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= **IMMIGRATION** = **__Different groups thats immigrated to American during the 1820's to the 1890's__** Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish was a third of all immigrants. In years after 1860, Irish Immigration persisted. More than 2.6 million Irish came in the decades after 1860. However, larger numbers of immigrants from elsewhere masked the inflow of Irish people. Those Irish who did continue to flow into the U.S. tended to settle in the already existing Irish communities, where Catholic Churches had been built, and cultural traditions were carried out. However materialistically poor they were, the Irish were rich in cultural resources, developing institutions that helped them face hardship without despair. Cultural events such as St. Patrick's Day were regarded by most Americans as evidence of the separateness of these immigrants, but helped hold the Irish culture together.
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__**[|Japanese]**__ Japanese immigrants began arriving in the Seattle area in the 1890s to work in the labor-intensive industries of railroad construction, logging, mining, fish processing, and agriculture. In Japan, the transformation of society and government from the feudal era to modern times, had taken a toll on the large peasant class. Farmers were saddled with new taxes and a fall in the price of rice. Thousands of farmers and peasants lost their homes and land. Immigration seemed an attractive option to many rural Japanese. Also in Seattle, a large "Japantown" flourished at the south end of downtown in the early 1900s. A wide variety of small businesses served the growing population of immigrants and their descendants. Despite their segregation, Japanese residents became fully involved in American life, forming churches, attending area schools and colleges, joining Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, playing baseball, basketball, and other sports, and enjoying the music and movies of the day. The desire for the Japanese to achieve that Amereican dream came to a hault during World War II, 2 months after the bombings of Pearl Harbour. 110,000 Japanese were taken to a prison camp on the West Coast.

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Video explaining more about japans immigration :) enjoy In 1850, less than 4,000 Italians were reportedly in the U.S. However in 1880, merely four years after the influx of Italian immigrants migrated, the population skyrocketed to 44,000, and by 1900, 484,027. From 1880 to 1900, southern Italian immigrants became the predominant Italian immigrant and stayed that way throughout the mass migration. Despite the increase numbers, the Italians were not the largest foreign-origin group in American cities. Outnumbered by groups migrating for decades before them. Italians only made-up 1.5% of the U.S. population at its peak. They worked jobs such as shoe shinning, ragpicking, sewer cleaning, and whatever hard, dirty, dangerous jobs others didn't want. Even children worked at an early age, as in Italy, even at the expense of their educations. The Italians were known for rarely accepting charity or resorting to prostitution for money, another reflection of patterns in Italy.
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[|Chinese] Chinese were the first Asians immigrants to enter the United States. In actuality, the first Chinese immigrants were well and widely received by the Americans. However, the first Chinese immigrants were wealthy, successful merchants, along with skilled artisans, fishermen, and hotel and restaurant owners. For the first few years they were greatly receipted by the public, government officials, and especially by employers, for they were renowned for their hard work and dependability.

During the early 1800s, the majority of Norwegian emigrants were family units from rural Norway. Single people left Norway as well, but more men left during this period than women. By the mid-1860s, extensive emigration was taking place, and more and more of these individuals were younger, often unmarried, individuals. By the late 1800s, the profile of the average emigrant had change from rural family units to single men from the city. The reasons people left Norway are numerous and varied. Still, there were general trends that caused large populations of Norwegians to come to the United States.
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[|map of where norwegians immigrated] QUIZ! 1. What are the 5 different groups that immigrated to america? 2. What were the Irish rich in? 3. How many Italians were reported in the U.S in 1850? 4. More women left norway to come to the U.S then men. True or False? 5. What group was the most accepted by americans?