Day 38 New Immigration Homework:

New European Immigrants million Europeans (Largest movement of people in the history of the World) Southern and Eastern Europe (Jews, Poles, Czech, Russian, Italian…) Most fleeing poverty In Poland and Russia large numbers of Jews were fleeing persecution 3 million Armenians due to Genocide in Ottoman Empire

Asian Immigration After Gold Rush many Chinese and Japanese begin to arrive 1882 Chinese Exclusion act 1907 Japanese Exclusion 1885 White miners riot because Chinese laborers are used to break a strike (30 killed) Gentleman's Agreement West Indies and Mexico

Journey 1 week Atlantic 3 week Pacific Steerage Ellis Island and Angel Islands Ethnic Enclaves Process of Assimilation Greeted by “Nativist”

Summary Questions 1)What group was excluded from new immigration? 2)This was an agreement that ended segregation of Japanese and limited immigration of unskilled laborers? 3)This was the concept that led to anti immigrant sentiment 4)The Term used to describe the “blending” of cultures that resulted in the loss of language and cultures 5)Where did the vast majority of European Immigrants arrive on the East Coast. 6)Through which location did the Vast majority of Asian Immigrants arrive?

Reading Becoming a Peddler Standard Oil Monopoly An Ethnic Geography of New York Transcontinental Newsboy In Praise of Public Education