Facts About Immigrant Women Working in the US Food Industry

Facts About Immigrant Women Working in the U.S. Food Industry

• Women that are not documented are the ones that work the most.
• Women with no documents don't get days off and get no sick days and still get paid minimun wage.

Undocumented Immigrants

• Statistics show that there are 3 million immigrants working in farms.
• their personal income of female crop workers is $11,250, compared to $16,250 for male crop workers.

Poultry Workers

• most of the immigrants work in slaughter houses.
• There are an estimated 4.1 million undocumented women in the U.S. today

Farmworkers

• farmworkers suffer from higher rates of toxic chemical injuries and skin disorders than any other workers in the country.
• Every year there are thousands of physician-diagnosed pesticide poisoning.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Journal

1. How would you describe Bruno? Does he seem to understand the situation that he is surrounded by?  No, he knows his dad is a soldier but he thinks he's a good soldier and wouldn't do mean things to people.

2. How would you describe the Jewish "gardener?" Are you surprised by how he treats Bruno? Why?
Since he's little, he treats him good and also because he's the soldier's kid which means he is SUPPOSE to treat him good.

3. What do you think the teacher is going to teach Bruno and his father?
About the Jews and what's going on.

Nativism.cv

1. What is nativism?  Refers to a policy or belief that protects or favors the interest of the native population of a country over the interests of immigrants.
2. What were the two main sources of nativism in the early 19th century? Anti-Catholic strain, inexpensive labor that threatened the well-being of native artisans and other workers.

3. What were the two main groups that resulted from nativism? Know-Nothing party,
The Ku Klux Klan

4. What has been the result of 20th century nativism? Consequently, France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States, among others, imposed stricter immigration laws and controls on migrant labor.

Jewish Resistance

The Jews were primary suspects for the Nazis. The Nazi-sponsored mass murder fueled resistance to the Germans in the Third Reich itself and throughout occupied Europe. The Jews resisted oppression in many ways. They had offered armed ressistance over 100 ghettos. Ghetto inhabitants rose against the Germans in Vilna.

What I learned about the Jewish resistance is that, even though the Germans wouldn't give them food they still resisted oppression.
Another thing I learned is that they were treated horribly at the concentration camps.

Taliban Rule in Afghanistan

1. What is the Taliban? a Sunni Muslim movement dominated by people with Pashtun ethnic identity.

2. During what time did they control Afghanistan? controlled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001.

3. What guided Taliban rule (philosophy/religion)? List two laws that they enforced. Enforced strict islamic laws and Koran.

4. What was the set of laws called that the Taliban regime used? List two prohobitions they had (things they people weren't allowed to eat/drink/etc. Weren't allowed to eat pork, listen to music, and kite flying.

5. What event made the US get involved with the Taliban? 9/11 event.

6. In 1-2 sentences, describe the treatment of women under Taliban rule.
Women under Taliban rule were not able to be seen or heard. They could not speak in public or to men who were not relatives. They were beaten, even killed, for minor violations of these rules.