Terse Proposal

My great grandmother and grandfather emigrated from Guatemala to the United States sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s.  I’ve heard some stories growing up about their travels and what life was like for them in Central America.  However, I do not have the complete picture, and I propose for my final project to discover, through interviews with family members, the whole story.  Not only will I focus on my great grandmother and grandfather, but also what life was like for them in Guatemala at the time, why they decided to leave, and how they managed leaving.  I would also like to look into the history of Guatemala from the 1920s to the 1954 CIA-led ousting of President Arbenz.