美国社会与文化课程第一章教学PPTChapter 1. A Nation of Immigrants.ppt

Assimilation The British seemed invisible Scandinavians were ridiculed, but experienced less discrimination than other groups. Germans were welcomed and stereotyped at the same time. The Irish suffered many forms of discrimination and were often stereotyped as dirty, lazy and drunken. Anti-foreign agitation in the 1850s and 1860s. The 2nd Wave of Immigration:the “New” Immigrants: 1890-1930 The largest groups were from Eastern and Southern Europe: Italians, Jews, Poles and Hungarians. Many Mexicans, Russians, Czechs, Portuguese, Syrians, Japanese, Filipinos and others also came Changed Situation Religions, languages, manners, and costumes seemed exotic or incomprehensible. Free land was no longer available. Immigration ghettos Restriction on Immigration Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Media coverage of the Chinese Immigration Restriction Policies In the 1920s, Congress passed the National Quota Act. In 1924, The Asian Exclusion Act ended all immigration from Asian nations. In 1929, the National Origins Quota Act went into effect, which remained the legal framework for immigration until 1965. The 3rd Wave: 1965 to Present Asians and Latin Americans: By 1980 four fifths were almost equally divided between Asia and Latin America. In 2002 three quarters of the legally resident foreign-born in the US were Latino (51%) or Asian (24%) Millions of illegal immigrants crossed the borders. Samuel Huntington, Who Are We: The Challenges to America’s National Identity, 2005. Immigrants Being Inspected at Ellis Island Tiger Woods Effect Politically correct Questions for discussion Have the immigrants created a brand new culture with a combination of their diverse traditions and customs? What hold these people together as a nation? For Alex de Tocqueville, it is: The tie of language The respect for law The notion of right The principles of freedom The township system In a word, democracy both as a spirit an