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Venn Diagram
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[|http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Chinese.htmlhttp://www.sfmuseum.org/1906.2/invasion.htmlRMhttp://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=old&doc=47RM]

Work Area
Thanks for your work and effort in collaborating for the purpose of completing the Venn diagram. The diagram is very comprehensive in nature, and provides a very clear and understandable comparison of the two soruces as well as clear differences. There is evidence of the work from both group members with solid collaboration and timley communications.

Here is what I have so far for the cartoons. Add anything else you would like. If you want, I can then type it up in Venn Diagram and post the final product (P.S.) Note the caption below: “perhaps if they came in kimonos, the real undesirables might also be kept out.” This indicates criticism of US immigration policy, which blindly excludes Japanese. The people in cartoon are stereotypes of “undesirable” Europeans such as Russians, Jews, and others. So while the cartoon criticizes the policy, it also upholds common stereotypes.(RM)
 * __“Welcome to All”__ **
 * Depicts European immigration (mostly white, coming from west in the cartoon).This implies the shift in immigration from Northwestern Europe to Southeastern Europe
 * Immigrants are being welcomed by the United States
 * Shows hope for new immigrants (they are leaving an area covered by clouds with images such as a monster and the words distress / war)
 * Depicts the U.S. as a place of refuge for immigrants
 * Depicts push factors for immigrants to leave their nations (no oppressive taxes, no expensive kings, no forced military service, no dungeons)
 * Depicts pull factors bringing immigrants to U.S. (free education, speech, ballot, land, lunch)
 * U.S. appears to be performing divine work (Uncle Sam = Noah, U.S. = Ark that will save the immigrants)
 * the sign indicates "American" qualities: no oppressive taxes, no expensive kings, no compulsory military service, no knouts or dungeons. (A knout is a scourge-like whip, according to wikipedia). This sign also indicates the American view of what's wrong with Europe.(RM)
 * the last immigrant in line looks like a Chinese man, based on the clothes he's wearing. That's a little surprising, considering the anti-Chinese sentiment at the time.(RM)
 * The immigrants are coming in "two by two" as man and wife. this is an idealization of the immigration experience, which included many single men. I think this image would ease concerns that some Americans had at the time about "foreign" men coming here and marrying "our" women.(RM)
 * __“To Japanese Exclusion”__ **
 * Targets Asian immigration, specifically Japanese immigrants
 * Immigrants not as welcome (Hand of dock official signaling immigrants to stop)
 * Cartoon points out that the real undesirable immigrants are the Japanese
 * Immigrants dressed according to their culture / ethnicity
 * Immigrants depicted as dangerous (some carrying bombs, guns, or knives)
 * Immigrants depicted as dangerous (some carrying bombs, guns, or knives)


 * __Similarities__ **
 * Immigrants seen as inferior to Americans
 * Both have a tone of anti-immigration sentiment that was prevalent during this time period
 * Target shift in areas / nationalities immigrating to the U.S. at the end of the 19th century and into the early 20th century
 * Immigrants appear in stereotypical clothing according to nationalities / ethnicities
 * both see immigration as a major component of American culture (RM)

DIFFERENCES
 * "welcome to all" sees America as an Ark and Uncle Sam as Noah, "saving" the world with its immigration policies. "Japanese exclusion" while criticizing racial barriers, still supports the idea of banning SOME people. It is a more realistic view of immigration -- countries typically do not accept everyone who wishes to immigrate without any condition. Even the favored white western European immigrants had to undergo medical tests to turn back those deemed "unfit" for entry into the US. (RM)

There was a message sent out at the beginning of the week for the different groups. I have some information about each cartoon that I will post later. I also posted some links to resources that I used to look over some history behind the cartoons. (P.S.)

6-20: Sure, I'd like to look at the Japanese Exclusion cartoon and Welcome to All. Am I in this group? How are groups formed?

Hi Robet - just wanted to see if you have looked at the political cartoons and wanted to work with any 2 in particular? (P.S.)

I have been looking at the cartoons. I would like to work on the Japanese Exclusion cartoon and Welcome to All cartoon - what do you think? (P.S.)