  • Political Violence
  • Escape the Draft

Pull Factors:

  • Economic Opportunities
  • Better Education
  • Many already spoke English
  • School was difficult to transition to
  • Easily adapting to American Culture
  • Americans have a skewed view of El Salvador that they tend to have a lot of prejudices especially in the media

Settlement & Support Groups

  • California
  • Texas
  • Washington D.C.
  • Large Salvadoran population in San Francisco
  • Christianity

Standard of Living

Most of the immigrants were poor and only moved up to working class. There are some successful Salvadorans though.

Sacrifices

Journey to America:

  • Leaving family behind
  • Leaving Belongings

In America:

  • Stereotypes of where they came from
  • Mostly labor intensive jobs
  • Gang Violence

Background of El Salvador

El Salvador Immigration

  • It is a small country in Central America
  • In the 1980s a lot of people from El Salvador were immigrating to the U.S.
  • Most people speak English and Spanish
  • Christianity is the major religion

By: Katie Burdick

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