In 1971 my grandmother and grandfather, Socorro Ribeiro and Nona Fontes (circled in red) moved to Scituate, MA from Figueira Pavao, Fogo, Cape Verde as many other Cape Verdeans around that time. They came along with my grandmothers parents and siblings. In the center of the image you can see my Great-Grandparents who came along with my grandmother to Scituate. My Great-Grandparents, Euclides and Jesuina Ribeiro also got their citizenships in 1998 as well. This picture I included is from around 2004 right before I was born. In this picture you can see My grandparents, My grandmother's siblings (blue circles), their husband's (grey circles), and most of their kids as well. I chose this picture to show my story because although my grandmother and her siblings all were born in Cape Verde; the family is so diverse. There was 7 of siblings and only 2 of them married someone who is Cape Verdean as well. It really shows what America truly is; a melting pot. So many different ethnicities and cultures not only in the country, but more specifically in my family.
-LF

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