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Welcome message from the author, Susan Pauletti Nelson

I am all about language.  I am a foreign language teacher, poet, speaker, writer, author.  I observe that language has a personality of its own.  It can be disagreeable, even stubborn at times, depending on its mood; however, it is also playful, musical, even flowing when it decides to cooperate in sync with ideas. 

I don’t work against language; rather, I work with it as I capture, gently tease, and harness its essence for my creative endeavors.  I write poetry for events; I offer presentations about my poetry (learn more on the poetry page). Currently I offer a book I authored recently, entitled:

An Immigrant Mother’s Journey:  From Loss Through Courage to Triumph

Immigration is a controversial topic these days. It doesn’t need to be. Somewhere in your family history
is an immigrant mother, and when you take a moment to remember what it must have been like for her—your own courageous relative—you realize that the issue of immigration is relevant for all of us.

Through the story of my own ancestors, I would like you to remember and honor yours. As I present some of the glimpses of hope and challenges my ancestral immigrants faced, you might reflect upon the stories of those brave ancestors of your own family. Times haven’t really changed much for immigrants. They face hardship, most of them arrive without the benefit of the English language or anyone who can help.

Somewhere in the family history of all of us, is an immigrant mother. It might be your own mother who recently arrived as an immigrant; or it might be the immigrant mother of your family from long ago. Regardless, when we take a moment to think what it must have been like for those relatives, especially for the women, we realize that this topic is not only timely; it is relevant for anyone who wants to listen.

Immigrant Family History