History of immigration to the United States

Handlin and Bodnar highlight different facets of American immigration history from the point of departure to trans-Atlantic crossing, to arrival and the development of ethnic communities in the United States. Authors Lee, Miller, Peiss, Ribak, and Alamillo expand and reconsider the basic story presented by Handlin and Bodnar. In “Uprootedness,” Handlin presents to us that the crossing from Europe to America was “harsh and brutal.” These immigrants were torn from their communities becoming…

What is the “true” American Dream? How can everyone achieve the American Dream? In past years, the U.S. has had many views upon the American Dream. Like most people in the United States, many have tried achieving the American Dream, but they do not quite know what it is. In the books that the sophomores were required to read, they showed many views of the American Dream. In Huck Finn, it showed that being free to do whatever was the American Dream. In the Great Gatsby, it showed that money is…

culture present in the state of Texas. In the film it is prevalent that it is shedding light on the law enforcement and government of Texas. It portrays them as a very powerful and influential force, but this is not a good thing in the eyes of the citizens in which they view them from a negative standpoint. The portrayal of this stands true in…

During the time, the Chinese Immigrants has been excluded from the United States at one point. The Chinese Exclusion Act was a federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur in 1882. It stopped Chinese Immigrants coming to the United States. It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the country. Some people might say that the law was passed is because of Economic tension, such as cheap labor, however, in my opinion the main reason that causes the law was racial tension.…

The authors of Take back the Economy: An Ethical Guide For Transforming Our Communities state that humans “have lost, and maybe never had, a moral compass to guide economic actions” today and throughout history (Gibson-Graham et al 2013). These authors would argue, in a way similar to cosmopolitans, that humans are morally obligated to change the way we run our economy. A way to change the economy…

The 19th century brought many industrial changes to the United States of America. These changes enticed millions of people to migrate from a variety of places such as Europe, Latin America, and Asia. There was also a lot of movement just within the United States. Thousands of African Americans traveled from the South to the developing northern cities. The amount of people living in these cities was phenomenal. The different temperaments and perceptions that all of these new people brought with…

The United States was formed primarily through the settlement of immigrants from Europe, Asia, or Africa. These immigrants faced an arduous journey, a strange land they had to cultivate to survive, and more often than not, discrimination by other immigrants. Many circumstances in immigrants’ respective countries influenced their decisions to emigrate from their country. Ireland was established in 1922 after living under harsh rule from the United Kingdom, but before this time the Irish faced…

The book I am doing my review on is called “How the Irish Became White”, written by Noel Ignatiev. This book was published in 1995 by Routledge. Ignatiev gives the readers stories about the early experiences of the Irish in the United States and how they were accepted in an oppressing American society. In this paper, I will examine three claims within the reading. Noel Ignatiev claims that not all Irish would support abolishing slavery even though they have suffered oppression and hatred in…

if the United States Never Existed? The United States is an area on the Earth in the continent of North America It’s a plot of land that is divided into 50 pieces and a region of the world inhabiting about 326,000,000 people and different species of animals. This is America; the land of the free and the home of brave. But what if this place never existed? How different would the world and society be today? Would it still thrive, or would it wither? The spirit and history of the United States is…

To begin with, we need to look back to the history of my native place, Tayshaun. Taishan is a small county in Guangdong, wit h a population no more than 1 million. But it was from here my ancestors began moving to the United States many years ago, resulting in hundreds of their descendants stepping in this foreign country since that. The reason is following: In American history during the Gold Rush, many Chinese arrived in America looking to strike it rich with…