Assimilation
Here we are in America!
We must try to become
more American.
The process of an
immigrant becoming
more American by
giving up their old
customs in order to
be accepted
Chinese
Exclusion Act
No Chinese
Immigrants for
the next 10 yrs!
1882 law that
banned Chinese
immigrants for
10 years,along
with criminals
Diversity
Many different
cultures existing
together in one
society
Cultural
Pluralism
Idea that Americans
share common beliefs
(democracy), but still
have their own
distinct ethnic beliefs
(Salad Bowl Theory)
Custom
A practice
followed by
people that has
developed into a
tradition.
Discrimination
www.lulac.org
To deny the
rights of others
based on religion,
sex, race, or
other
characteristics
Ellis Island
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www.latinamericanstudies.org/ellis-island.htm
Place in New York
Harbor where
immigrants landed
and were
inspected before
entering the U.S.
Ethnic
Describes a group of
people with similar
characteristics, such
as religion, race, or
nationality
Ethnocentrism
My country is the best!
Your country is so behind
mine. We are number
one!
The belief that
one’s group is
the best or
superior
Gentlemen’s
Agreement
No
Japanese
Immigrants
A 1907 agreement
between Japan & the
U.S. to limit
Japanese immigration
to the U.S.
Ghetto
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An urban area that
usually houses
people of a similar
culture
Push
Factors
Conditions that
drive people from
their homeland
Pull
Factors
Something that
attracts people to
another country
Melting Pot
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Theory that immigrant
gradually blend into a
single, new American
culture…which is made
up of the best parts
of foreign cultures
Nativism
Native
born
Americans
only!!!!
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U.S. policy that
favors native born
Americans over
immigrants
New
Immigration
www.northendboston.com
Largest wave of
immigrants (1890s1920s) that came
from central and
eastern Europe
Old
Immigration
Come to the
U.S. for land!
www.everyculture.com
Early wave of
immigrants (18401890s) from
Northwest Europe
Acculturation
Attention
Recent
Immigrants!
English
classes
tonight!
The process of an
immigrant trying to
fit into American
culture.
(go to school, learn
the language, etc..)
Quota
The United
States will
only accept
1 million
immigrants
this year.
www.johndclare.net
A number set
that allows only
so many
immigrants into
the country
Citizenship
The status of
being a citizen,
with all of it’s
rights and duties