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Group 7-1 is finishing up. They are talking about the Chinese and Japanese.
1184 Japanese government allowed Hawaiians to recruit workers which is how the Japanese emigration began.
1880 to 1920 about 260,000 immigrants arrived in the eastern and south eastern US from west indies. Mexicans immigrated to find work. By the 1870s most immigrants traveled by steam ship. Most traveled in the lower part of the boat. Atlantic Ocean from Europe took approximately 1 week. They had to sleep in lice infested bunks, share toilets with many passengers, and also disease was spread quickly. This was a lot better from where they came from though.
Ellis Island- After reaching land, they had to go through inspections and face anxiety of not knowing whether or nor they would get admitted to the US. If anyone had a serious health problem or contagious disease was promptly set home.
Angel Island- On the East coast Asians and Chinese came between 1910 to 1940. About 50,000 Chinese came to America this way.. They formed social clubs and aid societies. The rise of the nation is when nativism became favoritism.
Immigrants came to the US by the push and pull theory.
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