1. Other Americans Fights for Rights Mexican Immigrants JewsCatholics Japanese Immigrants

2. Mexican Immigrants by 1900.

3. Mexican Immigrants by 1900 1/2 Million in U.S.A.

4. Mexican Immigrants by 1900 Legal Segregation 1/2 Million in U.S.A.

5. Mexican Immigrants by 1900 Legal Segregation Inferior schools 1/2 Million in U.S.A.

6. Mexican Immigrants by 1900 Legal Segregation Banned from white schools Inferior schools 1/2 Million in U.S.A.

7. Think about it… How were the experiences of Mexican immigrants similar to or different from the experiences of African Americans?

9. Revolution and Famine in Mexico 1910

10. Thousands flee to U.S.

11. Revolution and Famine in Mexico 1910 Thousands flee to U.S. Poor Farmers Middle And Upper Class

12. Revolution and Famine in Mexico 1910 Thousands flee to U.S. Poor Farmers Middle And Upper Class Settle in Southwest U.S.

13. Revolution and Famine in Mexico 1910 Thousands flee to U.S. Poor Farmers Middle And Upper Class Settle in Southwest U.S. Find a Job? YES NO

14. Revolution and Famine in Mexico 1910 Thousands flee to U.S. Poor Farmers Middle And Upper Class Settle in Southwest U.S. Find a Job? Stay in Southwest Go to Midwest and Rockies YES NO

15. Think about it… How do these migration patterns reflect migration patterns of other immigrants that came to the United States? What logical conclusion can you draw from migration choices of immigrants?

16. Mexican Immigrants

17. Field Hands Built Roads Dug Irrigation Ditches City Factories

18. Mexican Immigrants Field Hands Built Roads Dug Irrigation Ditches City Factories Paid less than whites

19. Mexican Immigrants Field Hands Built Roads Dug Irrigation Ditches City Factories Preserve language And culture Create Barrios Formed Mutualistas Paid less than whites

20. Mutualistas “Mutual Aid Groups” Immigrant aid society Pooled money Pay for insurance and legal advice Collect money For sick and needy

21. Think about it… Will the mutualistas be successful? Why or why not?

22. Asian Americans BACKGROUND: Cause: Chinese Exclusion Act bars Chinese immigrants Result: Employers hire workers from other Asian countries

23. Japanese Immigrants

24. First enter Hawaii

25. Japanese Immigrants First enter Hawaii Enter mainland United States

26. Japanese Immigrants First enter Hawaii Enter mainland United States U.S. annexes HA in 1898

27. Japanese Immigrants First enter Hawaii Enter mainland United States Settle on dry Barren land U.S. annexes HA in 1898

28. Japanese Immigrants First enter Hawaii Enter mainland United States Settle on dry Barren land U.S. annexes HA in 1898 Mostly Farmers

29. Japanese Immigrants First enter Hawaii Enter mainland United States Settle on dry Barren land Produce big portion of CA Fruits and vegetables U.S. annexes HA in 1898 Mostly Farmers

30. Japanese Immigrants First enter Hawaii Enter mainland United States Settle on dry Barren land Produce big portion of CA Fruits and vegetables U.S. annexes HA in 1898 Mostly Farmers Work hard

31. Think about it…. What same conclusion can we apply to Japanese immigration that we discussed about Mexican and other immigration patterns?

32. Problems Prejudice California Japan

33. Problems Prejudice Protested the insult Segregated schools California Japan

34. Problems Prejudice Protested the insult Segregated schools Roosevelt pressured to limit immigration California Japan

35. Problems Prejudice Protested the insult Segregated schools Roosevelt pressured to limit immigration Will restrict Immigration if Segregation ends Condemns segregated schools California Japan

36. Problems Prejudice Protested the insult Segregated schools Roosevelt pressured to limit immigration Will restrict Immigration if Segregation ends Condemns segregated schools Gentleman’s Agreement California Japan

37. Gentleman’s Agreement JAPAN Stop any more workers from going to U.S. UNITED STATES All Japanese women can join husbands already in the country Anti-Japanese feelings still high. Barred from land ownership in CA in 1913.

38. Religious Minorities BACKGROUND: Cause: New wave of immigration brought Roman Catholics and Jews. Effect: Nativism in the U.S. rise.

39. Catholics

40. Anti-Catholic American Protective Association Teachers lecture against Pope Textbooks contain prejudice comments

41. Catholics Anti-Catholic American Protective Association Teachers lecture against Pope Textbooks contain prejudice comments RESULT

42. Catholics Anti-Catholic American Protective Association Set up own parochial school system Teachers lecture against Pope Textbooks contain prejudice comments RESULT

43. JEWS

44. Anti-Semitism Lynching Unfair trials (Ex. Georgia)

45. JEWS Anti-Semitism Lynching RESULT Unfair trials (Ex. Georgia)

46. JEWS Anti-Semitism Lynching RESULT Found Anti-Defamation League to promote understanding and fight prejudice against Jews. Unfair trials (Ex. Georgia)

47. Think about it… How are religious discrimination and racial/ethnic discrimination both similar and different? Is one worse than the other? Why or why not?

48. Homework Based on what you know about the experiences of Mexicans, Japanese, African Americans, Jews, and Catholics in America, which group do you think faced the most difficult obstacles to achieving equal rights and treatment? Explain why you think so.