Soon. I am honored to represent detainees reagans for the media no other American School of irish roots. There are fifty thousand undocumented irish meaning in the United States because of their status. They are on a boat returned to ireland to visit Family Friends and neighbors Immigration Reform initiative in the us senate and u s house of representatives is a renewed opportunity to transform the start line. My great grandfather left here in time of stress. Seeking to better himself and his family. So many irishmen and women from every walk of life played a role in creating the three of them. Im certainly proud to be part of the great Irish American tradition. O bond between our two countries runs deep and strong and im proud of the year. In recognition and celebration our ties that bound the irish tommy for Immigration Reform and all of Irish American hope that the laws and life with and who was living in the shadows to reach their potential into between the United States of america
Play polka, not polka, poker. And lynched to john gibbons play an accordion on his wooden leg. You had the sense of people having come over if not in mass by a great number to this other place with a kind of echo of that place being transposed into the world that became my world. So that of my mothers side of the family. My fathers side was more mysterious. Over time i heard stories of lost aunts and saint john new found land which is not where they are from and a deeper echo further back. I had my grandfathers passport from 1918, you could smell the must on it. All of the mysterious presences were there. My fathers side was a mystery which we will get to eventually. And the third component is similar to what margaret was talking about. I Irish American. I didnt know what a pure american was. None of my friends were pure americans. A lot of my friends were lebanese and from syria. I had yewish and Irish American friends. All of our identities were mixed. My sense of being american was
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I want first to introduce Margaret Cooley who writes nonfiction and poetry. Also with us from boston but having stepped off the plain from dublina daniel to be lynn a writer at emer son college. I want to start by reflecting back that those of you folks endeavored to reveal hidden histories of your family lives. We have spoken in advanced of todays conversation. Its clear to me you pursued the stories of your families histories for decades through genealogical work and writing and reflection. Im wondering if can describe how you dot work you do and where the seeds of your curiousity, how they were planted and want compelled you to do this work. I would say that i was have much inspired since i lived in San Francisco, california. We are a country of immigrants. In San Francisco in particular, we have so many first generation americans. My husband is just became an american citizen a couple of months ago. I have friendlieds who are first generation from vietnam. Palestine, israel. Mexico
Play polka, not polka, poker. And lynched to john gibbons play an accordion on his wooden leg. You had the sense of people having come over if not in mass by a great number to this other place with a kind of echo of that place being transposed into the world that became my world. So that of my mothers side of the family. My fathers side was more mysterious. Over time i heard stories of lost aunts and saint john new found land which is not where they are from and a deeper echo further back. I had my grandfathers passport from 1918, you could smell the must on it. All of the mysterious presences were there. My fathers side was a mystery which we will get to eventually. And the third component is similar to what margaret was talking about. I Irish American. I didnt know what a pure american was. None of my friends were pure americans. A lot of my friends were lebanese and from syria. I had yewish and Irish American friends. All of our identities were mixed. My sense of being american was