Name: Abraham Lambrechtse

Home: Sacramento, California

What country did you emigrate from? Netherlands

When did you emigrate to the U.S.? 1953

How did you arrive in the U.S.? by Maasdam(Holland-America Line) to Hoboken

Why did you immigrate to the U.S.? My father hoped there would be more opportunity for us children. My sister who stayed in Holland promised I'd see Indians. We landed in Hoboken and drove in a red Studebaker to Illinois. Four siblings earned degrees. One brother worked for the USPostal Service; one brother was a chemist and marketeer; one sister, one brother, and I became teachers.

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