Orphan Trains Orphan trains is a documentary about children in New York, being sent on trains to other parts of the country, in order to find families and be taken care of. There are stories from, adults that actually rode on these trains when they were children. The Orphan Trains was started by a man named Charles Loring Brace in 1854. Brace, had traveled to New York in the early 1850’s, and was horrified at the conditions of all the children he saw on the street. Brace felt that it was a duty to help these children out, and decided that the only way to help these children was to get them away from their surroundings, and send them away to be raised in nice, Christian homes around the country. So, in 1853, Brace founded the Children’s Aid
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1 in every 5 Chinese in America was being sent to work on the Pac. Railroad. They were cheap labor and worked hard. People didn’t care about how many perished under the hard conditions, only how many were working. The Chinese ended up striking and demanded same pay and eight hour work days like the white man. If it was good enough for the whites then it should be good enough for the Chinese workers. Chinese were brought into other states as they were cheap laborers, but started getting the nickname, “yellow peril”. The assumption that the Chinese were there to take every honest, white man’s job.” They would work for half the pay and live off a rat and call it a morsel”. This made white men worried and got them against the Chinese that were in America. It helped political leaders as the Chinese were an easy target and being anti-Chinese, would grab white men’s attention and votes. In conclusion, up until 1882 America was open to everyone. But, in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act went into …show more content…
Triangle Fire was a documentary about the working conditions for many poor immigrant women. The American dream depended on girl’s willingness to work, as many had to work, in order to help support their family. The assumption was that workers should be grateful that they get to work. They should not complain about hours or work conditions and low pay because that was, “biting the hand that fed you”. But, working the long hours and in bad working conditions was actually hurting the workers more than helping them. So, the workers began striking. They demanded a union. Many shops finally accepted their demands. But the Triangle factory did not. The owners gave into higher wages and lower hours, but did not give into the demands of a union. Which would have given the power and made the owners make better working conditions. The workers went back to work. In conclusion, because the owners would not agree to a union, and didn’t improve the working conditions, and expected the workers to be happy that they got anything, the worst thing imaginable happened. On March 25, 1911, a worker dropped a cigarette on the 8th floor, where it caught fire. A phone call to the owners alerted them, so the owners and the workers on the 8th floor evacuated. No one warned the 200 workers on the 9th floor. By the time they realized
1 in every 5 Chinese in America was being sent to work on the Pac. Railroad. They were cheap labor and worked hard. People didn’t care about how many perished under the hard conditions, only how many were working. The Chinese ended up striking and demanded same pay and eight hour work days like the white man. If it was good enough for the whites then it should be good enough for the Chinese workers. Chinese were brought into other states as they were cheap laborers, but started getting the nickname, “yellow peril”. The assumption that the Chinese were there to take every honest, white man’s job.” They would work for half the pay and live off a rat and call it a morsel”. This made white men worried and got them against the Chinese that were in America. It helped political leaders as the Chinese were an easy target and being anti-Chinese, would grab white men’s attention and votes. In conclusion, up until 1882 America was open to everyone. But, in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act went into …show more content…
Triangle Fire was a documentary about the working conditions for many poor immigrant women. The American dream depended on girl’s willingness to work, as many had to work, in order to help support their family. The assumption was that workers should be grateful that they get to work. They should not complain about hours or work conditions and low pay because that was, “biting the hand that fed you”. But, working the long hours and in bad working conditions was actually hurting the workers more than helping them. So, the workers began striking. They demanded a union. Many shops finally accepted their demands. But the Triangle factory did not. The owners gave into higher wages and lower hours, but did not give into the demands of a union. Which would have given the power and made the owners make better working conditions. The workers went back to work. In conclusion, because the owners would not agree to a union, and didn’t improve the working conditions, and expected the workers to be happy that they got anything, the worst thing imaginable happened. On March 25, 1911, a worker dropped a cigarette on the 8th floor, where it caught fire. A phone call to the owners alerted them, so the owners and the workers on the 8th floor evacuated. No one warned the 200 workers on the 9th floor. By the time they realized