HIST BC 2567x Lecture 6: American women in 20th Day 6
6 Oct 2016
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Topic today = immigration: showed image of new york times ad from may 10, 1859 - no irish need apply at end of ad seeking contractors. Immigration suggests voluntary movement, coming into a country that is foreign to you. In 20th century - migration of people of african descent from caribbean, other places. But also excluded from rights and privileges of citizenship: process of racialization of immigration, european immigrants - british, irish, etc, some of immigrants had an anti-catholic sentiment, often directed at irish ( no. Irish allowed / need apply ); irish were racialized in 19th century, not considered in same category as white americans. ****very construct of race is a social construct - there is nothing biological or inherent about racial differences ***: west coast - asian immigration; faced racial discrimination, social isolation - All marked them as different and inferior: many came through ellis island. Showed a photo of 1907, officials examining jewish immigrants, ellis.
