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Irish andChineseImmigrationLAS 141, Tuesday October 6, 2016


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19th Century Immigration

Ater 1!"0 immigrants began to come to the #S rom$uro%e and Asia& The bu'( came or economico%%ortunity and %erormed manua' 'abor&&

)a*or +aes o 19th century immigration inc'uded-

!"0.1!49-Irish and Scandinavian immigrants came to urban centers as craftsmenor to work as laborers on canal and railroad construction projects.German immigrants came and settled as farmers.

Catholic Irish Immigration accelerated due to the Great Potato Famine(!"#$!#%&

!/0.19"0-Immigrants from across 'urope came and worked as craftsmen andlaborers in cities some Germans came as farmers who settled in the)idwest and *e+as. *hese waves included immigrants from the,ussian empire- eastern 'urope- southern 'urope- and the )iddle 'ast.

Immigrants from China and later apan came and performed manuallabor on the west coast and the mountain west.


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19th

Century atiism As immigration increased in the 19th century, ariousimmigrant grou%s +ere discriminated against&

At the roots o this natiism +ere ears that the ne+

immigrants +ou'd dra+ *obs rom natie.born +or(ers& atiism de%ended u%on a be'ie in our $uro%ean races-the ordic, the A'%ine, the )editerranean, and the 3e+&

o%u'ar images %ainted immigrants as ignorant,anima'istic, 'asciious, drun(, and io'ent&

atiism +as a'so connected to anti.Catho'ic %re*udice&


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The Great Fear of the Period:

Uncle Sam May Be Swallowed by Foreigners


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Anti.Irish Images

The Irish faced discrimination rooted inBritish colonization and anti-atholicism!


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Chinese Immigration 1!49- 5o'd ush

Chineseimmigrants begin the +ides%read %rocess o migration across the aci7c

8or(ers sett'e in 8est.coast cities e'egated

to ethnic enc'aes, Chinato+ns dee'o%&

Chinese Immigrants 8or( in umerous Sectors o the $conomy- Agricu'ture

ishing

Industry

)ining

ai'roads

Chinese Tradesmen Come to Succeed in a umber o Sectors, Inc'uding Laundries

Cigar.ma(ing


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atiist es%onses Seen as a threat to the +hite +or(ing c'asses, Chinese immigrants are treated asan unassimi'ab'e other&

Asians +ere de%icted as- Cu'tura' Inerior

:irty

5reedy

:isease. and :rug.idden

Lasciious ears o Chinese Immigration eentua''y 'ed to the Chinese $;c'usion Act anned a''immigration by Chinese %eo%'e +ho %erormed s(i''ed or uns(i''ed 'abor or+or(ed in mining&

$;ce%tions +eremade or merchants, goernment agents, or Chinese %eo%'e see(ing education&

Immigrants +ereinterned on Ange' Is'and and their status inestigated& Ange' Is'and o%erated'i(e a %rison&


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"# Stat$e for %$r&arbor' ()**)+ from

The Wasp


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That Pigtail &as Got to Go()*,*+


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"The First Blow' ()*+


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“Be Just ---Even to John Chinaman” (1893)

“Judge (to Miss Columbia)---- ‘ou allo!ed that bo" to #ome into "ou$ s#hool% it !ould beinhuman to th$o! him out no!---it !ill be su&&i#ient in the &utu$e to 'ee his b$othe$s out*”


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So$rce:Puck

a.tion: /The #nti-hinese 0all"

Second a.tion: /The #merican 0all Goes U. as the hinese%riginal omes 1own!/


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Cation,

Eve$" og (2o istin#tion in

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Chinesees%onses to The Chinese

$;c'usion Actoetry 8ritten on the 8a''s o Ange' Is'and

In %airs, %'ease 'oo( at one o the %oems anddiscuss the dominant emotions or ee'ingse;%ressed in it&

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