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Works Consulted:

Vallejo, Marvin, Bay Pang, Aida Solomon, and Justin Lun. //1880-1910//. Dec. 2009. Web. 30 Jan. 2012. []. -RG

Mintz, S. (2007). //Digital History//. Retrieved 1 Feb. 2012 from [] -TG

The Ledger. //Immigration: Online Resources For Our National Conversation.// Edited by Bob Jabaily. Fall 2008. Retrieved 1 Feb. 2012 from [] -TG

Work Area
I was thinking of discussing the first two as they are both looking negatively at immigration (free lunch in the first one, and turning back "undesirables" in the second one). I interpret the first to be negative on the US (to easily accepting) the second is pointing the flaw in the law (not all undesirables are Asian), though it is still not quite saying that the law is wrong, just not complete. If you agree I thought we could just set up the three colums below and fill in and comment and then just transfer it to the worksheet. Let me know.- Rachel

Rachel, I completely agree with your outlook on the two pictures and have no problem with using them for the Venn Diagram. I am going to utilize the NARA photograph worksheet for each picture to try to come up with additional viewpoints to fill in for the diagram and will update you as soon as I am done. I will also look for more sources to use as informational backing to what is going on in the pictures. Thanks for the tentative work! -Tara

Wow Tara, I completely missed the creature in the sky! Good catch!- RG

Cartoon 1:

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 * Referring to Uncle Sam welcoming immigrants in the year 1880.
 * "America should be a refuge for the world’s oppressed and a land of opportunity for those who seek a better life".
 * Reflecting on the US providing the possiblity for immigrants to go to it's land for a new opportunity and life, while they are given freedom of "education, speech, land, ballot, free lunch" as well as "no oppressive taxes, no wxpensive kings, no compulsory military serveice, and no knouts on dungeouns".
 * Has the word "WAR" incribed in a creature in the sky that is wearing a banner of "Stress" across its chest.

Shows immigrants as unfortunates fleeing bad situations but not as being bad people Includes Asians whom will very soon after be referred to as "The Yellow Danger"-RG

Similar:

*Both deal with immigration to the US and the effects it had on the US citizens and the immigrants. -TG *Both pictures are demeaning towards the US and it's choices regarding immigration and make the US's decisions seem unjustified or lacking.-TG

Both view immigration from the perspective of the US letting immigrants in as opposed the benifits of immigration for the US (the best and brightest have often left their native lands to come here, thus enriching our society. -RG

Cartoon 2:

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 * Reflects upon the Japanese Exclusion in America in the year 1907.
 * The "Gentleman's Agreement" was formed to restrict Jamanese immigration and to ease US-Japan tensions.
 * Japanese Government agreed to ban emigration of Japanese laborers to the US, but allowed wives, children and parents (elders) of the Japanese to do so.
 * Japan redirected its laborors to Manchunia instead of the US.

Points out that the Japanese Exclusion Act is racist in that there are a large number of undesirables, not all of which of Japanese, though apparently all Japanese are undesirables. -RG

What differences do you see in the perspectives and messages of these cartoons?


 * The first picture involves the US supporting all immigrants, while the second picture is addressing the segregation of immigration and the US's reluctancy to accept Japanese laborors into the US territory. -TG


 * In the first picture, Uncle Sam is symbolized with open and welcoming arms, while the second one demonstrates an authoritative figure that has an opposing gesture of holding his hands up to prevent the immigrants from enterring. -TG

The first sends a message of hope and acceptence, the second, fear. - RG

While it seems clear that no immigrant would want to see themselves in the second cartoon (as "undesirables); I am not certain all immigrants would be enthused about their portrayal in the first, as helpless and needy. -RG Very good collaboration over this last week. Your Venn diagram is well developed, comprehensive, and complete. The wiki shows evidence of efficient teamwork for getting the venn completed. Chris.