Think about cultural or family traditions you would want to take with you if you had to move to another country. Write a 1 page reflection about these traditions and draw a representational picture. What if you moved to a place where these traditions were unacceptable or even illegal? How might you feel? Might you try to keep doing them, but secretly?

By the end of the 1800s, there was a change in the nature of the immigrants coming to the united states. immigration from northern europe—england, ireland, germany, and scandinavia—declined, while immigration from italy, russia, and austria-hungary grew. in fact, between 1900 and 1910, more than three-fourths of all immigrants came from these three countries. unfortunately, these countries were far removed england, the home of our founders, and the immigrants who came from them had a hard time adjusting to life in their new country.