M5D2 330

This discussion addresses the following outcomes:

Compare and contrast the labor conditions, familial and societal expectations, and personal experiences of women immigrants from Mexico before and after immigration at the turn of the twentieth century (CO#1, CO#2) 

In a post of at least 250 words consider the following:

Did immigration make the lives of women in Mexican families easier or harder in the long run? Why or why not? Use examples from the readings to defend your response.

During this module you will: 

Read: 

The Module Notes

Takaki, A Different Mirror: 

Chapter 11, “The Exodus from Russia” 

Chapter 12 “El Norte”

Gerber, American Immigration: 

 Part II Introduction

Chapter 4: Mass Population Movements and Resettlement, 1820-1924

Review Chapter 2: Regulation and Exclusion

Lazarus, E. (1883). The New Colossus. Poetry Foundation. Retrieved from: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175887 

 Immigration Restriction Act of 1924. InMintz, S., & McNeil, S. (2013). Digital History. Retrieved from: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=1116 

Who Was Shut Out? Immigration Quotas, 1925-1927. In Roy Rosenzweig Center for New Media, George Mason University (2015). History Matters. Retrieved from: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5078 

View: 

“Tenements” [Video File, 1:55]. In New York, 1865-1898: Sunshine and Shadow. PBS. American Experience. Retrieved from: http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103647&xtid=44172&loid=123914 

Restricting Immigration. [Video File, 1:40]. In The Golden Door. PBS. Retrieved from: http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/ PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103647&xtid=44223&loid=123477

Welcoming Mexicans. [Video File, 1:54]. In The Golden Door. PBS. Retrieved from: http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/ PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=103647&xtid=44223&loid=123478