you are not my typewriter

{Tuesday, May 02, 2006 . immigration}

I never really thought of this before, but not only am I descended from immigrants, but I am descended from ILLEGAL immigrants.

My great-grandmother was from Lithuania. I've always loved her immigration story. She was four years old when her family decided to flee Lithuania on the eve of the Bolshevic revolution. They escaped the country in a wagon with a false bottom and entered the U.S. with papers from a dead Polish soldier. They lived in the U.S. for ever and ever with the name Nowodzelski. I can't remember what their Lithuanian name was.

It was easy to fool the government before they had computers.

posted at 7:28 PM by Alison

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you are not my typewriter
but you could be my demon
{Tuesday, May 02, 2006 . immigration} I never really thought of this before, but not only am I descended from immigrants, but I am descended from ILLEGAL immigrants. My great-grandmother was from Lithuania. I've always loved her immigration story. She was four years old when her family decided to flee Lithuania on the eve of the Bolshevic revolution. They escaped the country in a wagon with a false bottom and entered the U.S. with papers from a dead Polish soldier. They lived in the U.S. for ever and ever with the name Nowodzelski. I can't remember what their Lithuanian name was. It was easy to fool the government before they had computers. posted at 7:28 PM by Alison \| Comments: Post a Comment	Email: amaguir2@uiuc.edu View my complete profile Daily Reads Illinois Music Tech Bicyclemark's Communique The State I'm In Starved Artist Daily Reads Andrew Bicyclemark's Communique The State I'm In IndeedThereWillBeTime Bunny Give Me A Nickel And I'll Tell You The Story Raymi The Minx Busblog Vlad Stuart Murdoch Invade the City! TheCoolestPersonInTheUniverse Cellar Door People I Know In Real Life Diana Sarah Brian Matt Emily Emily W. Tiffany Jessi Abbey Vlad Cavya Tina Eric Elliot Colin Andrew Zak Websites You Should Visit The Animal Rights FAQ The UN World Food Program The Guardian Amnesty International Pictures Archives December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 January 2007 December 2007 Credits Template designed by MDA Comments by Haloscan Pictures by Buzznet Hosted by Blogger