Immigration in the 20th
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Created on February 2, 2022
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Mesrin to NewYork
1917
American dream
Thesis Statement:
What was Immigration to the United States like for immigrants in the 1900’s ?
II/ Adjusting to their new life
The passage
Mesrin, Turkey
Mesrin, Turkey
Ellis Island, New-york
Ships were crowded with thousands of passengers.
Traveling in Europe was often difficult. People sometimes had to walk far distances, carrying their possessions with them
The arrival
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in 1886. It became a famous symbol of America for arriving immigrants.
Passengers in first class often did not have to step foot on Ellis Island. After an onboard medical inspection, they went straight to Manhattan to disembark.
Immigrants carried their possessions all the way from their homeland.
Mothers carried their possessions, as well as their children.
Baggage Room
Immigrants climb the stairs to the registry room
Officials check an immigrant for eye disease.
The registry Room
In the Registry Room, immigrants wait their turn for processing by immigration officials.
Thousands of people were processed daily by immigration officials.
THE MEDICAL EXAM
The chalk symbols used at Ellis Island, and what each symbol meant.
Legal inspection
Officials interview immigrants about their personal history.
Dormitories on Ellis Island
People rest in dormitories on Ellis Island. They might be detained for weeks or months.
Detainees
Immigrants exchange their money for U.S. Dollars and purchase train tickets.
The stairs of separation
The kissing post
The exterior of the main building
After leaving Ellis Island, immigrants began a new life in America.
LOWER EAST SIDE
November 1917
Orchard Street
From : How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York (1890)
Little Italy - 1936
Antonio arrival in Little Italy - 1910
Members of The Balck Hand arrestation
Chinatown - 1982
Chinese immigrants
Chinese workers who were willing to work for low pay
Chinese Exclusion Act
1882
Chinese Consolideted Benevolent Association
Neighborhood Guild
sewing classes
ATTARIAN FAMILY
1917-1990
Immigrants first travel by boat to arrive in America. They went through a difficult journey to arrive in Ellis Island. There, they were examineted to enter the country. Then begin the process to adjusting to their new life and new country. Immgranst neighbourhood appeared where immigrants were trying to live like in their native country.