Pick one of the following questions and write a Paper response. The Replacement Paper needs to be at least 1,200 words, in your own words, with citations and a Bibliography or a Works Cited Page.
Basic Paper writing rules apply.
Make sure that you cite any quotes or paraphrases that you use. Remember if 2 consecutive sentences are paraphrased, each one needs a separate citation. The Bibliography/Works Cited page does not count towards the minimum number of words for your Replacement Paper for the Final.
1. Compare and contrast the Irish Immigrant/Irish American Experience to the Italian Immigrant/Italian American Experience. As part of your Paper include the answers to the following questions: What were some of the push factors for immigration for each group list and explain at least 1. What were some of the pull factors- list and explain at least 1 for each group. How were the members of each group treated in the U.S. when they began arriving in large numbers? Include specifics. What factor/factors led/contributed to this? Did the situation/treatment change with time? In what way? List and explain 2 similarities and 1 difference in the (immigrant and post-immigration) experiences of these two groups in the U.S..
2. During the late 1800s/early 1900s the U.S. government passed a series of laws that limited and then restricted immigration from China to the U.S.. Several of the aforementioned laws then faced legal challenges. Pick and discuss 2 of the exclusionary laws and 1 legal challenge to them. Include the answers to the following questions: Why were these laws created? What were some contributing factors? What did each of the laws do specifically? What effect did it have? Which law was being challenged? Who challenged it? What happened? What was the argument? What did the Supreme Court decide? When were the Exclusion Acts repealed? What happened?
3. Discuss Executive Order 9066 and the effect that it had on the Japanese American/Japanese Immigrant community. As part of your Paper, include the answers to the following questions: What was Executive Order 9066? Why was it created? What event/events contributed to its passage? Describe the events that unfolded in the U.S. as a result of the passage of the Executive Order. What happened during the period in which the order was enforced? How did internment in the U.S. work/function? What effect did it have on the Japanese American/immigrant community? Include and discuss at least 1 legal challenge to Japanese Internment- who filed the challenge (on whose behalf was it filed)? What happened? What was the outcome of the case? How did Japanese internment in the U.S. come to an end?