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Monday, 3/24. Drop off your yellow warm-ups and pick up pink ones. Drop off your bathroom passes (on purple paper) from the 3 rd marking period. Pick up a cartoon. Explain what this cartoon tells you about Asian immigration issues. . Angel Island - California. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Monday, 3/24
• Drop off your yellow warm-ups and pick up pink ones.
• Drop off your bathroom passes (on purple paper) from the 3rd marking period.
• Pick up a cartoon. Explain what this cartoon tells you about Asian immigration issues.
The “Ellis Island” of the West Coast
Angel Island• Located in San Francisco Bay
• Overcrowded
• Poorly ventilated
• Filthy conditionsLousy conditions!
• Men and women, including husbands and wives, were separated and not allowed to see or communicate with each other again until they were admitted to the country.
• Immigrants were processed over a longer period of time: weeks or months vs. days on Ellis Island
Angel Island Poetry
• Video: Angel Island: The Story Behind the Poetry
Your Task!
• Write a 4-6 line poem from the perspective of a Chinese immigrant. How do you feel? Were your expectations about America realized or destroyed? Draw a picture to illustrate your poem as well!
Closer, 3/24
• Put yourselves in the shoes of an American living in 1892. Should the United States pass the Chinese Exclusion Act? Write a letter to your congressman arguing why or why not in 3-4 sentences.
Tuesday, March 25th
Pick up new bathroom passes for the 4th marking period
Pick up an article and read it. Why is deportation still a relevant topic in American politics today? Do you notice any similarities between now and the turn of the 20th century?
Urbanization – Growth of the Cities!
Urbanization – Growth of the Cities!• Most immigrants tended to settle in the
city of their arrival (i.e. - land in Ellis Island, stay in New York…)
• Ethnic neighborhoods develop – people in the neighborhood share a common language, food, history, etc…(i.e. – Little Italy, Little Greece, Chinatown, etc
Where Did Immigrants Settle?
• Only 2% of Immigrants went to the
South – why?
(European) Immigrant Work• Unskilled jobs• Low paying – even children had to work• Long hours• Factory work – tedious, tiring, dangerous• So many people needed jobs – you could
be replaced very easily – don’t even think about calling in sick!
Asian Immigrants (Chinese especially)
• Viewed with suspicion and subject to hostility because the culture was so different!
• Kept to themselveswith otherChineseimmigrants
Jobs for Chinese Immigrants• On the railroad (Transcontinental Railroad
in particular)• Agriculture
• Mining
• Fishing
• Food Prep.
• Laundry
• A Chinese Laundry
Restrictions on Immigration and Modern-Day
Immigration
Why Restrict Immigration?
• Poor Economy in US• War
• Racism• Overpopulation
All these issues lead to official restrictions on
US Immigration
All due to a rise in . . .
Nativism – the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Limiting Immigration – key terms
How do you limit the amount of immigrants coming into a country?
• Exclusions – preventing a group from immigrating
• Quotas – a limit placed on the number allowed to immigrate
Chinese Exclusion Act• Racism and the loss of jobs fuels
Anti-Chinese sentiment in California.• In response to California labor
unions, the U.S. government bans all Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1892!
• This and other Chinese restriction laws remain in effect until 1965!
Compare to . . . The Gentleman’s
Agreement• In California, Asian students attended
segregated schools.
• Japan protests, so…
• T. Roosevelt made a compromise with Japanese officials.
Most notably…
According to the Gentleman’s Agreement – America promised
not to segregate Japanese students and Japan promised
not to send Japanese workers to America
Example of a Quota• Immigration Act of 1924 – limited the
number of immigrants from each country.
• Restricted immigration to 2% of each individual country’s total based on the 1890 US Census.
– IE. There were 200,000 Italian immigrants in the US in 1890. Only 4,000 Italians were allowed entry each year.
Do These Quotas and Exclusions Apply to Other
Groups?
Hmmmmmmmmm . . .
What about Mexico?• Starting in 1902
immigration from Mexico was PROMOTED for jobs in the farming and mining industries of the Southwest
• …how does that differ from today?
Modern-Day Immigration Photos
Reentering El Paso from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Border of Nogales, AZ and Nogales, Mexico
Nogales – Border Fence on Left
Barbed Wire
Nogales – Border Fence at End of Road
Mexican-American Border
“God Grew Tired of Us”
• As you are watching the movie, complete the 5-4-3-2-1 chart. You will finish it for your closer today.