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Immigrant Experience
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1. Why come to America?
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Push Factors Extreme poverty Farming was not profitable Unemployment Compulsory military service Political tyranny Religious oppression Persecution Oppressive power exerted by govt. Cruel/unjust use of power Weighed down Pursue w/ harassing/oppressive treatment
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Pull Factors Plenty of land Employment Higher standard of living Democratic political system Opportunity for social advancement “rags to riches” stories Carnegie!
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2. Americanization SCHOOLS!!
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3. Nativism Chinese Exclusion Act - Barred Chinese immigration for 10 years (1882 ) - Prevented Chinese already in the country from becoming citizens -Preferring native born people over immigrants or foreign born people
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4. Cultural Diffusion Cultural trait, object, idea or behavior spread from one society to another. McD’s = our culture in an Arabic culture Chinese Enclave = Chinese culture in our society
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5. Ethnic Neighborhoods New York City
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NYC’s Five Boroughs
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1932
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"...in New York no single country or region of origin dominates."
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El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) East Harlem Manhattan Borough
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Harlem African Americans Manhattan
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Hell’s Kitchen Irish Manhattan
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East Village Polish Ukrainian Manhattan
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Little Italy Italians Manhattan
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Lower East Side Jewish Manhattan
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Chinatown China Hong Kong Manhattan
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El Barrio/Spanish
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“Ethnic neighborhoods becoming thing of past” Sunday, May 25, 2003 by Gary Rotstein, Post-Gazette Staff Writer
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“The neighborhood's groceries still sell special meats and candies imported from Poland, but local Polish-language classes ended with the shutdown of the church's school in 1997.”
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