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…and not de-Americanized, average citizens of the old stock." The Klan was into keeping everything the same, fearing that some job opportunities would be taken by immigrants, and that immigrants would overthrow the American way of life. Therefore they expressed…

…and started working in the United States. I can imagine how horrible life was for Chinese immigrant workers at the time. As a group, they made up a large proportion of the Railroad workers. They were forced to work on the most difficult parts of the railroad…

…. This can be seen in two of the Peter Skrzynecki's poems in the core text 'Immigrant Chronicles'. The poems 'Crossing the Red Sea' and 'Feliks Skzrynecki' significantly convey the meaning of journeys. The poems with an internet article titled 'Journeys: A Cycle…

…Ever since the birth of the Untied States in 1776, the nation has attracted immigrants from all over the world. To the oppressed and poor of many countries America represents the land where dreams of Horatio Alger myths came true. To these people…

…of these cities, examining where these minority groups cluster, and observing the patterns of segregation. In addition, my thesis examines how enclaves are a result of the racism and exclusionary practices, coupled with immigrants' needs to establish a familiar…

…Struggle for Heritage The issue of immigrants conforming to their new country's lifestyles and laws has always been debated. When a person or family first arrives in a new country, it is a hard decision whether he or she should adapt and become like…

…Rush, thousands of Americans from the East, began to have nativists attitudes. Also non- American whites, who had suffered from Eastern nativism, attacked the Chinese in order to elevate their status. Many Chinese immigrants faced…

…of the two regions were very different, mainly in demographics and the incentives of the immigrants and religion. In the New England area, the early populations was mostly comprised of families with children and servants. This brought to the New World skilled…

…, p.176). <Tab/>The Blauner hypothesis, analyzed in his book Racial Oppression in America (1972), identifies two other types of contact situations, colonization and immigration. Blauner's hypothesis states "minority groups created…

…inferior people were kept down at a suitable level. By relating the story of a group of honest, hardworking immigrants who are destroyed by corruption and evil, Sinclair tries to rebut the idea of Social Darwinism, implying that those who succeed…