Strangers from a Different Shore

Hello fellow Bayan members! :) (Bayan, of course, meaning "community"!) As of late, my professor, Mr. Aronson, provided my English class with some reading on history of Asian Americans: Strangers from a Different Shore by Ronald Takiki. Mr. Aronson gave us two passages to read from this book, "Manongs in Movement" and "Pacific Passages". 

Below, I will provide my prezi--somewhat like a Powerpoint presentation, but far more visually engaging, elaborate, and fun--to go into more depth of both sections. To view it, you must first press the "play" button for it to load! Then, click "more" in order to make it fullscreen, then start by pressing play once again.

Here's an overview of the prezi if any of you were too lazy to look at mine, or had trouble viewing it:

Manongs in Movement

• Filipinos, after the annexation of the Philippines, either migrated to Hawaii or the mainlands
• Filipinos had American and Spanish influence due to previous colonization--American in their outlook
• Most migrants were poor and uneducated; worked on plantations or were farm laborers
• More women were imported to Hawaii or the mainlands in order to make men improve their work habits
• Push factors: 

1. Imagined themselves as being rich, successful migrants after working on the plantations
2. Farmers faced hardships from "the rich people" (white males) and even Filipino elite

• Filipinos signed labor contracts; received goods in return

Pacific Passages

• Different population: Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Asian Indian--diversity with different religions
• Acts and agreements forced them to stay where they settled to
• Each ethnicity's origin influenced each other
• Migrants experienced multiple negative scenarios on a ship to America
• American Dream caused risks
• Women were forced to marry men of much older age--picture brides

Well there you have it, my brief summary over my prezi on Strangers from a Different Shore. I hope you enjoyed! Comment, agree, disagree, questions, anything! Thank you :)