Immigration And Migration During The Vietnam War

Immigration has existed around the world for centuries, decades, and included hundreds of cultures. Tired of poverty, a lack of opportunities, unequal treatment, political corruption, and lacking any choice, many decided to emigrate from their country of birth to seek new opportunities and a new and better life in another country, to settle a future for their families, to work hard and earn a place in life. As the nation of the opportunities, land of the dreams, and because of its foundation of a better, more equal world for all, the United States of America has been a point of hope for many of those people. A lot of nationals around the world have ended their research for a place to call home in the United States of America. By analyzing

At the conclusion of the Gilded Age America began to move into the Progressive Era. Immigration during this era was exploding with significant differences from the initial mass immigration before and during the Gilded Age. The social issues centered on race, origin of homeland, social status, culture differences, and religion. Not all immigrants were treated the same or offered the same opportunities. The viewpoints of a European immigrant from Ireland, Italy, Germany, England, or France is very different than an Asian immigrant from China or Japan. Here are two reflections; one from a white first generation European and one of a first generation Asian Immigrant.

Immigration in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s is much different than today, especially of what country they are coming from. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s most immigrants came from Europe, and a few came from Mexico and Cuba. In the late 1800s and early 1900’s, individuals in numerous parts of the world chose to leave their homes and move to the United States of America. Fleeing yield disappointment, get and work deficiencies, rising expenses, and starvation. Numerous immigrants went to the United States of America, since it was seen as the place that is known for financing open door. Others came looking for individual opportunity or alleviation from political and religious mistreatment. With trust in a brighter future, almost 12 million migrants touched base in the United States somewhere around 1870 and 1900. Amid the 1870s and 1880s, by far most of these individuals were from Germany, Ireland, and Britain - the main wellsprings of movement before the Common War. That would change definitely in

During 1910-1970 the great migration was taking place, which was the movement of southern African American’s to the north/northern cities. The great migration was an event that seemed as if it was unstoppable and that it was going to happen. In the South African American’s faced racial discrimination, sharecropping, bad working conditions, low wages, racial segregation and political detriments. Everything in the north was better than the south. The north offered blacks, less discrimination, job opportunities, higher wages and a better standard of living overall. The great migration led to the improvement of the conditions for African American’s in America.

During the years between 1882 and 2000, immigration and naturalization were always important issues for the United States. The United States’ stance on its policies and laws towards immigrants and their naturalization saw drastic changes during this time period, which reasons ranges from American’s experience with the immigrants and the nation’s changing relationship with other countries. During the beginning of the time period between 1882 and 2000, the United States took a restrictive approach on its immigration policies and naturalization law, mainly because of American’s fear of job competition with the immigrants, and also because of their racism. However, the change in relationships between United States and other nations during World War II marked the turning point of the nation’s approach on those policies and laws, where the United States slowly began to reopen its door of immigration. And in the late 20th century, the United States continued its approach on open immigration policies and naturalization laws that began during World War II due to the same reason, but at the same time the nation also passed restrictive policies towards undocumented immigrants.

The idea of immigration to America has been an extremely important part of the history of the country for hundreds of years. Some of the original immigrants to America were the settlers in 1607, when a group of men from England started a colony admits the swamplands of current day Virginia. Several years later in 1620, a group of puritans known as the Pilgrims also made their way to America to start a new life. Since then, millions have traveled across the ocean in hope of a new life and future in what is known as “The Land of the Free.” Just like much of the eastern side of the country, the immigration of Europeans to America played a very important role in the history of Michigan as well. It is through these immigrants that the religion,

The Wisconsin Glaciation had effected Minnesota heavily, like it formed moraines that cover many different counties. The glacier also left lakes and drumlins. This glaciation was the most recent Glaciation in Minnesota, it still happened tens of thousands of years ago.

Australia before the Vietnam war, was upholding the ‘White Australian Policy’. The government was always trying to keep the majority of Australia ‘white’. This meant they denied access to non-English speaking people that were trying to settle in Australia. People that were allowed to enter had to complete a fifty english word dictation test (The Immigration Restriction Act 1901).

In the U.S.’ growing population, not only are the number of Americans growing each day, but also the number of illegal aliens. While immigrants brought a mass variety of races and culture to the U.S., only recently has it become a bigger, more illegal problem. Change needs to happen with this problem for it is illegal and the country knows what is happening. While immigration has been with the U.S. from the very beginning, it’s becoming worse with every year.

The progression of immigration began in the late 1870’s because of the yearning to “escape poverty and oppressions in their homeland” (Brinkley 411). For example, Irish immigrants migrated into the United

In my household, my parents are the first ones who came to the U.S. They came here 21 years ago, so they were not here during the larger national events in our past. Thus, for my family history paper I will be concentrating on a family friend of ours who lives in Oregon. She and her husband came from India to the U.S as immigrants in 1968 and have been living in the U.S for the past 49 years, moving here for job reasons.

The immigration and migration of people has contributed to the American Identity and changed american history in three distinct periods. These periods included the pre-civil war period, civil war/industrialization era, and the 20th century. Each of these periods had a significant impact on american history in both positive and troubling ways.

Minnesota has a young history. The University of Minnesota wants to demolish one the biggest impacts in the economy in Minnesota. This would be the Electric Steel Elevator. It had an enormous important to Minnesota’s milling industry and should be saved. Here are some reasons why.

During the 1920’s the United States really became a country of immigrants, even though not everyone was on board. In this time we saw immigration numbers that would far exceed the decades that would come after it and only to be surpasses by the decade that came before in a 40 year span. Almost 4.3 million people came to the US in the 1920’s and they spanned from far and wide to come to the US. Numbers would dip in the coming decades and would not surpass the million mark for at least two decades. These numbers saw drops that would relate to immigrant life and US immigration tactics.

For my family and natural resources paper, I decided to delve deeper into my family’s history and focus on their experience post-Vietnam War following their migration to the United States, particularly on my father’s personal experience considering that natural resources likely had a substantial role in shaping him into the person he is today.