a month agoDo you know who was the first Albanian to go to America? Here's the name
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)You know who was the first Albanian to go to America? Because of political, social and economic conditions, Albanians have known that early immigration, while nearby countries were the ones that attracted them the most, a country across the ocean soon began to arouse their interest. America returned to [...]
The first Albanian to go to America was Kole Christofori from the village of Katund of Korca in 1884. After six years, Kola returned to Kathund, dressed in French ice, with a fancy hat, iron tie, and pockets full of money. He confessed to the villagers about what he had seen in the New World and that in America, a worker earned $10 a day selling flowers and fruit on the road when a worker in Albania barely did it in a year. In 1892, Cole Christopher returned to Boston with 17 of this village's former associates in Kurbes in Romania and Greece.
Thus, the first Albanian pioneers in America are Father. Cole Christopher, Harry Take Gapa Laska, Dhoske Sotir Adham, Thome Sotir Adham, Joseph Sotir Adham, Sotir Lezi, Gail Gonson, Father Dosti Katundi, Dye Pano Peterson, Fania Costa, Thomas Costa, Harry V. Kaka, Argjir Peto, Fani Cico Angjel, co-god Andrea Pano, Shapi Fones, Toli Dzam.
