Studied by 3 people
Remittance
money sent in mail
Ethnic Enclaves
location where area an ethnic group is clustered yet socially and economically distinct from the majority group
Gold Rush
discovery of new gold deposits in the Americas which caused massive migration
Natal Indian Congress
Political movement started in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government
American Canal System
construction project that ran through the Isthmus of Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Scots-Irish
Irish descendants of Scottish migrants to Ireland
Chinese Exclusion Act
A 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States
Chinese Immigration Act (1855)
Parliament of Victoria limited the number of Chinese passengers on a vessel
Chinese immigration regulation and restriction act 1861
Attempted to restrict amount of Chinese immigrants into New South Wales
Influx of Chinese Restriction act
Entrance tax to restrict Chinese immigration into New South Wales
China towns
Chinese enclaves
White Australia Policy
series of policies set to forbid/restrict immigration, Mainly Chinese
White-Collar Workers
Service industrial workers
Blue-Collar Workers
Manual labor workers
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader in the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India
Portfirio Diaz
President of Mexico who promoted immigration
Assimilation
Absorbing cultural aspects in harmony with another
Natal
British colony now apart of South Africa
Italian Influence in Argentina
55 percent of Argentina today from Italian descent, many Italian words spoken, Buenos Aries speaks Italian.
Why were immigrants targeted with discrimination
Created competition for jobs.
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