Ellis island
What continent went to Ellis Island?
Asia
Where is Angel Island located?
The Bay of California
What did people check before the immigrants could come into the US?
Health, Backgrounds, Jobs.
Why should people today continue their culture?
To identity, belonging, and stability
What is a push factor?
Push people to do something.
Why did people in Asia go to Ellis Island?
To be processed as immigrants.
What were the immigrants feeling when they arrived?
Scared, sad, hopeful
What are immigrants?
People who came to the US from new places.
What is culture?
The way of life of a group with beliefs, traditions, and customs.
What is a pull factor?
Pulling someone somewhere.
Where is Ellis Island?
New York
What country did most immigrants come from?
China
What were some conditions immigrants were under?
Poor, crowded, dirty
What foods can be a part of culture?
What did push factors do to the immigrants?
Make the immigrants leave their homes.
What famous statue is near Ellis Island?
The Statue Of Liberty
What can people visit or see on Angel Island now?
The old immigration buildings and museum exhibits
What is a tenement?
A small, crowded apartment building.
How do people learn about their culture?
School, Family, Traditions, Community.
What did pull factors do to the immigrants?
Encourage them to come to the US.
What nickname was given to Ellis Island?
Island of hope
What nickname was given to Angel Island?
The Ellis Island of the West
What does immigration mean?
Moving from one country to live in another.
What is a custom?
The way of doing something in a culture.
Why do people leave their country?
Problems, War, Hunger, Jobs.