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Research blog!!!!

Changes in research paper

When I was first given this assignment, I initially thought of doing it on World War II. I was going to write about German fighter pilots because my great grandfather died in combat. This subject was very interesting to me but the only thing I didn't really like was that I had no family members to talk to about it because my grandmother (daughter of the German fighter pilot) was very young when he died. I keeper asking questions to my grandma about her past living in Germany when I realized that one of the most important things in my family history was my grandmothers immigration to the united states after WWII. She was young when this happened but surprising she remembered tiny details about what she went through and how she was effected. This change in topic made it way easier for me to write because it was closer to me and it is interesting to read about some of the things my grandmother went through.


Dialog between me and my dad about my grandmother (his mom) immigrating to America. 

What was Omie's biggest struggle in America?
- Based on what she said, her biggest struggle was the language barrier. She was going to school in a place with all Americans that spoke english and she could only speak German. She faced bullying and being called a nazi because of the fact that the war just ended and she was German. Even though she was young and didnt fully understand what was going on, she was still a victim.

what other problems were going on at the time for immigrants?
- Lots of issues were erupting for German immigrants because of the simply fact that majority of Americans had this idea of what a bad country Germany was. Yes, Germany was the country that posed the most issues during the war, but not every German was involved in that side of things. My grandmother said even though her father was a pilot in the war, he was not a nazi! Im not sure what exactly he was but I do know my grandma was so young when that war happened that she was not against the jews or following Hitlers teachings.


Well it seems to me that...