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8 Cards in this Set
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push factor
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condition that drives people from their homeland
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pull factor
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condition that attracts people to a new life
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pogrom
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in Eastern Europe, an organized attack on a Jewish community
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Ellis Island
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on the East Coast, the receiving station where immigrants faced a medical inspection
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Angel Island
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receiving station on the West Coast (San Francisco Bay). Many Asian immigrants were processed here.
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Acculturation
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process of holding on to older traditions while adapting to a new culture
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assimilation
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process of becoming part of another culture
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naturalization
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becoming a citizen
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