California

Ole Pieter Nielsen and his wife, Dorotea Nielsen (approximately), as they stepped off the boat, were not allowed to register under their Dansk names. They were told, "You're Americans now, and you're going to have American names!" They were issued shortened versions of their names, on the spot. And they were told to learn English ASAP. And they did try to do that, with the help of their sponsors. And they did do fairly well, according to my mother. But it was not easy. And, for generations, many people assumed my Danish family members must have come from Sweden.