Immigration+report

Dear Fong family, It was not to long ago that I left you all to go to California and find great riches and successes for our family, but today I write to you wish shame and sadness. The mountains of gold seem to only be paved for those who are not from China. There is much trial that I am facing but I will not give up…I miss you all terrible and wish I had the money to come home to you and that I was aloud to leave but because of the Chinese Exclusion Act I fear I will never return.. . Yesterday Son Wang was put in prison and many of my friends are there also but I will stay strong.. Life here, although difficult, is not terrible and I will survive and see you someday. The voyage across the Pacific Ocean was one of the most magnificent things I had ever seen and it is sad it ended with great trials. After the shock and discrimination was over came I successfully obtained a job as a cigar roller. I plan save money and pay the fee at the mines of 20 dollars and hit it rich to come home to you. I have changed through out the months here and because of the Queue Ordinance I no longer have my traditional braid. They created a law that outlawed me to wear out custom hair braids. There is also the tax on mining; I must pay of 20 dollars to even try to succeed and the Sidewalk Ordinance outlawing our people from carrying our vegetables and laundry on a pole as usual. It seems that each day it become harder for a Chinese Man, like me, to become successful here. Yul Wen and I have started a business on the side selling traditional Chinese food and other thing; it seems to be a success. I think that I will be losing my job soon of a cigar roller because the Chinese has been blamed for the high employment rate and the low income. The people here are horrid, everyday it seems as though another Chinese Man is being killed and I fear my life could be next. I miss China greatly and wish I never left. I cry every night remembering what china was and everything great thing I had. I am now alone and house in a small spaceless place with other men. There seems to be no joy and I feel greedy for leaving china in the first place to find a better life when I had it good there. I reside in china town and pray at the temple every day. It is the closest thin I have to home and I think of you all often. Chinatown is growing and hopefully it will help me obtain success. I miss you my family and my wife Yon. How is my son Yi? How are you doing? Times are hard here but I hope that they will better soon and I can come home to you. I love you all.

There seems to be everything stopping me from coming home to you… with all the laws being passed and the hatred towards Chinese men I am not longer sure what to do. I continue to save money and plan on returning as soon as I can. I truly hate it here and wish to see you all. There is very little to remind me of home. The food and trinkets that we make and sell make me wish I was with out all. Others sell things also and it is nice to reminisce with them about China and our families.

I promise I will return to you. I promise I will bring honor to our names and also money. I will fight for us. Promise me you will not try to come here… This is no place for me to raise my family.. there is to much hatred now, but there is promise of a better day.. I just hope it comes soon. I write with all the love to you my family, but now I say my farewells.

Honorable, Lee Fong

Letters from America- An Immigrant’s Letter Home American History Mr. Sontheimer  Leaving your home to go off to a new place is very difficult. Immigrants that came to America between 1885 and 1914 were seeking betters lives but had very little understanding of the country that they were going to relocate their lives. In the case of many immigrants earlier waves of their fellow countrymen (or women!) were already in America and helped them to make the transition to a new life. You are going to put yourself in the place of one of these experienced immigrants and write a letter back to your home country to try and encourage more members of your family or community to join you(or not come!). Your final letter will be FIVE PARAGRAPHS LONG and follow the format that I have provided. All research materials will be available to you and may choose many of the details in your letter on your own. The following writing guide must be used for this assignment. You will also include 3-5 pictures to illustrate your letter. __Circle Your Country of Origin __  Ireland Russia Poland Italy China Japan Africa Mexico Germany
 * All of the following details should be included in your opening paragraph. (Paragraph 1) **

 Circle the reasons you left your home country __ Religious Freedom Political Freedom Economic Opportunity Rejoin Family Curiosity Taken Forcefully Others ___  __Circle the methods and include the route that you used to travel here __  Ship from Europe Ship from Asia Ship from Africa

 

Circle the city where you have settled (or closest if you decide to be a rural dweller __<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">New York City Philadelphia Charleston Harrisburg San Francisco Salt Lake City Other __ <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">What do you to support your family? Immigrants had a wide variety of jobs depending on their destination. Choose one occupation below (it must make sense for example you cannot be a fisherman in Salt Lake City) and include details from research about your job. Circle One <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">Coal Miner Steel Worker Garment Worker Slaughterhouse Farmer Fisherman Other_ <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif'; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">How is life in America better? What do you like about living here compared to the place that you came from? Do you have more freedom? Do you have better food? What types of material possessions have you acquired? What else would you like to have? (remember all of these should be appropriate to the time period. You cannot have a plasma screen tv!) <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">What is hard about being an immigrant? Do you pay high rent? Is your home crowded? Do you face discrimination at work? What types of wages are you paid? Do you have to food available that you like?
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">Work __****<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';"> - All of the following details in this section should be included in your 2nd paragraph. **
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">Improvements- __****<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';"> All of the following details should be included in your 3rd paragraph. **
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">Obstacles- __****<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">All of the following details should be included in your 4th paragraph. **

<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">Finish your letter back to your native country by trying to convince someone else to either join you or stay home. Promote the benefits of immigration or warn your compatriots back home about the dangers of coming. Remember to summarize some of your key arguments from earlier in the letter to complete the task. __<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">Pictures- __<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">Your letter should be illustrated with 3-5 pictures that show aspects of your journey to America and the life you are living as an immigrant. If you need help inserting or finding photos please see me.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';">Conclusion- __****<span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif';"> All of the following details should be included in your 5th paragraph. **

Terms to Define- Click on Links to research what these terms mean. Please create a summary for each one and place it in your wikispace. I suggest that you do this first in order to learn more for your letter. [|The Huddled Masses], <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· The statue of liberty was a gift from the French republic <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Was built after a roman goddess. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· The statue of liberty is the tallest metal monument. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· She was called the Lady of the immigrants. [|The New Immigrants], <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· About 334,203 immigrants come in 1886. 14% of the population was immigrants. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Since passports were not needed there was a 10 dollar fee. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Largely catholic and Jewish people. [|The Chinese Exclusion Act]- <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· From 1882-1942 most Chinese were barred from entering. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Nations first law to ban immigrants by race or nationality <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Chinese couldn’t become naturalized <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Smuggled over because us needed workers <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· “paper families” got amnesty 1950’s [|Contract Agreement]- <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· 19th century-demand for laborers rose <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· “surplus “labor <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Indentured laborers=”coolies” <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Alternative indentures ”credit tickets systems” [|Immigration Restriction] <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· In 1882 restricted people who thought sane phorhinited contract works feared immigrates were dagerous [|United States's Changing Face] Nine million undocumented immigrants came between 1900 to 1910. south has fewest greates is in america cut_ __Grade Criteria-Please attach to final paper draft.__ __/15 Letter contains five well-written paragraphs that are joined together with a logical introduction and conclusion. Must include completed writing guide.__ __/ 15 Letter contains AT LEAST three relevant and plausible details about immigration and the immigrant experience__ __/ 10 Letter demonstrates creativity and enthusiasm for the assignment.__ __/ 10 Required terms are displayed in wikispace with letter and pictures. <span style="font-family: 'Californian FB','serif'; text-decoration: none;">