1. Immigration in the United States of America

2. Ethnicity and Nationality Eastern and Southern Europeans 1890s Italians, Greeks, Russians, Polish

3. Why America? Why migration? Economic, Political, Religious, Military “ Crowds everywhere, ill smelling bunks, uninviting washrooms…the odors of scattered orange peelings, tobacco, garlic and disinfectants meeting but not blending…” -Clergyman who posed as in immigrant to write book on immigration conditions

4. Ellis and Angel Island

5. 1 out of every 5 immigrants marked

6. Assimilation English language Marketable skills or $$$ Members of own ethnic group

7. Asian Immigration China: Mid 1800s –Severe unemployment –Poverty –Gold rush –Demand for railroad workers Japan: 1900-1910 –Industrial economy and empire –Disrupt economy and time honored traditions

8. Nativism