American Indian Immigration

Between the 1880 and 1924, the U.S economy experienced rapid industrialization and urbanization and received over 20 million of immigrants. The majority of immigrants were from Europe and Asia. The government was silent about the increase of immigrants from Europe but it wasn’t the case for immigrants from Asia. The Chinese immigration Act signed in 1882 aimed to stop Chinese immigration and barred Chinese immigrants to become citizen (Tichenor 2002, 88). American native-born were strongly opposed to the presence of immigrants because they believed that they were

Chapter one of the The Contemporary Asian American Experience: Beyond the Model Minority, provides a great overview of the Asian American immigration history to U.S. and the aspects leading to the arrival of refugees from Asian countries. Since the early 1800s, hundreds of thousands of Asians have been migrating to America. As with many other immigrants, they were viewed as low class workers. Asian immigrants had very dangerous and low paid jobs that the majority of whites did not want to do. As a result, many white employers took advantage and exploited them. What strikes me the most is that Asian Americans participated in very important jobs but they were not recognized for their crucial contribution to the prosperity of the United States.

She explains her thesis by stating “Others who write stories of migration often talk of arrival at a new place as a loss of communal memory and the erosion of an original culture. I want to talk of arrival as a gain,” (360). The key points of the text include Mukherjee describing her transition between Calcutta and the United States, and what it means to be and American and how culture influences that aspect. The information in the text is significant; the people of America are a part of a melting pot, sometimes it is hard for them to find the distinction between American culture and their own. The information in Mukherjee’s story is clear and specific, unbiased, and is relevant to the purpose of the story. I believe Mukherjee has achieved her purpose of informing her audience about cultural differences; she presents certain strengths and weaknesses within the text.

During the period between 1850 and 1900, there were conflicting ideas toward Native Americans. There were two contradictory impulses that were designed to fight “the Indian problem”; one desire was to commit violence upon Native Americans, including massacre, rape, and forced removal, and another was a paternalistic approach of forced assimilation. Many, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs, adopted an assimilation policy, especially through the creation of Native American boarding schools. Their policy was to “kill the Indian, save the man,” to eradicate all Indian cultures and force them into white American life. However, happening during the same time as this policy, many people had the goal of murdering Indians, examples including the

Over time many factors have been a part of molding the immigration policy that we know and hold true to. Not just one argument caused the view we see threw when pondering immigration, but many have settled their opinions into our policy. One of the many arguments used was the argument against the Chinese and how they were so-called dangerous. Horace Davis states, “The experience of other nations who have permitted Chinese immigration and showed you that wherever it has been allowed the same unvarying features mark their presence, and that after centuries of contact with other people in the islands of the East Indies their race peculiarities are just distinct as they are today in California; so that our only hope lies in a law restricting their

During the beginning of the time period between 1882 and 2000, the United States policies towards immigration and naturalization became more and more restrictive due to American’s fear of competition with immigrants for jobs and their buildup of racism towards those immigrants. Chinese immigrants were the first

The author believes the Indian New Deal will provide the Indians with new found benefits, many of which had been taken away from them by the government. The greatest benefit that the Indian New Deal would bring is the restoration of land. The Indians have been removed from their homes without a real excuse, and having their land back would be great. The New Deal would also prohibit the selling of land, making “Indian-owned land into tribal or community ownership”. With their land back the Indians would also free themselves from the suppression of their religious and social customs. This would all result in the benefit of self-government for the Indians with federal supervision, and if they prove being capable of self-government it could lead advancements in citizenship and their rights.

Caused the Indian population to move to the Indian Territories (Oklahoma). Indirectly caused almost 12.5% of the Indians to die while they were migrating to the West. Caused the Indians to lose their valuable lands and lose their houses,crops, and location that had a spiritual significance to them.The Indians were being pressured from both state and federal government which caused many conflicts with the Indians and started the Seminole war, and the Supreme court case of Nations vs Georgia, and Worcestor vs Georgia. This also caused many Christian missionaries to protest since many were teaching these Indians about the Christian religion. Allowed the Americans to obtain valuable Indian lands, and settle

How Federal Indian policy impacted Native Americans, their economic independence, and their way of life during the latter half of the 1800s's. The white settlers wanted to conquer Indian Territory and railroads started into Indian lands. Ranchers, farmers, and more motivated disadvantaged Native Americans of their broken treaties and force them to move to a new territory. The reservation system and the government policy to Americanize Native Americans. Wardship and Reform, because the tribes moved to reservations to finding federal policies lacking to meet their needs. Of course by “changed their age-old cultural and subsistence practices and chained them to a life of poverty and isolation”. And to consider to destroy the reservation system

There alot of romanticized assumptions on this thread. There is no conclusive evidence that the colonists assimilated with the Native tribes. This evidence along with oral history is very problematic. First one would have to re examine known history as well as look through the understanding of both the tribes and the colonists.

During their time rehabilitating there were some things to iron out, such as the struggles of fitting in, within both the short story and the forced assimilation of American Indians. While American Indians were in school teachers had wanted knowledge to be an Indian’s best weapon. Teachers thought that having the power of knowledge would help them get better jobs furthermore helping them adapt. Meanwhile at St. Lucy’s the girls were treated with rules gradually developing as the girls moved from stage to stage. Within each stage of the girl’s training there was a visible reaction for most girls, this gradual development would better prepare the girls for the outside world. Back with the American Indians, which had to get their haircut and

The American Indian Movement or “AIM” is a civil rights organization founded in 1968 to encourage determination among Native Americans and establish international recognition of their treaty rights. The movement was all about peace and standing up for civil rights in the Native Americans own way. Native Americans were not given adequate housing, people without electricity and plumbing. According to Bill Means, the money was not properly being used for healthcare and education for the Native Americans.

From the time the first colonies were settled in America, relations between the Native American Indians and white settlers ranged from respected friends to hated enemies. Into the 1800s, Americans who were still in competition with the Indians for land and resources considered them to be uncivilized and barbaric. But many Americans admired the Indians and valued their contributions to American history and culture. These people hoped that with time the Indians could be peaceably assimilated into American society.

“No, I am not the guilty one here and should be called a criminal. The white race of American is the criminal for the destructions of our lands and my people.” Leonard Peltier is an imprisoned Native American who is considered by Amnesty International and the National Congress of American Indians, a “political prisoner” who should be “immediately and unconditionally released.” Leonard Peltier was a leading member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) an activist group and an organization, which seek to encourage and defend Native American Indian rights during a period of intense conflicts in the 1970s. On June 26, 1975, a confrontation involving AIM members and FBI agents occurred that led to the death of two federal officers Ronald Williams and Jack Coler. On June 1, 1977 Leonard Peltier was sentenced to two life terms for the deaths of two FBI agents. To this day, the Peltier case has been saturated in secrecy. Although he never denies he was there when the shooting happened, he always insists he never killed the FBI agents.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 26.6 % of single race American Indians and Alaska Natives were living in poverty in 2015, the highest rate of any race group (American Indians By The Number). This statistic is even more surprising when informed the Indian Reservations are managed by the Federal Government. The Indian Removal Act, Federal Trust Doctrine and Reservation Period played a major role in current Native American economics. These historical policies were designed over 200 years ago to prevent Native American prosperity and they need to be eliminated.