Western Eyes Day 1

The European Concept of Race 1800s Where we are in the class 1600 Indentured servants and need for a labor force 1670 Black Codes 1770 American Revolution 1770-1860 Political Stalemate 1870 Reconstruction 1876 Segregation Asian Immigration Begins

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach German anthropologist, physiologist, and comparative anatomist His research in the measurement of craniums led him to divide mankind into five great families—Caucasian, Mongolian, Malayan, Ethiopian, and American

The Five Races- the Caucasian or white race, the Mongolian or yellow, the Malayan or brown race, the Negro or black race, and the American or red race What criteria did Johann use to develop “race?” Critique his identification system. Which are you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9-AWsA5BOI

History and the Mongolian If Mongolians migrate to America in the 1800s would that make them racially American or would they remain Mongolian? What would change biologically?

Chinese Immigration and Labor 1865 The Chinese teams were organized into groups of 20 under one white foreman; as the difficulty of construction increased, so often did the size of the gangs. Initially, Chinese employees received wages of $27 and then $30 a month, minus the cost of food and board. In contrast, Irishmen were paid $35 per month, with board provided Toward the end of the line, Crocker was so convinced of the skill of his Irish and Chinese workers that he decided to try for a record by laying 10 miles of track in one day

America Story of US: Heartland http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwip7r_america-the-story-of-the-us-heartland-6-12_people

Relations of Rescue Who assimilated the Chinese? Why? What assumptions and judgments were made about the Chinese? Did race matter more than gender? Connect to Sound and Fury and the Enslavement reading.

Western Eyes Asian Blepharoplasty What issues will the Chinese confront in America? Compare one similarity to another group. Compare one difference to another group. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyGunEq_LA0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWOUyFOYR2E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ9JHrEhSjM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LonCJXeidUk