Asian Immigrants Coming To The United States

 The United States was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, but during an immigration boom in the late 1890s and early 1900s, Asians and Europeans faced discrimination and violence because of their difference in language, appearance, and religion. People came to America from all over the world to experience the wealth and prosperity that was associated with this great country, but certain ethnicities were excluded from the hope and freedom they were promised by the forefathers. When coming through California, Asians faced with hardships and trials that caused them to return to their country and sometimes to end

Millions of immigrants over the previous centuries have shaped the United States of America into what it is today. America is known as a “melting pot”, a multicultural country that welcomes and is home to an array of every ethnic and cultural background imaginable. We are a place of opportunity, offering homes and jobs and new economic gains to anyone who should want it. However, America was not always such a “come one, come all” kind of country. The large numbers of immigrants that came during the nineteenth century angered many of the American natives and lead to them to blame the lack of jobs and low wages on the immigrants, especially the Asian communities. This resentment lead to the discrimination and legal exclusion of immigrants,

Bowles states “Latinos increased their population by roughly 33 percent, to just over 30 million people in the United States. Asian Americans grew at an even faster percentage, reaching more than 10 million (Immigration in the 1990s, para. 1). As in the past, many immigrants are not welcome by the community in which they chose to settle, many do not yet speak, read, or write English, and many do not know the language or culture well enough to function effectively outside of their small immigrant

The Chinese immigrant is one of the largest group in the United States. Looking back the history of U.S., most people believe that the first Chinese immigrants came to California during the Gold Rush period. Also, the Chinese community is one of the largest and oldest ethnic group of Asian Americans. Some researchers consider the history of ethnic Chinese in Southern California relates to three periods. In my opinion, I would like to say that there are four major waves which the first wave begins in the 19th century, the second wave occurs in the 1940s to 1980s, the third wave happens during the 1980s, and the last wave arises in a recent decade year.

The environments in which these to movements of immigration have created labels for these immigrants. In Central and South America, the violence that is shown and the violence that is brought near the borders of the United States creates a root of censorship. Hispanics are therefore considered rapists, murders, and thieves among the United States’ society. The positive influences of the Hispanic culture are not taken in account. The ability to create vast social structures and be the hammer of the United States is not presented. Nevertheless, Asians are based upon their development of the latest medicine, technology, and innovations. These immigrants are considered to be a positive influence in the United States, in which it hoped to be a valuable asset. Asians are recognized as regular immigrants and regular people while Hispanics are considered to be illegal and with a lower value. Hispanics are also being blamed for the decrease of job employment in which is simply not the real purpose. “Asians are expected to outnumber Hispanics, making up 38 percent of all immigrants” (Escobar para.3). The increase of Asian population in the United States means that there is a higher probability of Asians stealing jobs from American rather than the slow decreasing Hispanic migration. There is a limit of Asian immigration that is being presented in the media, which is by far not

The label Asian-American represents over 40 different subgroups, with each having their own customs, values, and languages. Very rarely does one stop and think of the diversity that the label Asian-American represents. It can sometimes be easy to fall into the practice of believing that all Asian-Americans are the same, unless of course you deal with a variety of different ethnicities

The United States constructed the notion of race to divide the various groups. Race divides people and categorizes various groups based on physical differences such as the color of skin. However, there are far fewer physical differences between than there are similarities. The racial division of people ultimately leads to inequalities among the various groups created as a result of the social construction of race. Whites received the most privileges, while minority groups including Mexicans Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans received lesser privileges. This can be seen in legal policy, such as the Naturalization Law of 1790 when Whites could obtain citizenship while other groups could not obtain citizenship. The United States

Day in and day out many immigrants enter the United States of America in search of greener pastures. This greener pasture includes higher educational prospects and lucrative jobs. However, life usually does not turn out as many of them usually anticipate. The expectation they usually have prior to their entry to the United States is partly due to the all rosary and nice things they hear about America. They hear such nice things from the media and also from diaspora’s who return from America to their homeland who usually don’t share their entire experiences with them. There have been quite a number of reports and research findings that outline the various challenges that are faced by immigrants in America. I personally share some of these issues as an international student in a foreign country. Prior to coming to Metropolitan State University, I had colleagues who told me about the school and their excellent environments that facilitate learning. Also other friends who were in America made me aware of the opportunity to work alongside schooling which made me more interested as I needed financial aid. With all these palatable information in mind, I did apply for the school and even though the tuition fee was quite expensive considering my socio economic background, I did apply having the mindset of working to meet up certain financial needs. Upon arrival in America, I realized that I was given a fraction of the entire picture. I wasn't allowed to work outside of campus,

Asian Americans with no other ancestry comprise 4.8% of the U.S. population while people who are Asian alone or combined with at least one other race make up 5.6%

In the 1850s, Chinese workers migrated to the United States for job opportunities, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. Most of the Chinese workers had more than one job because what they were facing such as financially. Chinese immigrants were particularly talented in building railroads in the American west, and as Chinese laborers became successful in the United States, a number of them left their jobs and became entrepreneurs in their own right as they knew they were talented and clever enough so they decided to take it to their own hand. As the numbers of Chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-Chinese sentiment among other workers in the

America is considered a melting pot of different ethnic groups. By today's standard, "American culture" is the result of a variety of races integrating their own cultural beliefs into American society. Throughout the years, the United States has seen a massive increase of people migrating from Asian countries; "they make up 3.6 percent of the U.S. population, a 199 percent increase from 1980 when they constituted only 1.5 percent of the population" (Ng). Like other immigrants, Asians come here in order to seek a better life and experience civil liberties. According to statistics, "Filipino Americans today make up the second largest Asian Pacific American (APA) group in the country" (Aquino). Filipinos alongside other Asians have

The opportunities of racial minorities such as the Chinese or African Americans different from those of European immigrants because diversity played a big role in the quality of urban setting. When the industrial revolution happen a lot of immigrant were in search for better economic opportunity, so as Chinese left their home countries due to poverty and famine, cities were the first place they settle down in, making their way to the US they had great opportunity, from owning their own business, opportunity to socialize, opportunity of establishing rotating lending pools, and one of the thing was that they were able to support one another. Moreover, like the Chinese immigrant, European immigrant were also in such for better economic opportunity and religious freedom. Compared to Chinese and African American immigrants, European immigrant had better opportunities for example, European immigrants were considerably older, had higher household incomes, and they were more educated though they were less likely to participate in the labor force. If they did participate in the labor force, they participate at a lower rate than the overall immigrants. A big difference in opportunities that European immigrant had from other immigrants was that you would see them take employment in management, business, science, and arts occupations and they would less likely be employed in occupation such as natural resources, construction, maintenance occupations, production, transportation, and

Furthermore, South-Asian American presence began to flourish in America within the 1800s, and today South Asians are one of the fastest growing immigrant groups in the United States ("An Introduction To South Asian American History").The countries: India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, and Afghanistan constitute the South Asian region. Although today Asian American communities are fast growing, they have endured many struggles

The Asian American immigrants are part of the ethnic and racial groups in the United States who lives in the continent of Asia. Asian have lived in the United States for a long time. Throughout the history, Asian Americans have encountered segragation and discrimination during the periods of changes in demographics, economic recession, and war. They have been discriminated by school policies and practices due to beign different. Paul Spickard (2007) has said that Asian Americans was an idea invented in the 1960s to bring together Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino Americans for political purposes. Later, other

     America is considered a melting pot of different ethnic groups. By today’s standard, “American culture” is the result of a variety of races integrating their own cultural beliefs into American society. Throughout the years, the United States has seen a massive increase of people migrating from Asian countries; “they make up 3.6 percent of the U.S. population, a 199 percent increase from 1980 when they constituted only 1.5 percent of the population” (Ng). Like other immigrants, Asians come here in order to seek a better life and experience civil liberties. According to statistics, “Filipino Americans today make up the second largest Asian Pacific American (APA) group in the country” (Aquino). Filipinos alongside