Chapter 15 of this week’s reading was titled “Out of the War: Clamors for Change. The chapter is talking about events that took place after World War II, and discussed the millions of people calling for a change in color lines. After the war, different races challenged the color lines, as well as the mistreatment many minorities were facing. The chapter discusses Maya Angelou’s experience with trying to find a job as an African-American woman, and how after a lot of persistence she became the first African-American on the San Francisco streetcars. Maya Angelou would soon become a beloved poet, and she also became an excellent storyteller. There was also a lot of discussion about how many opportunities woman were given after the war. Ermelinda
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Williams was a housecleaner before the war, and when the military recruitment officer promised her an education, she joined the Women’s Army Corps. Williams ended up serving in France and England, and upon returning home, attended college to receive her bachelor’s degree. She worked as a social worker for twenty years. This chapter also covered the bill that was passed in 1988 in favor of Japanese-Americans, which granted $20,000 to those that were in the internment camps. President Reagan said that it was time to end “ a sad chapter in American history” (p.386). One of the most surprising things that stuck out to me was the Mendez v. Westminster School District of Orange Country, which declared segregation of Mexican children violated the 14th amendment. This case was in 1946, meaning less than ten years later there was segregation between the whites and the blacks. This case helped the case of Brown v. Board of Education, which helped coin the term ‘separate but equal.” Martin Luther King Jr. was a huge part of the Civil Rights Movement, and provided a voice for many that did not stand up for him or herself. The people were ready to end discrimination, and King supported that …show more content…
This chapter covers information on the Cold War, Vietnam War, War of Terror in Afghanistan, and the immigration from Mexico. The part that covers the Cold War discusses the state of Russia, Ireland, and China. After the Cold War, many immigrants were fleeing their countries due to religious oppression, and many Jews migrated to America again. During this section we are introduced to the 1986 Immigration Reform Act, which prohibited employers to hire undocumented peoples. Many Irish people had problems finding work, because they were not allowed to seek work or answer want ads. For the Chinese however, 1965 saw a lot of Asian immigration. The government removed all restrictions from Asian immigration, which allowed the Asian population in America to quadruple. For the Vietnam section, the textbook states that many Vietnamese people were fleeing their country in hopes of saving their lives. There was a Vietnamese wave of migrants in 1975 that did not choose to come to America. The Vietnamese people were driven out of their country, because of events that surrounded the country and its people. The Afghanistan
Williams was a housecleaner before the war, and when the military recruitment officer promised her an education, she joined the Women’s Army Corps. Williams ended up serving in France and England, and upon returning home, attended college to receive her bachelor’s degree. She worked as a social worker for twenty years. This chapter also covered the bill that was passed in 1988 in favor of Japanese-Americans, which granted $20,000 to those that were in the internment camps. President Reagan said that it was time to end “ a sad chapter in American history” (p.386). One of the most surprising things that stuck out to me was the Mendez v. Westminster School District of Orange Country, which declared segregation of Mexican children violated the 14th amendment. This case was in 1946, meaning less than ten years later there was segregation between the whites and the blacks. This case helped the case of Brown v. Board of Education, which helped coin the term ‘separate but equal.” Martin Luther King Jr. was a huge part of the Civil Rights Movement, and provided a voice for many that did not stand up for him or herself. The people were ready to end discrimination, and King supported that …show more content…
This chapter covers information on the Cold War, Vietnam War, War of Terror in Afghanistan, and the immigration from Mexico. The part that covers the Cold War discusses the state of Russia, Ireland, and China. After the Cold War, many immigrants were fleeing their countries due to religious oppression, and many Jews migrated to America again. During this section we are introduced to the 1986 Immigration Reform Act, which prohibited employers to hire undocumented peoples. Many Irish people had problems finding work, because they were not allowed to seek work or answer want ads. For the Chinese however, 1965 saw a lot of Asian immigration. The government removed all restrictions from Asian immigration, which allowed the Asian population in America to quadruple. For the Vietnam section, the textbook states that many Vietnamese people were fleeing their country in hopes of saving their lives. There was a Vietnamese wave of migrants in 1975 that did not choose to come to America. The Vietnamese people were driven out of their country, because of events that surrounded the country and its people. The Afghanistan