Chapter 20Chapter 20

Section 1: ImmigrationSection 1: Immigration

Immigration in AmericaImmigration in America

• America has attracted America has attracted people from all over people from all over the world throughout the world throughout its historyits history

• A large wave of A large wave of immigration occurred immigration occurred in the late 1800s, in the late 1800s, spurred by the growth spurred by the growth of the US economy and of the US economy and the promise of jobs and the promise of jobs and landland

Push / Pull FactorsPush / Pull Factors

• Push FactorsPush Factors

• Anything that Anything that causes an causes an immigrant to leave immigrant to leave homehome– FamineFamine– No jobs / poor econ.No jobs / poor econ.– Political unrestPolitical unrest

• Pull FactorsPull Factors

• Something Something attractive about a attractive about a new place that new place that draws people to draws people to comecome– JobsJobs– Cheap landCheap land– OpportunityOpportunity

Ethnic heritage vs. CultureEthnic heritage vs. Culture• Ethnic heritage is Ethnic heritage is

where your ancestors where your ancestors came fromcame from

• Culture is your Culture is your Way of Way of LifeLife

• How can both of these How can both of these things sometimes change things sometimes change over time? How can both over time? How can both of these things stay the of these things stay the same sometimes?same sometimes?

– Irish, Mexican, Irish, Mexican, German, Polish, German, Polish, Yugoslavian, Yugoslavian, Japanese, Japanese, NorwegianNorwegian

– Food, dress, Food, dress, language, religion, language, religion, customs, customs, recreations/passtimrecreations/passtimeses

AssimilationAssimilation• Changes / adaptations Changes / adaptations

that immigrants make that immigrants make to their new cultureto their new culture

• Often seen in changes Often seen in changes to clothing, language, to clothing, language, food, etc.food, etc.– What parts of culture What parts of culture

assimilate the quickest? assimilate the quickest? The slowest?The slowest?

– Why does assimilation Why does assimilation occur?occur?

Reflection QuestionsReflection Questions

• 1. What are the reasons that your “culture” is 1. What are the reasons that your “culture” is different than your “heritage”?different than your “heritage”?

• 2. What characteristics had the greatest 2. What characteristics had the greatest ‘similarity’ to your ancestors? Why do you ‘similarity’ to your ancestors? Why do you think that category (the high number) think that category (the high number) maintained the culture while others were maintained the culture while others were lost?lost?

• If you could select your oldest living relative If you could select your oldest living relative to take this survey, how would you expect to take this survey, how would you expect them to score? Why?them to score? Why?

Ethnic Breakdown of Area Ethnic Breakdown of Area CommunitiesCommunities• Village of Waterford:Village of Waterford:

•49.4% German49.4% German

•18.4 % Polish18.4 % Polish

•12.3% Irish12.3% Irish

•9.1% English9.1% English

•8% Norwegian8% Norwegian

•Town of Waterford – 53% GermanTown of Waterford – 53% German– 17% Polish17% Polish– 14% Irish14% Irish– Very High concentration of these three: Very High concentration of these three:

makes up 84% of all people living heremakes up 84% of all people living here

Wisconsin’s Ethnic Breakdown Wisconsin’s Ethnic Breakdown (2000 Census data)(2000 Census data)

• German: 42.4%German: 42.4%

• Irish 10.9%Irish 10.9%

• Polish 9.3%Polish 9.3%

• Norwegian: 8.5%Norwegian: 8.5%

• English: 6.5%English: 6.5%

Wisconsin’s Racial Makeup Wisconsin’s Racial Makeup (different from country of (different from country of origin)origin)• 90% White90% White

• 5% African American5% African American

• 4% Hispanic/Latino4% Hispanic/Latino

• Less than 1% AsianLess than 1% Asian

• Less than 1% American IndianLess than 1% American Indian

• Village of RochesterVillage of Rochester•46% German46% German

•14% Polish14% Polish

•12% Irish12% Irish

•11% English11% English

• City of BurlingtonCity of Burlington•51% German51% German

•14% Irish14% Irish

Ethnic Communities in Ethnic Communities in WisconsinWisconsin• New Berlin in Waukesha County: 48.4% New Berlin in Waukesha County: 48.4%

German (Waterford has more – 49.4%)German (Waterford has more – 49.4%)

• Germantown in Washington County: Germantown in Washington County: 57.1%57.1% are German (in the township, it’s 73%)are German (in the township, it’s 73%)

• New Glarus in Green County: 35.5% Swiss New Glarus in Green County: 35.5% Swiss (only 1.1% of Wisconsin is Swiss)(only 1.1% of Wisconsin is Swiss)

• Westby in Vernon County: 61% NorwegianWestby in Vernon County: 61% Norwegian