New Immigration--09

I. Go on this site http://www.genealogy.com/00000359.html
Read about the new immigrant groups and for each: Italians, Polish, Germans, Chinese, Jews, Irish, and Japanese, etc… given to you on the chart

For each: tell reasons why they came and where they settled. Note any discrimination faced by them.
Group Name
Why they came/when
Where they settled
Discrimination Faced

























II. Ellis Island -- An Interactive Tour— http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/stop1.htm

On your sheet of paper (if you need to), you will need to visit the 8 stations and take notes on the purpose and what happens to the immigrants in each area.

Step I Ellis Island main building--- (don't forget to click on Ellis Island hyper-link)





Step II _______________________




Step III_____________________



Step IV ______________________






Step V ________________________





Step VI ______________________





Step VII _____________________





Step VIII ______________________





III. Looking at City Living: Scroll through the pictures http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/11/11.001j/f01/lectureimages/4/image12.html
Choose a few of the pictures to view then summarize what you see.
1. What were conditions like in the apartment? Describe several things you see. How crowded is it?



2. What did it look like outside on the streets, what were some of the items you seen in many pictures?


3. What was life like for the children, what kind of conditions they live in?