KEY CHANGES FOR ASIAN AMERICANS & AMERICAN WOMEN
Historical events since the beginning of time profoundly impacts the lives of many. Many major events occurred between 1918-1965. Some with positive effects, and many with negative effects. Asian Americans & American women were impacted in many aspects by the events going on. Both groups of individuals faced many unique issues that resulted in changes.
The Great Depression had a profound effect on many Asian Americans. They many different had labor or farming jobs. They usually lived in small cramped living quarters with many people occupying the same space. Citizens couldn’t make ends meet due to low wages. The wages were well below a level that could sustain them and their families. Asians …show more content…
Japan was quickly becoming a communist country and that resulted in massive discrimination towards Asian Americans, whether they were born in the US or not. In 1942, FDR signed Executive Order 9066. This began the incarceration of Asians in “internment camps.” It also affected German and Italian citizens. The camps were shut down in 1946 when FDR suspended Executive Order 9066.
The Magnuson Act on December 17, 1943 was enacted by Congress. This law allowed immigration for the first time in decades and allowed naturalization. The point of this was to ease tensions with the Chinese, who we were allies with. It only allowed about 105 Chinese immigrants per year. This was only done to please China.
Most of the major changes for American Women were jump started by World War I. Women were hired by the masses to fill industrial & factory positions left by the men who left to fight in the war. Both the civilian workforce and the federal work force gave women employment. Women were now hired for “men’s work.” They had jobs in various fields such as munitions factories, bomb making, and even constructing planes. Women working in these fields for the first time brought a very important matter to light, Equal pay. Women were fired in unprecedented numbers to relinquish the positions back to the men returning home from the war. This resulted in …show more content…
The role of women drastically changed due to the war and women’s suffrage. In 1920, the 19th amendment was enacted granting women the right to vote and it was ratified in 1921. Women were liberated from the conservative attire they were accustomed to wearing. Women began to wear more revealing clothing representing a new freedom among the United States. The women exercising their new freedom were recognized as flappers. This was during the rise of the jazz age. Flappers were liberated free spirited women of the new world.
The rise of the flapper and jazz age plus women being granted the right to vote resulted in women gaining a new sense of independence. This new-found independence motivated women to no longer stay home and be housewives. They wanted purpose and they wanted to contribute. Women became more involved in the work force to help provide for their families. Divorce rates had doubled during this time. Many people were against women gaining their independence. Women were still not as free as men were at the time but the over the past 4 years had made significant
Historical events since the beginning of time profoundly impacts the lives of many. Many major events occurred between 1918-1965. Some with positive effects, and many with negative effects. Asian Americans & American women were impacted in many aspects by the events going on. Both groups of individuals faced many unique issues that resulted in changes.
The Great Depression had a profound effect on many Asian Americans. They many different had labor or farming jobs. They usually lived in small cramped living quarters with many people occupying the same space. Citizens couldn’t make ends meet due to low wages. The wages were well below a level that could sustain them and their families. Asians …show more content…
Japan was quickly becoming a communist country and that resulted in massive discrimination towards Asian Americans, whether they were born in the US or not. In 1942, FDR signed Executive Order 9066. This began the incarceration of Asians in “internment camps.” It also affected German and Italian citizens. The camps were shut down in 1946 when FDR suspended Executive Order 9066.
The Magnuson Act on December 17, 1943 was enacted by Congress. This law allowed immigration for the first time in decades and allowed naturalization. The point of this was to ease tensions with the Chinese, who we were allies with. It only allowed about 105 Chinese immigrants per year. This was only done to please China.
Most of the major changes for American Women were jump started by World War I. Women were hired by the masses to fill industrial & factory positions left by the men who left to fight in the war. Both the civilian workforce and the federal work force gave women employment. Women were now hired for “men’s work.” They had jobs in various fields such as munitions factories, bomb making, and even constructing planes. Women working in these fields for the first time brought a very important matter to light, Equal pay. Women were fired in unprecedented numbers to relinquish the positions back to the men returning home from the war. This resulted in …show more content…
The role of women drastically changed due to the war and women’s suffrage. In 1920, the 19th amendment was enacted granting women the right to vote and it was ratified in 1921. Women were liberated from the conservative attire they were accustomed to wearing. Women began to wear more revealing clothing representing a new freedom among the United States. The women exercising their new freedom were recognized as flappers. This was during the rise of the jazz age. Flappers were liberated free spirited women of the new world.
The rise of the flapper and jazz age plus women being granted the right to vote resulted in women gaining a new sense of independence. This new-found independence motivated women to no longer stay home and be housewives. They wanted purpose and they wanted to contribute. Women became more involved in the work force to help provide for their families. Divorce rates had doubled during this time. Many people were against women gaining their independence. Women were still not as free as men were at the time but the over the past 4 years had made significant