My dad Ramon Araiza was born in the small town of Etzatlan, Mexico on February 6, 1904. My dad's parents were Juan Jose Araiza Reynoso (1851-1906) and Maximiana Fregoso Fernandez (1851-1950.) They married in 1888. They were 33 years old at the time of their wedding. My father became an orphan when he was two years old. Juan Jose Araiza, his dad, passed away when he was 55 years old. I have a separate narrative in this blog as to the somewhat strange circumstances surrounding his passing. The economic conditions for the Araiza family must have been dire. My grandfather did not leave any economic resources to my grandmother upon his passing. Grandma became a widow with three mouths to feed. My father had two siblings: Felicitas and Jose Maria. To illustrate the hard times my father endured, he once told me that he wanted to contribute to the home by getting a job at a jewelry store. He was told by the owner that he (my dad) had to wear shoes to fill the p...
This blog pertains to my assimilation as an immigrant to the US. It also pertains to the family roots of Spanish families who settled in southwestern Mexico in the late thirteen century. Este blog contiene las raices de varias familias que se establecieron en la parte suroeste de Mejico, en el pasado. Este blog tambien contiene pensamientos que me ocurren acerca de mi experiencia como imigrante a los Estados Unidos de Norteamerica