Immigration

1. Describe the causes of the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans, Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

the causes that caused many immigrints to travel to the untied states was the promise of work and a way to earn money to hopefully return home wealthy, or bring their families here and leave a better life. another reason many immigrints traveled here was to aviod religious prosicution and in turn recieve relgious freedom. many young men and women also wanted more independent lives.

2. Describe the journey immigrants endured and their experiences at United States immigration stations.

the immigrints journey included many hardships these included discimination and more than often a welcoming by an unfriendly culture. the immigrants journey started with a trip by steamship, this could take anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. most immigrints traveled in streegage and faced less than okay accomadations. disease spread like wildfire and not everyone who traveled lived to see Ellis Island. at Ellis Island all immigrinkts had to pass inspectiona dn could sometimes be detained a day or more before they could be inspected. many were inspected and yet only about 2% were denied, immigrints passed physical examinations, they then had to meet legal requirements. Angel Island was very much like Ellis Island except that it was in a different location.