Miguel Gonzalez Sr. Case Study

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A shoemaker named Miguel Gonzalez Sr. had a store in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. He would use his store to support his wife, Teresa Reynoso de Gonzalez and their thirteen children. Unfortunately one day the store caught fire and burned down. Left with no options the only way to continue supporting his family was to move to the United States and look to provide his family with a better life. After trying to support his family for fourteen years he immigrated with his oldest sons to the city of Los Angeles leaving his wife and the rest of his children behind. After settling himself in America the family was able to reunite nine years later in the city of La Mirada, California. The first Northgate market was opened here in Anaheim, on Anaheim