Immigration from Immigration from AsiaAsia

Today’s LEQToday’s LEQ: What motivated many : What motivated many non-European immigrants to the U.S. non-European immigrants to the U.S. during the 19during the 19thth century? How did their century? How did their experience compare to Euroepeans?experience compare to Euroepeans?

Immigrants Arrive from Immigrants Arrive from ChinaChina

Why? Economic Opportunities!Why? Economic Opportunities!– Helped build Transcontinental Helped build Transcontinental RailroadRailroad

– Mined for gold in the WestMined for gold in the West““Gold Mountain”Gold Mountain”

– Worked in AgricultureWorked in AgricultureFarms in CA, sugar plantations in Farms in CA, sugar plantations in HawaiiHawaii

Immigrants Arrive from Immigrants Arrive from ChinaChina

Most Chinese immigrants were menMost Chinese immigrants were men– They expected to work hard and return home They expected to work hard and return home

rich but usually ended up staying in the U.S.rich but usually ended up staying in the U.S. Earned the reputation as reliable, Earned the reputation as reliable,

steady workers; Employers preferred steady workers; Employers preferred hiring themhiring them– Willing to do the “Willing to do the “stoop laborstoop labor” whites not ” whites not

willing to dowilling to do– Accepted lower payAccepted lower pay– Created friction between working-class Created friction between working-class

whites & Chinese immigrantswhites & Chinese immigrants

Reaction to Chinese Reaction to Chinese ImmigrantsImmigrants

Magnet Strategy: Read the subsection, Magnet Strategy: Read the subsection, “The Exclusion Act” Shutting the “The Exclusion Act” Shutting the Doors on the Chinese” Doors on the Chinese” on page 195 on page 195 and record and record five key terms or phrasesfive key terms or phrases..

Exchange ideas with your shoulder Exchange ideas with your shoulder partner and partner and collaborate on a final set collaborate on a final set of key terms or phrases & a of key terms or phrases & a summary paragraphsummary paragraph. . Be ready to Be ready to share!share!

Did you write down these Did you write down these key terms?key terms? Depression & droughtDepression & drought scapegoatscapegoat Easy targetEasy target Mob violenceMob violence Nativism – the policy of favoring the Nativism – the policy of favoring the

interests of native-born Americans over interests of native-born Americans over those of immigrantsthose of immigrants

racistracist Chinese Exclusion ActChinese Exclusion Act

Angel Island: The Ellis Island of Angel Island: The Ellis Island of the Westthe West Designed to enforce Chinese Designed to enforce Chinese

Exclusion ActExclusion Act Located in San FranciscoLocated in San Francisco Asian immigrants faced horrible Asian immigrants faced horrible

conditions and processing could conditions and processing could take weeks or monthstake weeks or months

Other Asian ImmigrantsOther Asian Immigrants

Exclusion Act created labor shortages; hired Exclusion Act created labor shortages; hired more workers from Japan, Korea, & more workers from Japan, Korea, & PhilippinesPhilippines– Faced the same discrimination Faced the same discrimination

Schools were segregated in San FranciscoSchools were segregated in San Francisco– Japan’s government protested and President Roosevelt Japan’s government protested and President Roosevelt

became involvedbecame involved– Convinced San Francisco’s school board to repeal Convinced San Francisco’s school board to repeal

segregation ordersegregation order American and Japanese governments carry American and Japanese governments carry

out secret negotiations known as the out secret negotiations known as the Gentlemen’s AgreementGentlemen’s Agreement– Japanese officials agreed not to allow laborers to emigrate to Japanese officials agreed not to allow laborers to emigrate to

the U.S. but insisted wives, children, and parents of Japanese the U.S. but insisted wives, children, and parents of Japanese in the U.S. be allowed to immigratein the U.S. be allowed to immigrate

Voices from Angel IslandVoices from Angel Island

You’ll hear seven quotations and You’ll hear seven quotations and seven poems written by actual seven poems written by actual Chinese immigrantsChinese immigrants

We’ll pause after each one. You will We’ll pause after each one. You will be asked to write a brief poem about be asked to write a brief poem about that Chinese immigrant’s experiencethat Chinese immigrant’s experience

You’ll be using your mini-poems for You’ll be using your mini-poems for an activity at the end an activity at the end (hint, hint)(hint, hint)

ExampleExample

Locked in a box with only room to Locked in a box with only room to think.think.

Feeling depressed; must cope with Feeling depressed; must cope with my ink.my ink.

Tying it all together…Tying it all together…

You’ll be tying together your “mini You’ll be tying together your “mini poems”poems”

Be sure to address the experiences of Be sure to address the experiences of Chinese immigrants on Angel Island Chinese immigrants on Angel Island and portray feelings the detainees and portray feelings the detainees might have had about their detention.might have had about their detention.

Requirements:Requirements: 12 lines minimum12 lines minimum Add in 3 appropriate images that illustrate Add in 3 appropriate images that illustrate

the lines of your poem. They may be placed the lines of your poem. They may be placed anywhere on the page.anywhere on the page.