Hungarian Immigration to Cleveland, Ohio: a Microcosm of the U.S. Immigration Experience
Why do people immigrate?
Listed below are the four main reasons that people immigrate.
For each of the following reasons, (1) provide your own definition as it applies to immigration. Next (2) describe how that reason leads to the immigration of peoples to a new country. Finally, (3) for each reason provide a historical example of people who immigrated for that reason.
A. Poverty
B. Chain Migration
C. War (involving an outside nation)
D. Revolution (within their own nation)
Essay: Is the story of the Hungarian immigration to Cleveland and the establishment then breakdown of the Buckeye road community a true diaspora? Is this story of Hungarians in Cleveland similar to that of other ethnic immigrant groups, not just in Cleveland, but in other major U.S. cities? Support your detailed response with evidence from this exhibit as well as your textbook.