• Ideal laborers because they would go back home after they were no longer needed
• 1924 Border patrol was established
• More than half are visa abusers, people who came with a temporary visa but stayed
• History of Greed-separated about two hundred families from their land
• Mexican americans were always discriminated against regarding housing, education, and employment
• Zoot suit riots in Los Angeles 1943(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoot_Suit_Riots)
• Mexican Americans play a very small role in participating in politics.
• Relatively low naturalization because large numbers expect to return home which many did. Many did not participate in politics because they felt that it was anglo politics meaning the anglos stole their country and abused their people for a century and a half
• They resist going to school because they feel their language and culture are not welcome in the schools. This has led to many not finishing high school
• There is a connection between education and income and mexican and hispanic americans being atleast 62% lower than white families
• False that mexican americans can not speak english.
• They did not participate much in the Catholic church because it was dominated by Irish Americans, the church made clear distinctions between mexican catholics and other catholics. Catholic charities also allocated fewer dollars per capita for mexican americans because they did not have a high standard of living
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Chapter 10-Nativism
What is Nativism and what causes it?
Nativism favors the interests of certain established inhabitants of an area or nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants.[1] It may also include the re-establishment or perpetuation of such individuals or their culture. (dictionary.com) It is caused when Americans are divided and uncertain about their futire.
What and when were the three discreet phases of anti-immigrant activity?
Three phases of anti-immigrant activity. Thw first phase is anti-Catholic which as aimed at the Irish Catholic and a lesser extent to German Catholic immigration. The second phase was anti-asian which was tiggered by Chinese immigration. and flourished early from the 1870's until 1882 when the Chinese exclusion act was passed. It has not entirely disappeared. The third phase is the restriction against all immigrants.
What was the Know-Nothing party?
Was to call for chage in the naturalization laws. It was to bar the foregin born from holding any but minor local offices. Also, forbidding immigration into the United States of paupers, criminals, idiots, lunatics, etc...
What does the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution establish? Who's left out?
"all persons born or naturalized in the United States...are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside" Asians were exckuded.
Why did the Chinese Exclusion Act pass?
The act passed for econimic interests. Also, the factor of racial prejudice.
What prompted the federal government to take over the administration of immigration?
What do you know about Ellis Island?
Ellis Island was formerly the site of a naval arsenal in New York Harbor. Immigrants saw Ellis Island as an "island of hope"It was later used as a detention center and a temporary internment center for enemy aliens. In 1990 it was a part of National Park Service's
Against whom was most racism directed and why?
Asian immigrants except Japanese and Filipinos.
Was the literacy test effective at barring undesirable immigrants?
In the future all immingrants would have to be literate, although in the case of family immigration if the husband were literate the wife did not have to be. The test was fair, but still did not restrict immigrants.
How did the quota plan work? who was not subject to it?
The major goal was to cut the total number and move the basline census back from 1920.
Was a limit on immigration necessary or desirable
The limitation on immigration is probably desirable. There are limits to to the number of immigrants a developed country can absorb. It seemed impossible to save the lives of people who were leaving their land or origin because of tryanny and death because of the strict restrictive laws that were placed on immigration in the United States.
Nativism favors the interests of certain established inhabitants of an area or nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants.[1] It may also include the re-establishment or perpetuation of such individuals or their culture. (dictionary.com) It is caused when Americans are divided and uncertain about their futire.
What and when were the three discreet phases of anti-immigrant activity?
Three phases of anti-immigrant activity. Thw first phase is anti-Catholic which as aimed at the Irish Catholic and a lesser extent to German Catholic immigration. The second phase was anti-asian which was tiggered by Chinese immigration. and flourished early from the 1870's until 1882 when the Chinese exclusion act was passed. It has not entirely disappeared. The third phase is the restriction against all immigrants.
What was the Know-Nothing party?
Was to call for chage in the naturalization laws. It was to bar the foregin born from holding any but minor local offices. Also, forbidding immigration into the United States of paupers, criminals, idiots, lunatics, etc...
What does the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution establish? Who's left out?
"all persons born or naturalized in the United States...are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside" Asians were exckuded.
Why did the Chinese Exclusion Act pass?
The act passed for econimic interests. Also, the factor of racial prejudice.
What prompted the federal government to take over the administration of immigration?
What do you know about Ellis Island?
Ellis Island was formerly the site of a naval arsenal in New York Harbor. Immigrants saw Ellis Island as an "island of hope"It was later used as a detention center and a temporary internment center for enemy aliens. In 1990 it was a part of National Park Service's
Against whom was most racism directed and why?
Asian immigrants except Japanese and Filipinos.
Was the literacy test effective at barring undesirable immigrants?
In the future all immingrants would have to be literate, although in the case of family immigration if the husband were literate the wife did not have to be. The test was fair, but still did not restrict immigrants.
How did the quota plan work? who was not subject to it?
The major goal was to cut the total number and move the basline census back from 1920.
Was a limit on immigration necessary or desirable
The limitation on immigration is probably desirable. There are limits to to the number of immigrants a developed country can absorb. It seemed impossible to save the lives of people who were leaving their land or origin because of tryanny and death because of the strict restrictive laws that were placed on immigration in the United States.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Angelina Grimke & Ida B. Wells
It was interesting to read that Angelina Grimke was against slavery and her father was a slaving holding judge. It was also interesting to read how she became the first woman to lecture for the Anti-Slavery Society and even though there were religious attacks and she was being threatened she still continued to demonstrate that she truly believes in. In addition, in Angelina Grimke, An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South (1836) she explains the important role that men have regarding slavery. It is important to spread the word and let people know that slavery is a crime against man and God. And if slavery continues it is a great sin especially if they are not allowing them to read or write. And it is important to plead the case for those who are being oppressed.
Furthermore, in her passage, (4) Angelina Grimke, An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South (1836) she explains the important role that woman have in overthrowing slavery. She explains how men have something in their heart that will bend under moral pressure. It is significant if a woman is able to obtain just six signatures to sign in one state rather than none is a step forward. Also slavery must be attacked with the truth in order for people to truly understand the situation. Also it is important as Christian women to plead the cause of the poor and oppressed.
In the second reading her message is strengthened as a southerner because she has witnessed slavery in horrors that can not be described. She explains that she has seen slaves in slavery and has never seen a happy slave, there is no such thing. There is a difference between happiness and mirth. Her being a female speakers after going through many struggles but still speaking about slavery sends the message that change is possible. When she first started speaking she was threatened because she is a woman and women were not suppose to be so open minded let alone voice their opinions. Also, being a southerner and a woman she is able to share her experience of the petitions that are sent out in the south and large number of people that have responded. She also strengthens her speech by using the woman in England as an example of making a difference.
I suppose rape is prominently related to lynching because African American men were easy targets to blame rape upon. If a white woman was to accuse an African American man of raping her, the chances of him being lynched are very high. Since the majority of the people in the south were racist and wanted to abolish the African American race, accusing one of rape was an easy way to do so because of the high ratings of lynching. They were not able to defend themselves, or plead their case.
Furthermore, in her passage, (4) Angelina Grimke, An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South (1836) she explains the important role that woman have in overthrowing slavery. She explains how men have something in their heart that will bend under moral pressure. It is significant if a woman is able to obtain just six signatures to sign in one state rather than none is a step forward. Also slavery must be attacked with the truth in order for people to truly understand the situation. Also it is important as Christian women to plead the cause of the poor and oppressed.
In the second reading her message is strengthened as a southerner because she has witnessed slavery in horrors that can not be described. She explains that she has seen slaves in slavery and has never seen a happy slave, there is no such thing. There is a difference between happiness and mirth. Her being a female speakers after going through many struggles but still speaking about slavery sends the message that change is possible. When she first started speaking she was threatened because she is a woman and women were not suppose to be so open minded let alone voice their opinions. Also, being a southerner and a woman she is able to share her experience of the petitions that are sent out in the south and large number of people that have responded. She also strengthens her speech by using the woman in England as an example of making a difference.
I suppose rape is prominently related to lynching because African American men were easy targets to blame rape upon. If a white woman was to accuse an African American man of raping her, the chances of him being lynched are very high. Since the majority of the people in the south were racist and wanted to abolish the African American race, accusing one of rape was an easy way to do so because of the high ratings of lynching. They were not able to defend themselves, or plead their case.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Chapter 8-Eastern Europeans
When did most Eastern European immigrants begin to arrive in the United States?
They arrived in the last years of the 19th century and the inital ones of the 20th century.
Where did they settle, and what did they do for a living?
They settled in the cities of the north-eastern and north-central states which was known as the "rust belt". They were managers, superintendents and foreman.
What did they do before they emigrated, and why did they go to America?
The came from less-developed regions of Europe where they lived in villages and small towns. The reason for many to come was to earn enough money to buy land back home.
How does the 1910 census data indicate how many Poles came to America?
More than thirteen million foreign born white persons counted that year, nine hundred thousand stated Polish was their native tongue. 32 million, second generation, were the children of persons whose mother tongue was Polish. 45% of Polish immigrants came from Russia. 35% from Austria-Hungary, and 20% from Germany. The tables are not able to account for the people who came before or after the census was taken. The return rate for the Poles was high as well.
Why did Eastern European Jews emigrate?
They wanted to improve their standard of living and they fled from religious persecution
Where did they settle, and what did they do for a living?
They settled in New York and other Northeast and Midwest Cities. They worked as garment workers.
What was the Triangle Shirt Waist fire of 1911?
a fire broke out at the Triangle Waist Factory. Within 18 minutes, 146 people were dead as a result of the fire. Almost all young women were burned to death or died leaping from high windows in the sight of horrified crowds.
What were the differences/conflicts between Eastern European Jews and other American Jews?
The newcomers from Eastern Europe were poor. They came from self-contained rural communities and a different view on religious observances from the other Jews. The newcomers ideology was different, They were either socialists, zionists or both. The American Jews were bourgeois and anti-Zionist. The American Jewish leaders patronized the newcomers and were embarrassed by the other jews regarding their leadership skills, squalor, religious and political views. They view Yiddish as jargon.
What does the complex story of the Hungarian family on page 234 illustrate best about immigration?
Siblings in large families migrated at intervals of a year or more. Most were either married men or single young men and women. If the single Americans got married in America they were most likely to stay there. The married men usually returned to their families in Hungary. If couples came to America, they left their children with grandparents and returned with their America-born children.
They arrived in the last years of the 19th century and the inital ones of the 20th century.
Where did they settle, and what did they do for a living?
They settled in the cities of the north-eastern and north-central states which was known as the "rust belt". They were managers, superintendents and foreman.
What did they do before they emigrated, and why did they go to America?
The came from less-developed regions of Europe where they lived in villages and small towns. The reason for many to come was to earn enough money to buy land back home.
How does the 1910 census data indicate how many Poles came to America?
More than thirteen million foreign born white persons counted that year, nine hundred thousand stated Polish was their native tongue. 32 million, second generation, were the children of persons whose mother tongue was Polish. 45% of Polish immigrants came from Russia. 35% from Austria-Hungary, and 20% from Germany. The tables are not able to account for the people who came before or after the census was taken. The return rate for the Poles was high as well.
Why did Eastern European Jews emigrate?
They wanted to improve their standard of living and they fled from religious persecution
Where did they settle, and what did they do for a living?
They settled in New York and other Northeast and Midwest Cities. They worked as garment workers.
What was the Triangle Shirt Waist fire of 1911?
a fire broke out at the Triangle Waist Factory. Within 18 minutes, 146 people were dead as a result of the fire. Almost all young women were burned to death or died leaping from high windows in the sight of horrified crowds.
What were the differences/conflicts between Eastern European Jews and other American Jews?
The newcomers from Eastern Europe were poor. They came from self-contained rural communities and a different view on religious observances from the other Jews. The newcomers ideology was different, They were either socialists, zionists or both. The American Jews were bourgeois and anti-Zionist. The American Jewish leaders patronized the newcomers and were embarrassed by the other jews regarding their leadership skills, squalor, religious and political views. They view Yiddish as jargon.
What does the complex story of the Hungarian family on page 234 illustrate best about immigration?
Siblings in large families migrated at intervals of a year or more. Most were either married men or single young men and women. If the single Americans got married in America they were most likely to stay there. The married men usually returned to their families in Hungary. If couples came to America, they left their children with grandparents and returned with their America-born children.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Chapter 7-From the Mediterrean
It was interesting to read about the significant impact the steam powered transportation had during the time period. It reduced the time required for an Atlantic crossing. For example, it would take weeks to complete the trip but with the new innovation it took days. The use of the pre-paid ticket also played a large role in the life of transportation as well. In 1890's one in three tickets were prepaid and increased to two in three at the turn of the century. It was also intriguing to read that by 1907 there only four ports that the ships left from.
It was also interesting to read the passage that is included from an immigrant from Naples. He stated that they must first pick the worms from his food and live in inhumane conditions. The response from the cabinet officer was to improve the conditions the rate of the fair must increase. It was frustrating to read that people were not concerned with the way others were being treated in some areas.
It's fascinating to read that the Italians were the largest ethnic group in American history. It was also interesting to read how music played a role in the life of Italians.
It was also interesting to read the passage that is included from an immigrant from Naples. He stated that they must first pick the worms from his food and live in inhumane conditions. The response from the cabinet officer was to improve the conditions the rate of the fair must increase. It was frustrating to read that people were not concerned with the way others were being treated in some areas.
It's fascinating to read that the Italians were the largest ethnic group in American history. It was also interesting to read how music played a role in the life of Italians.
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