Asturian-American Migration Forum

Hi Folks,
My name is Maria Krane and I was born in Cuba and have lived in the United States since I was 3 years old. My great-grandmother, Juana Nido Rubio was born in Carlangas, Asturias in 1861. She travelled to Cuba, where my grandmother was born. I've just recently learned of her place of birth since we had been misinformed. I'm very glad to have found all of you.

Hola Colisteros,
Me llamo Maria Krane y naci en Cuba. Vivo en EEUU desde los tres anos. Mi bisabuela Juana Nido Rubio nacio en Carlangas, Asturias en 1861. Viajo a Cuba donde nacio mi abuela. Hace poco conoci la localidad donde nacio ella ya que estabamos equivocados. Estoy feliz de averlos encontrados.

Saludos muy cordiales/Kindest Regards,
Maria Krane (Florida)

Hi, Maria,
I don't know why, but when my grandmother came to the US, her brother went to Cuba. She went to Ellis Island. He had a son and daughter and worked in Cuba as a streetcar conductor for many years.

Dear Ron,
Although I can't say with certainty why my folks went to Cuba instead of the States its possible they had family or friends there. However, my husband's grand-aunt had to go to Brasil because she had something wrong with one of her eyes and was rejected at Ellis Island (even though his grandmother and another sister were already established in the U.S.). Immigration laws were tougher back then. Perhaps your ancestor had something that prevented him from entering the U.S. back then.

Estimado Ron,
Aun que no se exactamente por que mi familia fue a Cuba en vez de a EEUU es posible que hallan tenido familiares or amistades alli. En el caso de mi esposo la hermana de su abuela tuvo que irse al Brazil por que no la dejaron pasar a EEUU en Ellis Island. Tenia problema con un ojo y las leyes de inmigracion eran muy estricta en esa epoca. Aun que ya tenia dos hermanas en EEUU no la dejaron imigrar.

Saludos Cordiales/Kindest Regards,
Maria Krane (Florida)

There were a lot of Asturians in Cuba. The Centro Asturiano in Havana is still an important landmark. My grandmother's brothers went there to make their (small) fortunes. Many ASturians who eventually came to the US lived in Cuba first, as my grandparents did. I think a lot of these patterns depended on where the individuals had friends and family.

Also, I think it was a lot easier to get into Cuba than the US.

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Había un montón de asturianos en Cuba. El Centro Asturiano en La Habana sigue siendo un monumento famoso. Los hermanos de mi abuela fueron a Cuba para hacer sus (pequeñas) fortunas. Muchos asturianos que finalmente llegó a los EEUU vivieron en Cuba en primer lugar, como hicieron mis abuelos. Creo que mucho de estos patrones dependen de en cúal lugar un individuo tenía amigos y familiares.

También, creo que era mucho más fácil entrar a Cuba que a los EEUU.