Good-bye Poland 1. What special talent did Seymour Rechtzeit have? He knew how to sing really well 2. Why did he decide to come to America? To have more opportunities for him 3. How old was he? He was 8 years old Crossing the Atlantic 4. How many days did the journey last? Two weeks 5. Describe the problems that arose while Seymour was on the ship. They faced many storms in the way Ellis Island 6. How many immigrants were processed daily at Ellis Island? Approximately 5,000–7,000 immigrants were processed on Ellis Island daily.
7. Why was Seymour and his father separated there? They discovered he had a cold Stuck on Ellis Island 8. Describe what it was like to have to stay at Ellis Island. He and all the kids felt sad because they couldn’t go to America. They felt like if they were in jail.
New Life in New York 9. How did Seymour help his father survive in New York? He stated singing in concerts
Child Star 10. What problems did Seymour and his dad face in 1924? His family could not get permission to come to America
Singing for the President 11. Who did Seymour sing for? He performed for leaders at the U.S Capitol
12. How did he help Seymour and his father with their problem? He helped bring his family to America
Name:_charles_____________________________ Relive a Boy's Journey: A Story of Immigration 1. What special talent did Seymour Rechtzeit have? HE COULD SING.
2. Why did he decide to come to America? HE WANTED MORE OPPERTUNITIES.
3. How old was he? 8 YEARS OLD.
Crossing the Atlantic 4. How many days did the journey last? 2 WEEKS.
5. Describe the problems that arose while Seymour was on the ship. THERE WERE BAD STORMS AND HE CAUGHT A COLD.
Ellis Island 6. How many immigrants were processed daily at Ellis Island? 5000 to 7000.
7. Why was Seymour and his father separated there? BECAUSE SEYMOUR WAS SICK.
Stuck on Ellis Island 8. Describe what it was like to have to stay at Ellis Island. YOU WERE SUROUNDED BY OTHER SICK PEOPLE.
New Life in New York 9. How did Seymour help his father survive in New York? HE SANG AND EARNED MONEY.
Child Star 10. What problems did Seymour and his dad face in 1924? HIS FAMILY COULDN’T COME TO AMERICA>
Singing for the President 11. Who did Seymour sing for? PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLRIDGE
12. How did he help Seymour and his father with their problem? THE PRESIDENT LET HIS FAMLIY COME TO AMERICA
Name: Julio Corral Pd.2 Relive a Boy's Journey: A Story of Immigration Directions: At the Scholastic website on immigration, click on Relive a Boy's Journey. Read about Seymour Rechtzeit who left Poland to come to America. Click "Next" to begin. Read each chapter carefully. As you are reading answer the following questions about the story. When you are ready to move on to the next chapter click the “Next” button. If you would like to return to the previous chapter click the “Previous” Good-bye Poland 1. What special talent did Seymour Rechtzeit have? His special talent was that he could dance really well. 2. Why did he decide to come to America? Because his family thought there were more opportunities for him there. 3. How old was he? He was 4 years old. Crossing the Atlantic 4. How many days did the journey last? The trip took 2 weeks or 14 days 5. Describe the problems that arose while Seymour was on the ship. He got a really bad cold. Ellis Island 6. How many immigrants were processed daily at Ellis Island? During the 1900s approximately 5,000-7,000 immigrants were processed on Ellis Island daily. 7. Why was Seymour and his father separated there? Because the kid has a cold so he could not go in to America. Stuck on Ellis Island 8. Describe what it was like to have to stay at Ellis Island. It was like a jail, there was good food and some kid that spoke the same language as me. New Life in New York 9. How did Seymour help his father survive in New York? He sang in concerts and on school Child Star 10. What problems did Seymour and his dad face in 1924? They could not bring the rest of the family to America. Singing for the President 11. Who did Seymour sing for? He sang for Calvin Coolidge. 12. How did he help Seymour and his father with their problem? He brought back the boys family to America from Poland.
1851- 25,000 Chinese in the US most came during the California Gold Rush.
1870- German farmers were 1/3 of the agricultural industry in the region.
1880- Irish immigrants migrated, and 3.5 million entered between 1820 & 1880
1890- Ellis Island stopped being a munitions depot, and became an “Immigrant Screening Station”. The building wasn’t fully built until January of 1892.
1900- Italian immigrants migrated, and the population skyrocketed to 484,027.
1907- The highest amount of immigrants, came this year, 1.25 million entered the US.
1918- Congress passed the Anarchist Act, which expanded the provisions of the exclusion of subversive aliens.
Binh Dao, 17 years old Vietnam Brother in law, Paul November 07, 2009
The journey to America was a rough yet fulfilling trip. The journey consisted of sailing in a tiny fishing boat for 2 weeks, exploring the vast ocean. After 2 miserable weeks of sailing wherever the current took us, we somehow landed in the Philippines. Unknown of where we were at, some people came to our rescue with knowledge that we were very dehydrated and hungry. Those kind men replenished us and soon enough, flew us on a plane to the Untied States. Thanks to my father being a Vietnam Vet, we got the connections to fly over as refugees.
Ellis Island was very harsh and confusing to me. After arriving at Ellis Island, we were confronted my some American men. Unsure whether or not they were there to harm us, I held tight on to my father’s hand. Right there, a man came up and started to question my parents. My parents having little knowledge of the language English, stood blankly. They replied with one to two words at a time barely providing the information needed. Lucky, we survived the interrogation and were finally welcomed to the land of opportunity.
America wasn’t the land I’d thought it would be like. According to the great dreams my mother once enlightened me while I was young, she told of a place where any dream came true, almost like a fairytale. Those hopes came crashing down when we saw ourselves living barely enough to survive. Depending on government money, I didn’t see my dreams of nice new cars, living in a mansion or even feasting like kings. Instead, I saw us going pay check to pay check hoping we had enough to pay the bills. America wasn’t the land I’d figure it would be. I soon learned that nothing was ever given; you had to work for what you wanted.
Name:Manuel_Andazola____________________________ Relive a Boy's Journey: A Story of Immigration Directions: At the Scholastic website on immigration, click on Relive a Boy's Journey. Read about Seymour Rechtzeit who left Poland to come to America. Click "Next" to begin. Read each chapter carefully. As you are reading answer the following questions about the story. When you are ready to move on to the next chapter click the “Next” button. If you would like to return to the previous chapter click the “Previous” Good-bye Poland 1. What special talent did Seymour Rechtzeit have? His special talent was singing
2. Why did he decide to come to America? would make enough money to bring them to America, too. 3. How old was he? He was four Crossing the Atlantic 4. How many days did the journey last? Two weeks 5. Describe the problems that arose while Seymour was on the ship. He was started singing in concerts and making money for help her family Ellis Island 6. How many immigrants were processed daily at Ellis Island? 5,000 to 7,000 7. Why was Seymour and his father separated there? At Ellis Island, my father, who was not sick, had to leave the ship. He stood in long lines and officials asked him lots of questions about where he came from, what he did for a living back in Poland, and what his plans were in America. Stuck on Ellis Island 8. Describe what it was like to have to stay at Ellis Island.
New Life in New York 9. How did Seymour help his father survive in New York? Right away I started singing in concerts and making money to help bring the rest of my family to America.
Child Star 10. What problems did Seymour and his dad face in 1924? It was 1924, and not as many immigrants were being allowed into America. My family could not get permission to come.
Singing for the President 11. Who did Seymour sing for? President Calvin coolidge
12. How did he help Seymour and his father with their problem? The politicians liked me and wanted to help. They got me an invitation to sing for President Calvin Coolidge in the White House! That did it. After I sang, I met the President. He shook my hand and told me that I sang well.
1882 The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in order to prevent an excess of cheap labor in the U.S. and provided the deportation of those who were adjudged illegal residents. The act froze the population of the Chinese community leaving its sex ratio highly imbalanced. For more than half a century, the Chinese lived in an essentially bachelor society where old men always outnumbered the young. Three years before, the previous president had vetoed a similar law completely restricting all immigration of Chinese immigrants to the U.S. A year after the end of his term, the new president passed the Chinese Exclusion Act.
1891 The Immigration and Naturalization Service was created to administer the federal laws relating to the admission, exclusion and deportation of aliens and to the naturalization of aliens lawfully residing in the U.S. The INS investigates the qualifications of applicants for citizenship and provides public schools with textbooks and other materials required for the schooling of those applying for citizenship. Also, agents of the service patrol the borders of the U.S. to prevent the illegal entry of aliens.
1892 The INS opens an immigration screening station at Ellis Island
1907 The U.S. and Japan sign the Gentleman's Agreement ensuring that the Japanese government will not issue passports to Japanese laborers intending to enter the U.S. Under the Gentleman's Agreement, the U.S. refrained from enacting any laws excluding Japanese immigrants until 1924
1917 The Immigration Act of 1917 not only expanded the classes of foreigners excluded from the U.S., but created the Asiatic Barred Zone, a geographical region covering most of eastern Asia and the Pacific islands from which no immigrants were to be admitted into the U.S. The law also imposed a literacy test and aliens who were unable to meet the minimum mental moral, physical, and economic standards were excluded, as were anarchists and other subversives, from the U.S.
1918 Congress passes the Anarchist Act of 1918 which expands the provisions for the exclusion of subversive aliens
Mario ortiz timeline • 1587 Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in the New World, was first explored in 1584 and was considered suitable for a colony. In August of 1585, a colonizing expedition was sent out, but the immigrants encountered hostile Native Americas and suffered from serious food shortages. The first attempt to colonize Roanoke proved unsuccessful and the colony returned to England with Sir Francis Drake
• 1607 Virginia Company establishes Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement.
• 1629 A large amount of English Puritans with a charter and a mission to set up a Puritan commonwealth establish a settlement on the Massachusetts Bay. Nearly 20,000 English immigrants arrive within the next decades which are a part of the Great Migration.
• 1775 An outbreak of revolutionary violence stops Immigration from Britain.
• 1848 Approximately 4,000 Germans leave Germany because of political upheaval that sweeps through Central Europe.
• 1921 A quota system, the maximum number of persons admitted into a nation, was first introduced in 1921, after World War II when increases in racism and the growth of segregation sentiment in the U.S. called for further restrictive immigration.
• 1965 Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act abolishes the nation-origin quotas and establishes an annual limitation of 170,000 visas for immigrants in the eastern hemisphere.
Timeline Karla montlavo 11/10/2009 P:03 1851- 25,000 Chinese in the US most came during the California Gold Rush.
1870- German farmers were 1/3 of the agricultural industry in the region.
1880- Irish immigrants migrated, and 3.5 million entered between 1820 & 1880
1890- Ellis Island stopped being a munitions depot, and became an “Immigrant Screening Station”. The building wasn’t fully built until January of 1892.
1900- Italian immigrants migrated, and the population skyrocketed to 484,027.
1907- The highest amount of immigrants, came this year, 1.25 million entered the US.
1918- Congress passed the Anarchist Act, which expanded the provisions of the exclusion of subversive aliens.
• 1587 Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in the New World, was first explored in 1584 and was considered suitable for a colony. In August of 1585, a colonizing expedition was sent out, but the immigrants encountered hostile Native Americas and suffered from serious food shortages. The first attempt to colonize Roanoke proved unsuccessful and the colony returned to England with Sir Francis Drake
• 1607 Virginia Company establishes Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement.
• 1629 A large amount of English Puritans with a charter and a mission to set up a Puritan commonwealth establish a settlement on the Massachusetts Bay. Nearly 20,000 English immigrants arrive within the next decades which are a part of the Great Migration.
• 1775 An outbreak of revolutionary violence stops Immigration from Britain.
• 1848 Approximately 4,000 Germans leave Germany because of political upheaval that sweeps through Central Europe.
• 1921 A quota system, the maximum number of persons admitted into a nation, was first introduced in 1921, after World War II when increases in racism and the growth of segregation sentiment in the U.S. called for further restrictive immigration.
• 1965 Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act abolishes the nation-origin quotas and establishes an annual limitation of 170,000 visas for immigrants in the eastern hemisphere.
10 comments:
Good-bye Poland
1. What special talent did Seymour Rechtzeit have?
He knew how to sing really well
2. Why did he decide to come to America?
To have more opportunities for him
3. How old was he?
He was 8 years old
Crossing the Atlantic
4. How many days did the journey last?
Two weeks
5. Describe the problems that arose while Seymour was on the ship.
They faced many storms in the way
Ellis Island
6. How many immigrants were processed daily at Ellis Island?
Approximately 5,000–7,000 immigrants were processed on Ellis Island daily.
7. Why was Seymour and his father separated there?
They discovered he had a cold
Stuck on Ellis Island
8. Describe what it was like to have to stay at Ellis Island.
He and all the kids felt sad because they couldn’t go to America. They felt like if they were in jail.
New Life in New York
9. How did Seymour help his father survive in New York?
He stated singing in concerts
Child Star
10. What problems did Seymour and his dad face in 1924?
His family could not get permission to come to America
Singing for the President
11. Who did Seymour sing for?
He performed for leaders at the U.S Capitol
12. How did he help Seymour and his father with their problem?
He helped bring his family to America
Name:_charles_____________________________
Relive a Boy's Journey: A Story of Immigration
1. What special talent did Seymour Rechtzeit have? HE COULD SING.
2. Why did he decide to come to America? HE WANTED MORE OPPERTUNITIES.
3. How old was he? 8 YEARS OLD.
Crossing the Atlantic
4. How many days did the journey last? 2 WEEKS.
5. Describe the problems that arose while Seymour was on the ship. THERE WERE BAD STORMS AND HE CAUGHT A COLD.
Ellis Island
6. How many immigrants were processed daily at Ellis Island? 5000 to 7000.
7. Why was Seymour and his father separated there? BECAUSE SEYMOUR WAS SICK.
Stuck on Ellis Island
8. Describe what it was like to have to stay at Ellis Island. YOU WERE SUROUNDED BY OTHER SICK PEOPLE.
New Life in New York
9. How did Seymour help his father survive in New York? HE SANG AND EARNED MONEY.
Child Star
10. What problems did Seymour and his dad face in 1924? HIS FAMILY COULDN’T COME TO AMERICA>
Singing for the President
11. Who did Seymour sing for? PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLRIDGE
12. How did he help Seymour and his father with their problem? THE PRESIDENT LET HIS FAMLIY COME TO AMERICA
Name: Julio Corral Pd.2
Relive a Boy's Journey: A Story of Immigration
Directions: At the Scholastic website on immigration, click on Relive a Boy's Journey. Read about Seymour Rechtzeit who left Poland to come to America. Click "Next" to begin. Read each chapter carefully. As you are reading answer the following questions about the story. When you are ready to move on to the next chapter click the “Next” button. If you would like to return to the previous chapter click the “Previous”
Good-bye Poland
1. What special talent did Seymour Rechtzeit have?
His special talent was that he could dance really well.
2. Why did he decide to come to America?
Because his family thought there were more opportunities for him there.
3. How old was he?
He was 4 years old.
Crossing the Atlantic
4. How many days did the journey last?
The trip took 2 weeks or 14 days
5. Describe the problems that arose while Seymour was on the ship.
He got a really bad cold.
Ellis Island
6. How many immigrants were processed daily at Ellis Island?
During the 1900s approximately 5,000-7,000 immigrants were processed on Ellis Island daily.
7. Why was Seymour and his father separated there?
Because the kid has a cold so he could not go in to America.
Stuck on Ellis Island
8. Describe what it was like to have to stay at Ellis Island.
It was like a jail, there was good food and some kid that spoke the same language as me.
New Life in New York
9. How did Seymour help his father survive in New York?
He sang in concerts and on school
Child Star
10. What problems did Seymour and his dad face in 1924?
They could not bring the rest of the family to America.
Singing for the President
11. Who did Seymour sing for?
He sang for Calvin Coolidge.
12. How did he help Seymour and his father with their problem?
He brought back the boys family to America from Poland.
Timeline
1851-
25,000 Chinese in the US most came during the California Gold Rush.
1870-
German farmers were 1/3 of the agricultural industry in the region.
1880-
Irish immigrants migrated, and 3.5 million entered between 1820 & 1880
1890-
Ellis Island stopped being a munitions depot, and became an “Immigrant Screening Station”. The building wasn’t fully built until January of 1892.
1900-
Italian immigrants migrated, and the population skyrocketed to 484,027.
1907-
The highest amount of immigrants, came this year, 1.25 million entered the US.
1918-
Congress passed the Anarchist Act, which expanded the provisions of the exclusion of subversive aliens.
Binh Dao
Immigration Letter
Binh Dao, 17 years old
Vietnam
Brother in law, Paul
November 07, 2009
The journey to America was a rough yet fulfilling trip.
The journey consisted of sailing in a tiny fishing boat for 2 weeks, exploring the vast ocean. After 2 miserable weeks of sailing wherever the current took us, we somehow landed in the Philippines. Unknown of where we were at, some people came to our rescue with knowledge that we were very dehydrated and hungry. Those kind men replenished us and soon enough, flew us on a plane to the Untied States. Thanks to my father being a Vietnam Vet, we got the connections to fly over as refugees.
Ellis Island was very harsh and confusing to me. After arriving at Ellis Island, we were confronted my some American men. Unsure whether or not they were there to harm us, I held tight on to my father’s hand. Right there, a man came up and started to question my parents. My parents having little knowledge of the language English, stood blankly. They replied with one to two words at a time barely providing the information needed. Lucky, we survived the interrogation and were finally welcomed to the land of opportunity.
America wasn’t the land I’d thought it would be like. According to the great dreams my mother once enlightened me while I was young, she told of a place where any dream came true, almost like a fairytale. Those hopes came crashing down when we saw ourselves living barely enough to survive. Depending on government money, I didn’t see my dreams of nice new cars, living in a mansion or even feasting like kings. Instead, I saw us going pay check to pay check hoping we had enough to pay the bills.
America wasn’t the land I’d figure it would be. I soon learned that nothing was ever given; you had to work for what you wanted.
Sincerely,
Binh Dao
Name:Manuel_Andazola____________________________
Relive a Boy's Journey: A Story of Immigration
Directions: At the Scholastic website on immigration, click on Relive a Boy's Journey. Read about Seymour Rechtzeit who left Poland to come to America. Click "Next" to begin. Read each chapter carefully. As you are reading answer the following questions about the story. When you are ready to move on to the next chapter click the “Next” button. If you would like to return to the previous chapter click the “Previous”
Good-bye Poland
1. What special talent did Seymour Rechtzeit have?
His special talent was singing
2. Why did he decide to come to America?
would make enough money to bring them to America, too.
3. How old was he?
He was four
Crossing the Atlantic
4. How many days did the journey last?
Two weeks
5. Describe the problems that arose while Seymour was on the ship.
He was started singing in concerts and making money for help her family
Ellis Island
6. How many immigrants were processed daily at Ellis Island?
5,000 to 7,000
7. Why was Seymour and his father separated there?
At Ellis Island, my father, who was not sick, had to leave the ship. He stood in long lines and officials asked him lots of questions about where he came from, what he did for a living back in Poland, and what his plans were in America.
Stuck on Ellis Island
8. Describe what it was like to have to stay at Ellis Island.
New Life in New York
9. How did Seymour help his father survive in New York?
Right away I started singing in concerts and making money to help bring the rest of my family to America.
Child Star
10. What problems did Seymour and his dad face in 1924?
It was 1924, and not as many immigrants were being allowed into America. My family could not get permission to come.
Singing for the President
11. Who did Seymour sing for?
President Calvin coolidge
12. How did he help Seymour and his father with their problem?
The politicians liked me and wanted to help. They got me an invitation to sing for President Calvin Coolidge in the White House! That did it. After I sang, I met the President. He shook my hand and told me that I sang well.
Time line from 1870 to 1920.
1882 The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in order to prevent an excess of cheap labor in the U.S. and provided the deportation of those who were adjudged illegal residents. The act froze the population of the Chinese community leaving its sex ratio highly imbalanced. For more than half a century, the Chinese lived in an essentially bachelor society where old men always outnumbered the young. Three years before, the previous president had vetoed a similar law completely restricting all immigration of Chinese immigrants to the U.S. A year after the end of his term, the new president passed the Chinese Exclusion Act.
1891 The Immigration and Naturalization Service was created to administer the federal laws relating to the admission, exclusion and deportation of aliens and to the naturalization of aliens lawfully residing in the U.S. The INS investigates the qualifications of applicants for citizenship and provides public schools with textbooks and other materials required for the schooling of those applying for citizenship. Also, agents of the service patrol the borders of the U.S. to prevent the illegal entry of aliens.
1892 The INS opens an immigration screening station at Ellis Island
1907 The U.S. and Japan sign the Gentleman's Agreement ensuring that the Japanese government will not issue passports to Japanese laborers intending to enter the U.S. Under the Gentleman's Agreement, the U.S. refrained from enacting any laws excluding Japanese immigrants until 1924
1917 The Immigration Act of 1917 not only expanded the classes of foreigners excluded from the U.S., but created the Asiatic Barred Zone, a geographical region covering most of eastern Asia and the Pacific islands from which no immigrants were to be admitted into the U.S. The law also imposed a literacy test and aliens who were unable to meet the minimum mental moral, physical, and economic standards were excluded, as were anarchists and other subversives, from the U.S.
1918 Congress passes the Anarchist Act of 1918 which expands the provisions for the exclusion of subversive aliens
Mario ortiz
timeline
• 1587 Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in the New World, was first explored in 1584 and was considered suitable for a colony. In August of 1585, a colonizing expedition was sent out, but the immigrants encountered hostile Native Americas and suffered from serious food shortages. The first attempt to colonize Roanoke proved unsuccessful and the colony returned to England with Sir Francis Drake
• 1607 Virginia Company establishes Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement.
• 1629 A large amount of English Puritans with a charter and a mission to set up a Puritan commonwealth establish a settlement on the Massachusetts Bay. Nearly 20,000 English immigrants arrive within the next decades which are a part of the Great Migration.
• 1775 An outbreak of revolutionary violence stops Immigration from Britain.
• 1848 Approximately 4,000 Germans leave Germany because of political upheaval that sweeps through Central Europe.
• 1921 A quota system, the maximum number of persons admitted into a nation, was first introduced in 1921, after World War II when increases in racism and the growth of segregation sentiment in the U.S. called for further restrictive immigration.
• 1965 Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act abolishes the nation-origin quotas and establishes an annual limitation of 170,000 visas for immigrants in the eastern hemisphere.
Timeline
Karla montlavo
11/10/2009
P:03
1851-
25,000 Chinese in the US most came during the California Gold Rush.
1870-
German farmers were 1/3 of the agricultural industry in the region.
1880-
Irish immigrants migrated, and 3.5 million entered between 1820 & 1880
1890-
Ellis Island stopped being a munitions depot, and became an “Immigrant Screening Station”. The building wasn’t fully built until January of 1892.
1900-
Italian immigrants migrated, and the population skyrocketed to 484,027.
1907-
The highest amount of immigrants, came this year, 1.25 million entered the US.
1918-
Congress passed the Anarchist Act, which expanded the provisions of the exclusion of subversive aliens.
Timeline Mario Ortiz
11/10/19
Per, 3
• 1587 Roanoke Colony, the first English settlement in the New World, was first explored in 1584 and was considered suitable for a colony. In August of 1585, a colonizing expedition was sent out, but the immigrants encountered hostile Native Americas and suffered from serious food shortages. The first attempt to colonize Roanoke proved unsuccessful and the colony returned to England with Sir Francis Drake
• 1607 Virginia Company establishes Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement.
• 1629 A large amount of English Puritans with a charter and a mission to set up a Puritan commonwealth establish a settlement on the Massachusetts Bay. Nearly 20,000 English immigrants arrive within the next decades which are a part of the Great Migration.
• 1775 An outbreak of revolutionary violence stops Immigration from Britain.
• 1848 Approximately 4,000 Germans leave Germany because of political upheaval that sweeps through Central Europe.
• 1921 A quota system, the maximum number of persons admitted into a nation, was first introduced in 1921, after World War II when increases in racism and the growth of segregation sentiment in the U.S. called for further restrictive immigration.
• 1965 Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act abolishes the nation-origin quotas and establishes an annual limitation of 170,000 visas for immigrants in the eastern hemisphere.
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