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​ Venn Diagrams near the bottom are final. Okay to be honest, I never did get politcal cartoons very well...all that symbolism. For me I would suggest comparing Welcome All and the Ching Cartoon. I think they have some definite differences although it might be hard to find similarities. What I think is interesting is how immigration changed in the 14 years between cartoons. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and if you can help explain what some of the others mean. (Susan)



I started by adding some thoughts to the Venn diagram. This might help Susan. (Ed Rabel)

I also thought the cartoon with the ark would be a good choice. I'm sorry but I am having trouble understanding the second cartoon. (Pat Cassner)

Hey Ed, how did you save your comments in the Venn Diagram to the wiki? I tried adding a couple and it would only save to my computer. Do you think you may need to type everything in for us? I had added to the Welcome All side, " This cartoon shows many different types of people being allowed into the US. (Susan Fronek)" and to the Ching side, " This cartoon focuses on one race, specifically the Chinese(Suasn Fronek)" In the center I added, "The two cartoons each show change in the people's lives by coming to the US(Susan Fronek). How I came to that conclusion is that in the first picture the sky is dark behind them and they are moving toward the light. In the other the change is from being accepted into our country and now they are not. Maybe each of those comments should be added. Pat, the second cartoon, in my opinion, is showing how the Chinese came here and were all content only to have Americans reject them here as evidenced by the scrambling of the letters in their signage, basically referring to the chinese as rats. We might need to look at the political climate and how it changed from 1880 when all were welcomed to 1894 when they were not as well accepted. (Susan)

Sorry I can't figure out how to add to the Venn Diagram. Only saves to my computer. Here are some of my thoughts. Ark Cartoon- Many nationalities came. Variety of costumes Dutch, Russian, Chinese, rich, poor. Multitude entered US. Brought all that they had.Came for Freedom. Escape Persecution. Clouds show winds of war and distress that blew immigrants to the US. Stars on flag would get us into right time period.Uncle Sam welcomes all. US offers many freedoms.Two by two immigrants multiplied and filled in the US Same- Chinese garb, long hair, stereotype, late immigrants to the US. last in line in ark cartoon 2nd cartoon-Chinese not wanted. Change in US attitude.Chinese not offerred freedoms. This time period allowed Chinese to enter US but could get naturalization papers. Name calling. (Pat Cassner)

I updated the Venn Diagram with our comments.(Susan)

Do we need to do anything before we say this is our final product? I will do anything anyone thinks of. I am fine with the changes as they are. Susan can you tell me how you added our changes. I would like to know for future reference. (Pat Cassner)

Pat I saved the changes to my computer and then replaced the link that was there with the new one. Fortunately someone had asked in the questions section on the PLS page, so I can't take credit for figuring it out myself. (Susan)

Okay - I'm here! I am checking out the cartoons and looking at background information. Can you give me until tomorrow at around 11? I am going to work on it tonight and then post my thoughts and citations for the sources that I am using. (Shirley)

That is fine with me Shirley.(Pat Cassner)

Glad you found a way to make it here!!!! (Susan) Yes, it seems that nothing has been easy or me this week...at least now I hope I can contribute. I am reinstalling adobe because I am having trouble with that too! Here's what I have so far. Though I am with you (Susan) about interpreting political cartoons, I can find out about the background on something and here is what I have for Welcome to All The cartoon was actually from 1880 (April 28, 1880) from the GErman edition of the magazine.Joseph Keppler was another great American political cartoonist in post Civil War 19th century. He lived through a time in the United States when American politics had a black shadow over them following the corruption of the New York City government. He attacked the United States Congress for avoiding issues and spending money needlessly. (Hoff 84) Keppler is also famous for his "Welcome To All" cartoon. It shows a line of immigrants being greeted by Uncle Sam surrounded by signs stressing the freedoms of America. Keppler drew this to remind Americans that, although they have problems, they are a lot better off than people elsewhere. (Hoff 88) It is a truly powerful patriotic cartoon. Keppler was also an owner of the political magazine, Puck, and drew several cartoons for it. He also worked to make several European Puck magazines, but they failed rather quickly. (Backer) [] ​

And for I Ching The next significant exclusionary legislation was the //Act to Prohibit the Coming of Chinese Persons into the United States// of May 1892 (27 Stat. 25). Referred to as the Geary Act, it allowed Chinese laborers to travel to China and reenter the United States but its provisions were otherwise more restrictive than preceding immigration laws. This Act required Chinese to register and secure a certificate as proof of their right to be in the United States. Imprisonment or deportation were the penalties for those who failed to have the required papers or witnesses. Other restrictive immigration acts affecting citizens of Chinese ancestry followed. [] **Sentiment concerning the** **  Chinese  ** **: Illustrations from Periodicals** Information on the  Chinese   communities in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries comes to us through books, periodicals, newspapers, and other written records as well as original source documentation such as manuscripts, photographs, drawings, and other pictorial materials. The materials are often filled with caricatures and derogatory designations. Yet these sources are still used because of the scarcity of written documentation on certain aspects of  Chinese  -American history. One of the richest sources of documentation can be found in the periodical literature of the time. Magazines, such as San Francisco's //The Wasp// and //The Wave// and New York's //Harper's Weekly// and //Harper's Monthly// flourished in the late 1800s and early 1900s, providing commentary on political, economic, and social events. Although often overtly distorted or opinionated, these documents illustrate what immigrants faced coming to the American West and the inter-ethnic tensions that were present. They also serve to record the specific contributions of the  Chinese   to commerce, architecture, and cultural and social life. By documenting specific locations, such as San Francisco's Chinatown, these publications show the historic significance of places and buildings and provide valuable information about patterns of early  Chinese  -American life. These illustrations document how key the  Chinese  communities in California were in building the industries that enabled the development of the West. They are depicted as picturesque contributors or more often problematic, misunderstood workers in a variety of scenes, reflecting their prominent roles in the building of the transcontinental railroad, the mining industry, agriculture and fishing, and a variety of important manufacturing areas. Often what is depicted in the periodicals reflects a complicated history of relations and reactions that the  Chinese   experienced in coming to the American West.http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt5p3019m2&chunk.id=c01-1.3.5.10&query=chinese&brand=oac

​ So I would like to add some comments on the Diagram about that and create a bibliography of sources. I will upload the documents momentarily. Wow! When I saved and previewed, it looked like a bunch of a mess!I will update the information and add to the venn diagram. You know, one thing I don't like about some of these free resources is that they keep opening new pages rather than opening new tabs so I have oodles of these windows open and I can't keep them straight! When I open a new tab, I can keep everything in order. It drives me crazy!!!

This second file is the Bibliography that I created. If everyone is in agreement, we can label as our final document. I would be happy to do that. Everyone agree? Do we just need to label as final??? (Shirley)

Shirley,you are awesome...you may have been late in arriving, but you wowed me. That was very interesting information! Thanks. I am happy labeling this as final. I think that is all we do. (Susan)

Susan, Thank you! I was so worried that I wouldn't get this done! I will continue to check to make sure that the rest of the group agrees that this is the final project and then let Jeanine know that it's completed. Thanks for all your understanding. Did you get any snow? Shirley

Shirley, That was great researching. When I researched I had found out also about the anit-Chinese feelings. What I knew was that immigration was limited but I didn't know that naturalization wasn't allowed. Another source of information on Chinese immigrants are on the walls of Angel Island the processing center for immigration into California. The Chinese were kept for prolong time and wrote poems and sayings on the walls. (Pat Cassner)

Everyone, Read everything over and I am in agreement with Shirley that we should post this as our final product.(Pat Cassner)

I will wait just a little longer to hear from Ed. I will post tonight before the super bowl and if I don't hear from him I will post. I believe he was okay with it but just want to give him some time. (SHirley)

It looks great. Sorry about the late delay. (Ed)