Chapter 13 & 14

Changing the Rules: Immigration Law 1948-1980

The immigration acts of 1924 had brought the national origins system into role until 1965. Most of the people such as Chinese, Filipino's, and Indians were all eligible to naturalization at the time. Asian Indians were residents in the United states. There were many changes that came after the Cold War, due to its high influence in immigration laws. 

The Displaced Person's Act was an act that had helped the indivuiduals that were persecuted by Nazi government who were fleeing persecution, and someone who could not back to their country because of persecution based on race, religion, or political opinions. The interesting thing that I found was the growth of Asian Immigration were more starling from 3 percent of all immigrants in 1940's rose to 6 percent and in the 1950's it rose 13 percent. Dramatic rises of Asian immigrants at the time. Another important aspect I had found interesting was when individuals come to a country, stay here, then sponsor there families. For example, an immigrant from Vietnam can come, receive there citizenship, then begin to call over there children if they have any back home, wives, and then eventually there parents within a period of five to eight years. 

New Asian Immigrants Chapter 14


Asian American immigrants population had been a huge growth by the 1980's. The chapter had many interesting facts about Asian American's (Japanese and Chinese), Filipino's, Asian Indians, Koreans, and Vietnamese. I found reading about Asian Indians to be the most fascinating part of the chapter =] . Short story about my fathers story, which some of the information from the chapter shows similarities with his life. My fathers family had came from India to the United States mostly during the late nineteenth century and some of early twentieth century. My fathers father and his father had came to the US by a plane from Jalendar, India in 1968. Most of them when they came to United States had came to California, since my dad was sponsored by his elder brother and sister-in law. He had came here in 1982 and resided in San Mateo, CA. Their was not many Indians mainly Punjabi's living in the area of San Mateo at the time. Most of them stayed up in Sacramento Valley (Central) and South Bay. 
 My father is of Sikh origin and when many Sikh's had came to California they went straight to Yuba City or San Jose. Yuba City reminds them of how back home looks, due to the fields in India and resemblance's of back home. They bought fields and houses and started their own community where they brought most of the land. Many people had bought land to build Sikh Temples (Gurdwara's) to have a sense of religion and togetherness in the community. The ones that came to San Jose had invested into more businesses,hotels, gas stations, and  cab companies. 

The story I found interesting to read about was Dalip Singh Saund who was born in Amritsar, India in an illiterate family. He had left during the Amritsar "massacre" fled to America where he pursued a higher education and obtained many degrees in his life time. Lived in Imperial Valley (Yuba City) Sikh and enclaved and worked as a rancher eventually a business man. Later, got married to an upperclass Czech American women, the most important cause his wife and he brought was the freedom for India and citizenship for Asian Indian in the US. He was highly involved in politics. 
Chapter 14 had many interesting information about each of the different Asian groups we have today. I better understand most of its history and the dramatic growth in our day today. What we had 51 years ago is quite different than what many will call a "change" today.