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I have attached the five cartoons so we can make comments as to which ones may interest us to compare on our venn diagram. They are not in top quality, but we can make changes to that when the time comes. If you want to edit ANYTHING, please feel free. I thought this might be a good way to just get us started. Maybe we could write our initials and make some comments (the history/politics) about the cartoons, then "chat" about what we want to do. ~Jennifer

Thanks for getting us started Jennifer! I think that pictures 1 and 4 would be two good ones to compare and contrast. Picture one seems to paint a positive picture of immigration to the United States while picture 4 shows a more negative side. I think that picture 4 is referencing attempts of congress in the 1910's to keep "undesirables" including criminals, beggars, and unintelligent people from being allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and making the connection to Asian exclusion laws. If anyone feels strongly about any of the others, I have no objections but I thought I would throw two out there so that we can get started with the Venn Diagram. Rob

​ Hi guys! I echo Rob's thanks for getting things kicked off, and I would be fine with using cartoons 1 and 4 for the Venn Diagrams. Rob I know you said you're going to be out of town, so I agree, the sooner we get started, the better. My vote is "Aye" for 1 and 4! :) jess

I guess we could collect our ideas here and then someone can post our ideas to the Venn Diagram. I will start us off with a few observations if we choose to use 1 and 4. Thanks for understanding I am going out of town Group A!!! Rob

**Thanks Jennifer! I agree with using picture 1 & 4. I volunteer to do the Venn Diagram, once we're ready to do so. I'll be back later to check out the pictures a little closer and add some ideas. Melissa**

Yay! Thanks Melissa for volunteering to pull it all together once we're ready. I'll add my comments to what Rob already has below... jess

Is there anything else we should add to our observations? Jen

I myself am out of ideas...I think what we have below looks great. Any final additions are more than welcome, but without that, I motion to end comparisons and move on to the Venn Diagram! :) jess

Great! I'll add a few points as well, and type that Venn Diagram up tonight. Melissa

-Uncle Sam is welcoming of immigrants/ simliar to Noah welcoming the animals -The background is ominous -All immigrants appear to be Caucasian and at least middle class (luggage, clothing, accessories, etc.) -In addition to Uncle Sam's open arms, two posted signs proclaim promises of various freedoms in the US. - Signs imply "no worries" by stating no oppression, taxes, kings, compulsory military service and FREE education, land, speech, ballot (but the interesting one to me is: free lunch - is that a bit of a jab that it is too good to be true? What do you all think?) -The immigrants are very orderly
 * __Unique to Picture 1__** (1880)

-Both backgrounds are on the water -Both pictures have men and women immigrating -Both depict groups of the only one ethnicity (1-Caucasian, 4-Asian) -Both stereotype the different immigrant groups
 * __Similarities between Pictures 1 and 4__**

-The man on the dock is not welcoming of immigrants -The immigrants are being depicted as criminals - The immigrants appear unorganized and chaotic, unlike Picture 1 - America is represented by a military officer instead of jolly old Uncle Sam - A caption was also under the picture on our class site (very small at the bottom of the picture itself): "As to Japanese exclusion. Perhaps if they came in kimonos, the real undesirables might be kept out." This seems to imply that the Japanese were synonymous with being undesirable. - goes against America and being "The Melting Pot" - the immigrants look very haggered and poor
 * __Unique to Picture 4__** (1913)

On the side from Global Ed relating to picture 4:
 * February 23, 1905** //The San Francisco Chronicle// front page headline reads: “The Japanese Invasion: The Problem of the Hour.” This launches an unrelenting string of editorials against the Japanese which serve to kick the anti-Japanese movement into high gear.
 * May 14, 1905** The Asiatic Exclusion League is formed in San Francisco, marking the official beginning of the anti-Japanese movement.


 * (not for venn, just a comment referencing "The Melting Pot" - have you heard of America referred to as a salad instead? - very interesting concept that we maintain and embrace our own individual culture - keeping our flavor but working together so well - where the melting pot tries to make everyone "taste" the same - unidentifiable to their origins - just wanted to share)
 * I have heard the term salad...I just felt the "melting pot" fit the 4th cartoon better because the Japanese were different and not being accepted as themselves. Melissa
 * I agree with you about "The Melting Pot" and its relation to the cartoon (and salad would not be relative to this assignment). I always liked the salad comparison and share it whenever the opportunity presents. I heard it for the first time when I was in college. Your Venn is beautiful... like the color scheme ;)



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