Immigration Museum History

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new wave of immigration hit the United States. These new immigrants typically came from different cultural backgrounds than the “original” immigrants to the United States (the English, Dutch, French, etc). American nativist groups vehemently opposed free, unrestricted immigration because they viewed new immigrants as an inferior race, a threat to American culture, and the root of most of society’s problems. New immigrants were viewed as inferior because the majority of them hailed from non-anglo-saxon countries, and many were of a different denomination or different religion altogether. Nativists also viewed these new immigrants as a threat to American culture because of their lack of English-speaking skills and different cultural practices brought from their homelands. Another

Throughout the history of the United States immigration has become apart of our country’s fabric which, began centuries ago. Only to become a hot topic in the US in recent years with its primary focus being illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration is when people enter a country without government permission. As of 2008 the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that there are 11 million illegal immigrants in the US which is down from 2007‘s 12.5 million people. Although the Center for Immigration Studies estimates are very different from other estimates that range from 7 to 20 million. While the Pew Hispanic Center estimated in March of 2009 there are 11.1 million illegal immigrants and that number is from March 2007’s peak of 12

The museum focuses on teaching and making visitors aware of the local culture that once was. Its main exhibits are farming tools and items you would see and use on a working

Correspondence should be addressed to Calli N. Morrison and Constance R. Tullis, School of Social Work, Ross Hall, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204.

In conclusion, I found my visit to both the Koori Heritage Trust and the Bunjilaka exhibition at the Melbourne Museum to be an overall good experience. I found the collection of artifacts at the Trust such as the eel trap and

The earliest record of immigration policy in the United States is from 1790, when the Naturalization Act of 1790 was put into effect, in which it “establish[ed] a uniform rule of naturalization and a two year residency requirement for aliens who are ‘free white persons’ of ‘good moral character’” (“Timeline,” web). The United States of America is a country that gives value to hard work and freedom. Two hundred and forty years ago, in July, our nation was founded by “radicals” who immigrated by crossing the Atlantic while looking for the liberty to govern themselves and find a better lifestyle in which they could have control over their economic, religious, and educational decisions. Throughout the history of the United States, there has been many important milestones regarding the immigrants rights movement. Starting with the thirteen colonies, and later the industrial revolution, and the ones most of us are familiar with such as the 1986 amnesty passed by President Ronald Reagan and the DACA policy put into place by President Barack Obama through his executive power. There have been many leaders, many protests, and many organizations both pro-immigration and anti-immigration. However, in the current stage of the immigrants rights movement, one of the most important organizations that support and fight for the movement is United We Dream, the largest youth led organization in the country.

At the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, students are able to encounter a variety of materials related to convict history, experiences of being transported and living in the new colony. Built on the site of Australia’s first government house, the Museum of Sydney provides students with further contextual insight and material for learning activities. Students can listen to the personal stories of Aboriginal women, look at models of first fleet ships and paintings. Students can go to various exhibits such as the Gadigal Place gallery that showcases traditional and contemporary artworks and artefacts by Aboriginal artists that reflect themes such as the Aboriginal people’s spiritual connection with the land and the impact of first

After visiting the Museum of Social Justice, I became extremely excited about the exhibit we will be putting together over the next few weeks. Although the space is smaller than a lot of museums I have been to in the past, I would still like to use the space to tell a story, much like many other museums do. I would like our exhibit to tell the story of undocumented students from their arrival to the United States and be a sort of journey for spectators as they follow their encounters in court, with ICE, police officers and finally, the exhibit would end with the current politics and propaganda on immigration that guides the current presidential hopefuls. This would provide visitors with both a social and political context to guide them as they

3. One of the first things people do when entering the museum is watch a short film about Steinbeck's life. Then they can view a statue of him and there are also six main galleries to look at. The galleries are based on different periods in Steinbeck's life.

Walking through the city I note a large number of people from differing backgrounds. I walk past multiple exotic restaurants.

Immigration history provides understanding of the geographic location of each ethnic-race group and the interracial and interethnic marriages of each group. Detailed Hispanic and Asian ethnic-race groups have different histories that contributes to their geographic locations. By looking at different geographic locations for detailed groups, we can assess the percentages of those locations having homogenous households or diverse household and determine whether living close to people of the same ethnic-race group influences their household composition. We are considering intermarriages for each detailed group because intermarriage will automatically make the household not homogenous. There are three detailed Hispanic origins that have different

This research essay of inquiry seeks to address the focus question; how does their individual story of migration reflect wider trends in the meta-narrative of Australian migration? I will be analyzing and evaluating this question, through focusing on the migration pattern of my great-grandmother, Doris Dastion/Edwards/Blumke. I specifically chose to analyse the migration patterns of Doris Blumke, primarily because my grandfather (Eric Blumke) was very close to his mother, Doris. As a child, I was exposed to many fanciful tales of my great-grandmother and my grandfather’s stories about what is like living in Kingaroy, Queensland. The wealth of knowledge, from my grandfather’s tales from his youth and the photographs of his parents, Frank and

The international immigrations before WWII were mainly man. With the accelerating of globalization, more and more women immigrant to other countries. The industrialized revolution reduced the requirement of force. Female labor immigrations are becoming more and more welcome since they are easier to manage and cheaper to hire. The increase demand of cleaner and maid (Cox 4) also increase the demand of female immigrations. However, women migrants are suffering low payment, unstable job and they are still considered as affiliated, despite the fact that women migrants plays more and more important roles in globalization.

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." This is the quote on the Statue of Liberty, which greets hundreds of immigrants as they come into the United States. Many people have made the long, tiring journey from their home country to ours, and they still do today. People immigrate, but what does the word "immigrate" even mean? To immigrate is to leave one 's country to come leave in another. As a result of the vast amount of people who immigrate to the U.S, it is often referred to as the "melting pot of the world." A melting pot refers to a society where many different people blend together as one, which perfectly describes America. Different groups of immigrants came to the United States as a result of various push and pull factors. However, America reacted negatively to these immigrants.

During the course of her fieldwork she studied the discourse (what people say), the practice (what people do) and the experience. For doing her study discourse she conducted a visitor survey for the museum service of fifty visitors. In her questionnaire she asked about visitors’ demographics, the experiences of museums’ visiting in general, as well as elicited visitors’ attitudes. She further combined her data with already existing secondary data, such as visitor statistics and comment forms that helped to compare her future data of prevalent attitudes and establish the main informants for future interviews. From these initial surveys she distinguished various demographics of Croydon inhabitants, such as class, gender, ethnicity, life-style choices and sexuality that she made sure to include in her research. Following established goal Anat Hecht gained access to eighteen visitor households, six households from three main demographic localities of Croydon. Anat Hecht also established lasting relationships with fifteen staff informants, with librarians, security staff, cleaners, as well as museums’ front and back gallery professionals. These two different groups of informants and the comparison of what they say and do helped the researcher to understand and deepen her studied subject. Anat Hecht confessed her difficulties in establishing rapport with her respondents. The reason for it was that the first contact was made in the museum setting that is why her informants