1. OHIO’S IMMIGRANTS

2. Ohio has been blessed with a large number of immigrants from various parts of the world.

3. LET’S LOOK AT SEVERAL OF THE GROUPS THAT HAVE HELPED OHIO BECOME THE GREAT STATE IT IS TODAY!!

4. THERE IS A GROUP OF IMMIGRANTS MANY OF WHOM LIVE IN THIS PART OF OHIO!! DO YOU KNOW WHAT GROUP IT IS? LET’S LOOK AT SOME PICTURES OF THIS GROUP.

6. THAT’S RIGHT… THE AMISH!!!

11. THE AMISH ARE A CHRISTIAN GROUP THAT CAME TO OHIO FROM SWITZERLAND AND GERMANY. THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FARMS…

13. THEIR BEAUTIFUL CRAFTS AND FURNITURE…

15. AND FOR NOT USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS GASOLINE ENGINES, ELECTRICITY AND OTHER ITEMS.

16. WHAT DO THESE THINGS HAVE TO DO WITH AN IMMIGRANT GROUP IN OHIO?

18. AND THESE THINGS…

21. FOOD MUSIC CHORAL MUSIC ORCHESTRA MUSIC IT’S ALL…

22. WHAT ABOUT THIS IMMIGRANT GROUP???

24. RIGHT…THE ITALIANS!!!!

25. WHAT IMMIGRANT GROUP HELPED TO BUILD THESE STRUCTURES IN OHIO?

30. THIS IMMIGRANT GROUP HELPED BUILD THE CANALS AND RAILROAD OF OHIO!!!

31. THEY BROUGHT MUSIC, AND RELIGION…

32. YOU’VE GOT IT… THE IRISH… …AND TOP OF THE MORNING TO YOU!!!

33. WE HAVE MANY IMMIGRANT GROUPS IN OHIO!!!

34. FROM EASTERN ASIA THERE ARE CHINESE JAPANESE KOREANS CAMBODIANS VIETNAMESE THAIS INDONESIANS AND OTHERS

35. THEY HAVE BROUGHT US DELICIOUS FOODS!!!

36. BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES AND SILK FABRICS…

39. OHIO HAS IMMIGRANTS FROM INDIA IRAQ IRAN TURKEY SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT… …FROM ALL OVER ASIA!!!

40. OHIO HAS IMMIGRANTS FROM ALL OVER AFRICA TOO!!! NIGERIA EGYPT SOUTH AFRICA SOMALIA CONGO SUDAN

42. WHAT IMMIGRANT GROUP HAS BROUGHT THESE THINGS TO OHIO?

45. YES… HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA!!

46. ALL OF THE IMMIGRANTS HAVE ENRICHED OUR LIVES HERE IN OHIO AND IN THE UNITED STATES!!! WE ARE A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO ENJOY THE FREEDOMS, RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE HERE.

47. HOW THANKFUL WE SHOULD BE FOR SUCH A NATION AND SUCH A STATE. HOW WELCOMING WE SHOULD BE TO ALL IMMIGRANTS TO OUR NATION AND STATE.

48. THE WHOLE WORLD HAS COME TO LIVE HERE IN OHIO!!!