AMH 2097 Paper 2

Joseph Healey’s “From Immigrants to White Ethnics” is a generalized comparison between the varying groups of individuals that accompanied the colossal waves of immigration to the United States from Europe in the nineteenth century. Immigration to this country resulted from a number of reason such as religious persecution, individuals seeking to find employment after industrialization in their home countries limited their livelihood, and political oppositions to name a few. On arrival the immigrants knew immediately they were of the subordinate group and faced “discrimination and prejudice” (Healey, 2012, p. 54), although some more so than others. Among the first immigrants to arrive in the United States were Northern and Western European citizens. Unlike the immigrants from Ireland and Southern and Eastern Europe that chose the United States for their new homeland these individuals were probably the most accepted by the majority, even if considered just nominally superior to the others. Included in this group were the “English, Germans, Norwegians, Swedes, Welsh, French, Dutch and Danes” (Healey, 2012, p. 56). This acceptance was due in part to the similarities that the dominate group held as ideals such as their religion, along with cultural values and characteristics. If the Northern and Western Europeans found acceptance difficult, individuals from Ireland and the Europeans from the south and east had an even more traumatic experience. Whereas the more accepted group had

The book, “The Irish Way” by James R. Barrett is a masterpiece written to describe the life of Irish immigrants who went to start new lives in America after conditions at home became un-accommodative. Widespread insecurity, callous English colonizers and the ghost of great famine still lingering on and on in their lives, made this ethnic group be convinced that home was longer a home anymore. They descended in United States of America in large numbers. James R. Barrett in his book notes that these people were the first group of immigrants to settle in America. According to him, there were a number of several ethnic groups that have arrived in America. It was, however, the mass exodus of Irish people during and after the great

two major tribes were the Ostrogoth’s and the Lombard’s where power shifted several times, And the

With the objective to craft a policy package that would guarantee certainty in sentencing and controlling corrections costs while protecting and improving public safety, the task force forwarded its outcomes and 19 policy recommendations to the Mississippi Legislature in December 2013. The approvals for House Bill 585 were signed into legislation and introduced to prevent the anticipated prison growth over the next 10 years. By saving Mississippi taxpayers $266 million in operating costs while safely reducing the prison population below current levels, a successful probation and parole intervention was executed. The law also allowed the reallocation of The Department of Corrections transition from prisons

The United States saw an influx of Irish immigrants due to the Great Famine (potatoes) in Ireland.

Many of these immigrants came to the new world for the same reasons as colonial Englishmen, in search of a better life or religious freedoms. Many of them numbered among artisans and skilled laborers. Mainly the immigrants were Deutsch (German) or Scots-Irish, but their were also a fair number of Swiss, Welsh, Swedes, French, and Jewish immigrants. These groups were not always treated. Although, in--Quaker run--Pennsylvania newcomers were guaranteed a fair chance, other regions were not as hospitable and it became commonplace for immigrants to be treated as second class

Germans were generally more educated than other immigrants, especially Americans, leading them to oppose slavery

At the time of the Spanish American War the United States went from relative isolation to increased global involvement because of 1. The spirit of the American people captured by the idea of the frontier and, 2. The belief it was the duty of America to maintain peace of all nations. The consequences of this increased global involvement on American Society was 3. The clashing views of the imperialist and anti-imperialist parties.

Before the notorious potato famine, many European immigrants moved across the Atlantic Ocean to America in hopes of a more trouble free lifestyle. For instance, Irish immigrants looked at America to offer a higher standard of living. It became difficult for Irish immigrants that passed through the gates of Ellis Island. Like every group that came to America immigrants were looked down upon, in the face of discrimination, immigrants has been tested to the American

Up until the end of World War I, Germans living in the United States were considered to be a well-integrated and an esteemed part of society. They would not receive any hate or discrimination from fellow Americans. They also made and maintained many groups, these could be anything

According to the German Historical Institute, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, German Americans had to deal with rejection, abuse, and discrimination after World War I. There was an anti-German sentiment in America and it grew stronger after rumors went around that German troops were hurting Belgian civilians. Eventually bans were put on the use of the German language in schools, libraries, and religious services. German societies, musical organizations, theaters, and the German language press were all shut down. This shows Germans were not accepted in America because the fact that German organizations were shut down shows major discrimination and rejection.

The German immigrants made up most of the immigrants between 1820 and 1860. Most of the Germans traveled to America for economic

     America, and what they faced after they landed on our shores. We will begin with the German immigrants who arrived after 1800. After 1800, Germans still poured into the United States, but for different reasons than previous generations. Modernization and population growth forced many Germans from their respective family businesses. In the United States, most Germans lived in the countryside. Large numbers could be found in the Midwest and Texas. Most of the West Coast farmers would sacrifice fertile land for a closer location to other Germans. They would cluster together to form communities not unlike the Chinatowns.

Finally, the author then shares his personal experience with being part of WASP, he explains that it is difficult to keep up with WASP’s principles, and if they do, they face backlash from the government. But if the goal of the author is to receive some sort of understanding from minority groups, that will be nearly impossible. Minority groups have also faced backlash from not only the government, but from the rest of society as well. Overall, I understand where the author is coming from and he made some valid statements, but the discrimination that minority groups have faced can never be justified, thus making it difficult for them to change their perception on WASP, a dominant social group made up of powerful white

Prior to the 1940’s mass migration, about 60,000 immigrants came to America each year. More important than the numbers of immigrants coming into the country was the change in ethnic composition. Previously, the vast majority of immigrants originated from England. Although, during these two decades, over one-and-a-half million Irish came and almost as many Germans followed (A. Thomas Bailey, The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. 3rd ed. Boston: D.C. Heath & Co., 1966. p324). The reaction of the English settlers to these newcomers was a perfect example of the hostile attitude that people display against outsiders. At that time when the first Irish settle in the new country they were looked as the bottom of the social scale, working as unskilled laborers and domestic servants, and some cases living in inhumane conditions. Furthermore, the Irish, like today's Hispanics, were accused of stealing American jobs and blamed in part for some of the economical problem the nation had at the time. This fear and resentment of the English-American towards the new comers especially the Iris led to a movement a racial profiling inspired by xenophobia.