JAPANESE- IMMIGRATION PROJECT

Why did each immigrant group come to the United States? Identify the
push and pull factors (Economic/Social Conflict)in your response. When
did each immigrant group come to the United States?

Japanese immigrants originally came into the United States of America in search for peace and prosperity. They over came harsh working conditions and hostile environments. from the beginning 1886-1911 400,000 Americans migrated into The United States territories. The most popular destinations were Hawaii and the Pacific Coast. 

Where did the groups settle, both initially and in subsequent migrations? 

Create a map of the immigration pattern. 

Japanese groups originally first settled into the beautiful island of Hawaii. Hawaii was transformed by Japanese presence as it became one of the first stops for the Japanese. In the 1880s do United States began to see the Japanese. They arrived in many small groups all scattered up and down the Pacific coast, forming small communities with small towns and large cities such as San Francisco's Japan Town. In the 20th century more than 100,000 immigrants entered the United States. 

 How did United States government policies and programs affect 

immigration patterns? (Include this information within the Map for 

question 4).
Organized campaigns had rise to exclude Japanese immigrants from U.S. life portraying the Japanese as the enemies of the American worker. Exclusion Act to protect the U.S. Anti-Japanese legislation quickly followed. In 1908, the Japanese and American governments arrived at what became known as the Gentleman's Agreement. Japan agreed to limit emigration to the U.S. , while the U.S. granted admission to the wives, children, and other relatives of immigrants already resident. Because of this no Japanese longer allowed to enter the country. 

How were the immigrants received by the current citizens of this nation? 

Gather primary source and secondary source documents (documents, 

policies, news articles, films, audio, political cartoons, etc.). The current citizens of the United States disliked Japanese because they felt that they were occupying American jobs. The Japanese did not like the idea that Japanese came in numerous of numbers and began to work for American jobs for a cheap labor. In November 1906 Theodore Roosevelt wrote a letter to go directly to the Secretary Met caff. In the letter he talks about he spoke with the ambassador of Japan and that they decided that they should stop immigration into the United States from the Japanese. The reason was because it could offer protection to the Japanese and they can be safe if they stop coming into the United States. 

How did United States government policies and programs affect 

immigrants' assimilation into the life of the nation? Gather primary source 

and secondary source documents (documents, policies, news articles, films, 

audio, political cartoons, etc.). When the Japanese and American entered World War II there was an affect to Japanese lifestyle. After the attack U.S. security personnel began rounding up and arresting preeminent Japanese Americans as security risks. February of 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which authorized the U.S. military to evacuate any and provide accommodation for them elsewhere. By the end of the war in 1945, 125,000 people, had spent time in what even Roosevelt admitted were concentration camps. 

How did economic conditions impact the immigrants' experience? Gather 

primary source and secondary source documents (documents, policies, 

news articles, films, audio, political cartoons, etc.). 

The Japanese immigrants were economically affected which is the reason why the came into the United States of America. Japan became to industrialize and urbanized. Japanese agriculture declined and many people were left jobless a wages declined also. The Great Depression which began in 1929 may have also affected the Japanese economically be Americans were desiring jobs since they were left jobless. The loss of jobs may had led to Anti-Japanese rising due to Americans wanting Japanese occupied jobs. 

How did cultural heritage affect an immigrant's place of settlement? What 

impact did immigrant cultural traditions have on the United States? Gather 

primary source and secondary source documents (documents, policies, 

news articles, films, audio, political cartoons, etc.). 

The cultural impact that Japan had was that they are a agricultural society before they came into The United States territory. Because of this and because they came from and island they felt comfortable and moved into an island known as Hawaii. Japanese were hired to work on Hawaiian plantations and became the majority population in  1923.  The islands were unprecedented cultural autonomy for Japanese immigrants to the west coast did. They confidently transplanted their traditions to their new home. The newspapers, schools, stores, temples, churches and baseball teams they they founded were the legacy of a community secure of its place in Hawaii, and they became a birthright that was handed down to the generation that followed.