...the 1900s many Mexican-Americans would work, and live in harsh conditions as farm workers. It seemed as nothing would change until a young man had a dream to give rights to all farm workers, this man’s name was Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez is undeniably courageous because he was able to persevere through all the harsh challenges he had to face, he showed integrity while others showed him hatred, and he showed respect to anyone it didn’t matter their race, color, or gender he still showed respect. Perseverance To Illustrate who Cesar Chavez was one of America’s most heroic citizen is perseverance. Perseverance was one of many things that Chavez had showed throughout his entire life. The strike began in 1965, when Cesar Chavez had...
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...curiosity to see the world to the need to escape abuse, and these motivations influence their paths as migrant workers in the city. The women who set out to explore end up overwhelmed by the disrespect and dire circumstances...
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...Immigrants - the new generation of migrant workers 王雪舟 10300680200 【Abstract】 In the context of social development, the new generation of migrant workers show new features including their mindset, career choices, values, and many other great changes have taken place. However, these people are also facing with some new contradictions and problems for they want to fully integrate into the city. Studies on characteristics of China’s new migrant workers, as well as comparisons with the previous generation have great significance in adjusting and improving migrant workers ' policies in China. 【Key Word】 migrant workers; new generation; system; policy I. Brief introduction What is the “new generation of migrant workers”? In 2010, State Council issued the No.1 document “Opinions on balancing urban and rural development to further solidify agriculture with rural economy” and for the first time put forward the term “New generation of migrant workers.”. Yet there is still no clear definition. In my perspective, “New generation of migrant workers” are migrant workers who are born from the 80’s to the 90’s, who are currently at the age between 16 to 26. Some of them leave the countryside to go into cities for working while others grow up in the city with their parents——the old generation of migrant workers, lacking permanent City Hukou. In order to distinguish from the old group ,we call the young group the “New generation of migrant workers”. II. Their Characteristics ...
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...many works of literature that “evoke life in the 20th century with compassion and lyrical precision” (Li). John Steinbeck’s most popular works such as Of Mice and Men (1937) and The Grapes of Wrath (1939) explore the darker side of life in America for farm laborers. Though these works were considered highly controversial, they gained him major recognition. Of Mice and Men was adapted as a play in 1938 and was declared the best play by New York Drama Critics’ Circle. He went on to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1940 for The Grapes of Wrath. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature (Schultz & Li). As a child and youth, Steinbeck spent a lot of time working on farms and interacting with other migrant workers. His experiences with migrant farm workers created the foundation for Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. John Ernst Steinbeck was born on February 27th 1902 in Salinas California to John Ernst Steinbeck Sr. and Olivia Hamilton Steinbeck. Steinbeck Sr. managed a flour mill, and his mother Olivia was a teacher in a school, thus securing the family a middle class income (Bender). His mother Olivia looked to “mold him into a man of broad intellectual capacity” (Kiernan). She read him several books as a child and, by the age of five, he could read. In school he was teased for “his large ears…so he withdrew into books.” His mom in reaction to his troubles “coddled him,” which did nothing but lower his confidence. His father then “took over …to expose...
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...Introduction: The United States today has a large population of Mexicans, and has had a significantly large population of Mexicans since they became U.S citizens after the Treaty of Hidalgo was signed in 1848. The treaty was an agreement between the U.S, and Mexico, transferring land to the U.S, but not only did they get land; Mexicans who resided in those states also stayed, and most became U.S citizens. Since then, Mexicans, and their U.S born children have faced many problems such as, discrimination, inequality, and segregation. For many years Mexicans, and Mexican-Americans dealt with the inequality, until the 1960’s when they decided that there had to be an end to all the discrimination that Mexicans faced, and started what is now known as the Chicano Movement. The Chicano Movement had a huge impact on not only Chicanos, but also on the nation. A) During the 60’s there were several civil rights movements that took place, and according to Rodolfo F. Acuna “the bases of social movements were inequality, and a moral outrage at the lack of fairness in the system” (Acuna 287), and this is what the Chicano Movement was. In order to understand the Chicano Movement, it must be defined; in short, the Chicano Movement was part of the Civil Rights movement during the 60’s whose goal was to get better education, voting rights, equal wages, and restoration of land grants; as it had originally been agreed to in the Treaty of Hidalgo. The word “Chicano” used to be considered...
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...identity. Classes are created in contemporary China through modernization and creating job opportunities. Traditionally, during the Mao era, urban planners tried to design cities that had diversity and not segregated to prevent inequality. It was to emphasize and support the principles of Communism. Also, the usage of temporary workers in the Mao era was not common. According to Tomba, the way the government distributes is still part of the segregation today. The government has been giving easier access to those that work for the government housing of their choice. Also, the commercialization of housing is another reason. However, it started to change when plants starting to grow in cities like Shenzhen. According to Pun, open-door policies and economic reform encouraged the introduction of foreign capital. Shenzhen was chosen by Guangdong provincial government as an experimental model to test if it can be an economic zone. If it succeeds, then other mainland cities are available to such growth as well. It meant that the global capital in the Chinese society would grow, too. The number of workers has increased from less than 30,000 to 3.09 million workers in the labor force. The population increase is based on temporary residents that migrated to Shenzhen for work. The...
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...a hard working migrant family and the the work ethic instilled into me derives from my parents. Being a lower middle class citizen is perfectly fine for me, but money often gets tight when rent is due and seeing stress in the eyes of my parents hurts me knowing I can do nothing about it. This was until my sister advised I looked for a job. The hunt for a job was very difficult, I often found myself on the internet for countless hours just scrolling past job offers until one suited my needs. After applying to approximately 20-25 job offers, I waited patiently for phone calls for interviews. Several days past and I was quickly losing hope that anyone would call me back. Until a local supermarket called me for an interview. My emotions were filled with happiness and anxiety as I quickly responded with “Thank you sir, You won’t regret it.”. I knew working at a Supermarket won’t make me a lot of money, but it will help enough to pay the small bills and hopefully provide some relief to my parents....
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...to an incontestable migration from the countryside to the city as industries agglomerated in the centre of Western cities. A century later, as industrialization gained what is known as the developing world, classical economists such as Lewis predicted large waves of migration that would transform the urban space into an industrial site. Yet, the most noticeable phenomenon of migration was a rise and establishment of an informal sector, comprising up to 90% of jobs and 70% of GDP production in countries like India. Are these results perverse, i.e. contrary to the accepted or expected norm? Looking specifically at cities in Ghana and Pakistan, while economic policies must take some blame for the lack of industrialisation, the rise and perseverance of an informal sector results of the confrontational and antagonising policies taken against rural to urban migration, which itself was misunderstood by authorities. More recent research proves that while the informal sector remains as prominent, it is not incompatible with the development of industry. The traditional explanation of migration towards cities (rural-urban migration) is laid out by Lewis in a model that emphasises how the economy goes through structural change. The Lewis model assumes a dualistic economy, where a productive industrial/manufacturing sector sets wages WM at the marginal product of labour contrasts with an unproductive agricultural sector that follows an average product rule. Following classical economics...
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...Throughout history there have been many people who helped shape the nation. Individuals who shook the very foundations of beliefs that people had. People who helped create change for the better. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and Cesar Chavez were both servant leaders who contributed immensely to their respective causes. MLK was born in January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and was a civil rights activist (Carson Clayborn). Chavez was born in March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona and was an immigrant workers rights activist (Cesar Chavez). MLK came from a religious home, his father was a baptist minister. MLK went to MoreHouse College from 1944 to 1948 and later went to Boston University where he began his doctoral studies in systematic theology in 1951. Chavez was raised in poverty in a family of immigrant farm workers, his family...
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...Andrew Enright Professor Long EXPO 1213-008 October 10 2015 The Rugged Road to True Freedom The United States of America is a place some people only dream of residing in. During the early twentieth century, hundreds of Japanese people ventured towards America—a land of freedom, equality, and justice. These people left an unstable homeland in search of peace and prosperity with the hope of providing a better future for their children. Ronald Takaki, in his book titled Strangers from a Different Shore, remarks that “America represented liminality,” and so Asian immigrants “could imagine what they could do in an unformed America, and their dreams inspired them to take risks. They wondered what they could become, unfurled before the winds of change and challenge”(42). This represents Japanese extravagance as a whole—traveling beyond known boundaries in pursuit of new freedom. Yet what seemed free wasn’t free at all, but rather a future of harsh treatment. Japanese-Americans crossed the boundaries of their homeland only to come into contact with more boundaries in America—of racism, American legislation and ultimately internment—which taxed the extravagance of Japanese-Americans. Throughout the next several decades, Japanese extravagance morphs to deal with America’s act of yarding them in through its legislation. In 1885, the Japanese government announced it would be sending six hundred immigrants to Hawaii. Many who crossed the frontier were financially distressed and viewed...
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...hand, the first step was to search for Mexican-American poets. Second step was to find a common theme (culture and heritage) or writing style. Lastly, all of the poems needed to be predominantly in English. With a variety of Mexican-American poets, the task was not as simple, nonetheless, it was accomplished. The following five poems examine the language, symbols and metaphors used by the poets that elicit a deeper understanding of a culture: “187 Reasons Mexicanos Can’t Cross The Border” by Juan Felipe Herrera (688), “Legal Alien” and “Learning English: Chorus in Many Voices” by Pat Mora, “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros, and “I Am Joaquin” by Rodolfo Corky Gonzales. Furthermore they illustrate the struggles of Mexicans in the U.S. and the perseverance required to succeed in a country where we are not entirely welcomed. These literary...
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...develop meaningful responses. (Taylor, S. & Whittaker, C. 2009) Teachers can learn in a more thoughtful and reflecting manner when given the opportunity to analyze a case and evaluate what actions others have taken when faced with the issues these cases present. (p. 69) It allows teachers to put themselves in the classroom in a virtual sense and look beyond their own preconceptions and face issues that are occurring all over the country. In the teaching case of Jesus Gonzalez, there are several problems that present themselves between the teacher, student, parents and school. Analyzing this case allows me to grapple with issues that are occurring more and more in our communities of multi-cultural diversity. Jesus is the son of a migrant worker and comes from a proud Mexican family steeped in their culture’s traditions. He attends a predominantly white school that has few resources to help with bi-lingual children. The teacher has no experience in working with bilingual children from different cultures. Jesus’s parents don’t speak English well and only let Jesus socialize with other Mexicans or Jamaicans near where he lives. The town is small and there are few Mexicans in the community. Jesus feels stuck between two worlds, one with his family that only speak Spanish and are isolated, and the world of school surrounded by white classmates with which he has little in common. Jesus’s teacher, Mrs. Kniffen, is faced with a situation where Jesus’s father comes to the class...
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...DEVELOPING THE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY | | | |Birth is a crucial stage in the reproductive life of a woman. It is an affirmation of the life-giving | | |function of the human species and a celebration of life itself. Yet, it can be life-threatening when | | |complications occur during or after birth. Thus, many hold the popular belief that a mother has an odds| | |of 50:50 against her life during delivery: she has a 50% chance of surviving and a 50% risk of not | | |making it. | | |Problems may arise during or after birth that can threaten the life of both mother and child. The worst| | |result of this is maternal mortality. Mortality statistics paint a bleak picture about maternal and | | |child health globally. Each year, more than 500,000 women worldwide die from complications related to | | |pregnancy. Yet, most of these deaths that tend to occur among low and middle-income countries are | ...
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...ii)First gas-car built by Duryea brothers 1903, Henry For began production 1906 iii)Search for flight by Wright Bros lead to famous 1903 flight. US govt created National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics 1915 to match Eur research c)Research and Development i)New industrial technologies lead companies to sponsor own research- General Electric established first corp lab 1900, marked decentralization of govt-sponsored research. At same time cnxn began btwn university research + needs of industrial economy- partnership btwn academic + commercial d)The Science of Production i)Principles of “scientific management” began to be employed- fathered by Frederick Taylor who argued employers subdivide tasks to decrease need for highly skilled workers, increase efficiency by doing simple tasks w/ machines ii)Emphasis on industrial research led to corporate labs (e.g. Edison’s Menlo Park) iii)Most impt change in production was mass production + assembly line. First used by Henry Ford in...
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...Organization & Leadership - Assignment Fidel Castro is one of the most recognizable leaders in world history. He led Cuba as Prime Minister and, subsequently, as President for almost fifty years. He was born and raised upper-middle class as his father was a very successful farmer and did quite well for himself and his family. There were several key events that led to Castro’s rise as a powerful leader and shaped him into the man who successfully led the Cuban revolution. First of all, although he benefited from a decent education and was exposed to the upper echelon of society at times, he also played with and grew up around the children of the migrant workers of the farm. He maintains that this conservative upbringing helped him to stay grounded and to develop empathy for the working class. Consequently, Fidel rebelled against what he perceived to be classism. While in law school in Havana, he became intertwined with the student protest movement. The government of the time decided to crack down on student protesters and a lot of student leaders were being killed. Instead of fighting against the governmental regime, however, the student protesters began turning on one another and becoming involved in crime. Being surrounded by this, Fidel decided to focus on political goals where he became enthralled by anti-imperialism and the opposition of U.S. involvement in Cuban (and Caribbean) politics. Law school exposed Castro to several student leftist groups and...
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