Immigration
Between 1846 and 1852 there was a fungus was destroying Ireland's potato crops which is known as the great famine. During these years, the Irish dealt with starvation, poverty, and disease. And because of these conditions thousands of Irish fled to America. The Irish immigration experience was very hard. Many came to America with few skills besides cooking, cleaning, and they had just enough knowledge to work in factories. They constantly had to deal with bigotry and stereotypes. They were ostracized for being Catholic because many protestants and “native” Americans were distrustful of any religion with meditative prayer to Jesus’ mother, oils, saints, and statues. The Irish were also viewed as angry, alcoholic people who drank all the time. The Irish brought many traditions and cultures to America including a dish of corned beef and cabbage, restaurants called Irish pubs, new styles of music, and created the sport of boxing. Every year Americans celebrate Irish culture on March 17 known as St. Patrick's Day. …show more content…
soil. The Italians were coming to America to escape wars, disease, unemployment, and poverty. The Italians were treated very poorly. They were viewed as unintelligent, unskilled laborers who stole jobs away from Americans. The anti-immigrant society arose along with the Ku Klux Klan. Catholic churches and charities were destroyed and burn, and the Italians were attacked by mobs. The anti-immigration continued till 1920, when restrictions on immigrants were created by the U.S. Congress. This immigration act limited arrivals by introducing quotas to countries. Many Italian immigrants opened restaurants in Italian neighborhoods and brought food like pizza, spaghetti, meatballs, and lasagna to American. Most Italians continued to be Roman Catholics in the United
Between 1846 and 1852 there was a fungus was destroying Ireland's potato crops which is known as the great famine. During these years, the Irish dealt with starvation, poverty, and disease. And because of these conditions thousands of Irish fled to America. The Irish immigration experience was very hard. Many came to America with few skills besides cooking, cleaning, and they had just enough knowledge to work in factories. They constantly had to deal with bigotry and stereotypes. They were ostracized for being Catholic because many protestants and “native” Americans were distrustful of any religion with meditative prayer to Jesus’ mother, oils, saints, and statues. The Irish were also viewed as angry, alcoholic people who drank all the time. The Irish brought many traditions and cultures to America including a dish of corned beef and cabbage, restaurants called Irish pubs, new styles of music, and created the sport of boxing. Every year Americans celebrate Irish culture on March 17 known as St. Patrick's Day. …show more content…
soil. The Italians were coming to America to escape wars, disease, unemployment, and poverty. The Italians were treated very poorly. They were viewed as unintelligent, unskilled laborers who stole jobs away from Americans. The anti-immigrant society arose along with the Ku Klux Klan. Catholic churches and charities were destroyed and burn, and the Italians were attacked by mobs. The anti-immigration continued till 1920, when restrictions on immigrants were created by the U.S. Congress. This immigration act limited arrivals by introducing quotas to countries. Many Italian immigrants opened restaurants in Italian neighborhoods and brought food like pizza, spaghetti, meatballs, and lasagna to American. Most Italians continued to be Roman Catholics in the United