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With Your Partner…. On a piece of scratch paper: Name as many Ethnic foods as you can think of that are common in the U.S. diet How did this food get to America?. Immigration and Migration Then and Now. Definition…. im⋅mi⋅gra⋅tion The movement of people among countries. mi⋅gra⋅tion
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With Your Partner… • On a piece of scratch paper: Name as many Ethnic foods as you can think of that are common in the U.S. diet • How did this food get to America?
Definition… im⋅mi⋅gra⋅tion • The movement of people among countries. mi⋅gra⋅tion • Any movement by humans from one place to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups.
16th Century… • Exploration and Colonialism • Immigrants from all over Europe flooded to America. • Many Protestants were persecuted in England and were forced to leave their homeland in search of Religious freedom. • Many settled in North East America (New England, Massachusetts etc.) • Immigrants brought with them Religion, Language and Cultural practices.
Forced Migration • Due to the slave trade, many Europeans bought Africans and sailed them to the American continent.
19th Century • How many immigrants arrived in America? • 10 million English & Germans came to America 1860-1890 • 10 million Italians, Greeks, Slavs, Russian Jews and Armenians between 1890 -1920 • 1860 US Population • 31 million • 1920 US Population • over 70 million • Mostly due to immigration
Ellis Island • Opened in 1892 • First stop in America for millions of immigrants • Immigrants were checked by doctors • Those who were disease free continued to New York • Those found to have contagious diseases were sent back home or quarantined
19th Century Many Irish and Scots moved to America during the great famine. They were looking for work and a better quality of life. IRISH- BOSTON, MA
19th Century Many Germans were looking for Political Freedom, while peasants were looking to own their own land GERMANS- PENNSYLVANIA
19th Century SCANDANAVIANS- MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN They were not happy with the current ‘church state’ and were looking for a better life.
19th Century ITALIANS- NEW YORK They were looking for a better quality of life after they were exposed to low wages and higher taxes.
19th Century They helped to build the Pacific Railroad CHINESE- CALIFORNIA
Lets think about this… • Leaving home to settle in a new country would be difficult. Imagine that you and your immediate family have decided to immigrate to a new country with a different language, climate and customs than the U.S. • What would you miss from home? • What would your new home feel like? • What would your new school be like?
What did the Immigrants bring? • New Ideas • Kindergarten (Childs Garden) – Germany • New Food • Pizza – Italy • New Branches of Religion • New ways to design and construct buildings • New Music… Clothing…Traditions etc.
So in 2009? • What countries are the leading sources of U.S. immigrants today (21st Century)? • Mexico, Vietnam, Philippines and the Republics of the Former Soviet Union. • Where do these new Immigrants reside once in the U.S? • California, New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey and Illinois
Continued… • What is a Green Card and how many are (approximately) are issued each year by the U.S. Government? • It allows an Immigrant to live and work legally in the U.S. • Approximately 55,000 are issued each year. • Compare today’s immigration numbers with those of 1860-1920 • Immigration between 1880 and 1920 equaled roughly 40 million immigrants, today there are much fewer immigrants
So why do Immigrants still continue to Immigrate to the U.S.? 1. Marriage and Family ties 2. Religious and Social freedoms. 3. To Seek Asylum (or to seek refuge from oppression). 4. Job and economic opportunities. 5. Overall quality of life.
