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1 Immigrants from Asia and Latin America
Chapter 14 Section 2

2 Words to Know Nativism: A feeling of citizens who are against immigrants. Exclusion: Keeping a person or a group from coming in.

3 From Asia to America 300,000 immigrants arrived during late 1800’s
China Japan Philippine Islands

4 Chinese 1849: After Rush: Became:
First worked in gold mines and on farms Gold rush After the rush it became harder to find jobs After Rush: Building Transcontinental Railroad When railroad was finished most Chinese chose to settle in San Francisco, CA Became: Factory workers Small businesses Eating places Sold cloth Other Chinese goods

5 Japanese Hawaii: sugar cane fields
Earned 6 times the pay then in Japan California: Farms RR Food packing plants Some bought land: Fruits and vegetables Success of Japanese Farmers: Did not please some American farmers American farmers worried that the Japanese farms would take over

6 Filipino 1898: US took control of Philippine Islands 1903: US invited first Filipinos Mostly students finishing education US paid Were expected to go back to be leaders and teach others what they learned Most ended up being young men looking for work not school Farms in Cali. Sugar cane fields in Hawaii

7 Feelings Against Immigrants
Many Americans wanted to keep Asian immigrants from entering the US. Taking their jobs Willing to work long hours/low pay Nativism Govt. limited immigration Chinese exclusion Act of 1882: Banned Chinese immigration for 10 years 1908: “Gentlemen’s Agreement” US and Japan Limited number of immigrants from entering US Only Immediate family members were allowed to enter

8 Immigrants for Mexico Late 1800’s: Came to live in southwest Freedom
Jobs Mines of Utah and Nevada RR Farms

9 Classwork None


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