Asian Indian Immigration (1904-1920) Flashcards
1
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1907-1910
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- peak years of Asian Indian migration
2
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Punjab
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- 6500 immigrants, mostly male
- many Punjabis were soldiers for GB in Hong Kong, then to British Columbia in Canada, then to US
3
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Canada
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- Punjabis paid for passage to British Columbia to work for Canadian railroad companies
- replaced Chinese immigration to Canada
- they moved from British Columbia to Pacific NW and CA
4
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US
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- replaced Chinese and Japanese laborers
- freer immigration status than restrictions on Chinese and Japanese
- agricultural mostly
- also lumber and railroad industries in Pacific NW
- immigrants also congregated in Yuba City to do agricultural labor and farming
5
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Main Source of Livelihood
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- agriculture
