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Chinese and Japanes
Between 1851 and 1883 about 300,000 chinese arrived many came to seek their fortunes after the discovery of gold in 1848 parked the California gold rush. -
A difficult Journey
By the 1870s , almost all immigrants travelled by steamship. -
Anti-Asian settlements
Ntivism also found a foothold in the labor movement particulary in the west,where native born wirkers feared that jobs would go to chinese immigrants. -
The west Indies and Mexico
Between 1880 and 1920 about 260,000 immigrants arrived in the eastern and southern United States from the west Indies. -
The chinese Exclusion Act
This act banned entry to all chinese exceptteachers,merchants,
teurists and the government officials. -
Immigrants settled in the cities
By 1890,there were twise as many Irish residentsin New York city as in . Dublin, Ireland.1oth centuary became city dwellers because cities were the cheapast and most conveeient places to live. -
Immigration form country to city
Between 1890-1990,about 200,000 African Americansmoved north and west to cities such as chicagoand detrioit in an effort to escape racial vioience economic hardship and political oppression. -
The gentalment's agreements.
Jpan's government agreed to limit immigration of unskilled workers to the U.S in the exchange for the repeal of the San Fransisco segregation order. -
Ellis Island
After 1909 one gave this glimpse of the process. -
Angel Island
Between 1910-1940 , about 50,000 Chinese immigrants entered the United States through Angel Island.
