His family set sail on an unpredictable journey when Sarkis was two years old. and his brother Haig only five days old. The Sahatdjian family first landed in Buenos Aires. Argentina where they resided for one year and a half. After this the family immigrated to the United States. arriving through Ellis Island. and eventually settling in Californias San Joaquin Valley in April of 1924. The Sahatdjians started off as migrant workers. working at canneries and packing houses throughout California following the crop cycles. In 1928. the family bought their first farmtwenty acres of vineyards. where Sarkis worked after school and on weekends while attending Central High School. After graduating from high school in 1939.
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