Frannie,
For those of us who have ever wondered why our parents or grandparents left Sao Miguel, there is a documentary that tries to answer that question. http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/37464731 Ricardo Rebelo has put together with documentary which is suppose to air in the U.S. on the Public Broadcasting Stations. However, the above link allows you to see it online. I just watched it, it is an hour long. This should give you some insight. Maria Sousa On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Frannie <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to understand the life hardships for my Ggggfather Jose da > Silva Sampaio in Rabo de Peixe that caused him, his family and brother > Francisco and his family to sign up for a 3 year as contract workers for > the Hawaiian Kingdom. To leave their life style and family. Was there a > shortage of jobs there? And what kind of jobs were available for the woman > and the men? Does anyone know what the average wage was? Were they able > to buy land? > Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
