2. Immigrant Troubles Cannon Duke

3. Reasons for Immigration Immigrants came to US looking for a better life than the previous Financial reasons Better lifestyle Forced to come for labor Immigrants came to US to discover a harsher life than before

4. Chinese Immigration A lot of Chinese Immigrants came over in hopes to take advantage of the California Gold Rush Some US citizens thought Chinese people were taking jobs away from the “real Americans” In 1871, an anti-Chinese riot led by white men in Los Angeles led to the killings of more than twenty Chinese immigrants Chinese Immigrants had a hard time adjusting

5. Slave Immigration Most slaves immigrated from Africa involuntarily Slaves faced challenges such as sadness, loss of hope, extreme disappointment, and separation from loved ones Treated as property and completely stripped of human rights

6. 1950s Immigration Regardless of where they immigrate from, immigrants must overcome some sort of language barrier Some immigrants had trouble adjusting because American’s would manipulate their name

7. Conclusion All immigrants had to deal with being a minority and that was hard on their identity Slaves were totally stripped of their identity Chinese, African, and 1950s immigrants all had a rough transition that was harder to live through than if they were back home

8. Picture Citations http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/chinese-canadians/index- e.html http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/chinese-canadians/index- e.html http://socialistworker.org/2010/05/06/why-gates-is-wrong- on-reparations http://socialistworker.org/2010/05/06/why-gates-is-wrong- on-reparations http://storycorps.org/?s=immigration