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Before they faced reality, they were traveling to the Americas for many reasons.
In 1892, millions of Immigrants set foot on the soil of the americas from Ellis island. They had many reasons to go to this place including more freedom, more wealth, a better life for themselves, and many more.
During the immigrants' voyage to America, they dreamed of many things about the place. They dreamt of being rich, being free, and where life would be better.
Lee Chew, an Asian man from China, went there because when he was sixteen, he saw a man who left to the americas came back as a rich man.
He stated that “The man had gone away from our village, a poor boy. Now he returned with unlimited wealth, which he had obtained in the country of the American wizards.... The wealth of this man filled my mind with the idea that I, too, would like to go to the country of the wizards and gain some of their wealth…” (Chew, 1903).
Lee Chew pondered and dreamt of going to the Americas because the man became rich from it.
Another example was when a thirteen year old girl named Mary Antin who said “In America, then, everything was free, as we had heard in Russia. Light was free; the streets were as bright as a synagogue on a holy day. Music was free; we had been serenaded, to our gaping delight, by a brass band of many pieces, soon after our installation on Union Place. Education was free. That subject my father had written about repeatedly, as comprising his chief hope for us children, the essence of American opportunity, the treasure that no thief could touch, not even misfortune or poverty.” (Antin, 1912).
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In 1892, millions of Immigrants set foot on the soil of the americas from Ellis island. They had many reasons to go to this place including more freedom, more wealth, a better life for themselves, and many more.
During the immigrants' voyage to America, they dreamed of many things about the place. They dreamt of being rich, being free, and where life would be better.
Lee Chew, an Asian man from China, went there because when he was sixteen, he saw a man who left to the americas came back as a rich man.
He stated that “The man had gone away from our village, a poor boy. Now he returned with unlimited wealth, which he had obtained in the country of the American wizards.... The wealth of this man filled my mind with the idea that I, too, would like to go to the country of the wizards and gain some of their wealth…” (Chew, 1903).
Lee Chew pondered and dreamt of going to the Americas because the man became rich from it.
Another example was when a thirteen year old girl named Mary Antin who said “In America, then, everything was free, as we had heard in Russia. Light was free; the streets were as bright as a synagogue on a holy day. Music was free; we had been serenaded, to our gaping delight, by a brass band of many pieces, soon after our installation on Union Place. Education was free. That subject my father had written about repeatedly, as comprising his chief hope for us children, the essence of American opportunity, the treasure that no thief could touch, not even misfortune or poverty.” (Antin, 1912).
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Before confronting the realities of their new lives, countless immigrants journeyed to the Americas for various reasons. In 1892, millions stepped onto American soil at Ellis Island, motivated by the promise of greater freedom, wealth, and a better life.
During their voyages to America, these immigrants were filled with dreams of what awaited them. They envisioned a future filled with riches, freedom, and an improved quality of life. One such individual, Lee Chew, an Asian man from China, was inspired to emigrate after witnessing a man from his village return from the Americas as a wealthy individual when Lee was just sixteen. He reflected on this transformative experience by stating, “The man had gone away from our village, a poor boy. Now he returned with unlimited wealth, which he had obtained in the country of the American wizards.... The wealth of this man filled my mind with the idea that I, too, would like to go to the country of the wizards and gain some of their wealth…” (Chew, 1903). This encounter sparked Lee Chew's desire to pursue the American dream.
Similarly, Mary Antin, a thirteen-year-old girl, described her perceptions of America with enthusiasm: “In America, then, everything was free, as we had heard in Russia. Light was free; the streets were as bright as a synagogue on a holy day. Music was free; we had been serenaded, to our gaping delight, by a brass band of many pieces, soon after our installation on Union Place. Education was free. That subject my father had written about repeatedly, as comprising his chief hope for us children, the essence of American opportunity, the treasure that no thief could touch, not even misfortune or poverty.” (Antin, 1912).
Both Lee Chew and Mary Antin illustrate the powerful aspirations and hopes that fueled the journeys of many immigrants to the Americas.
During their voyages to America, these immigrants were filled with dreams of what awaited them. They envisioned a future filled with riches, freedom, and an improved quality of life. One such individual, Lee Chew, an Asian man from China, was inspired to emigrate after witnessing a man from his village return from the Americas as a wealthy individual when Lee was just sixteen. He reflected on this transformative experience by stating, “The man had gone away from our village, a poor boy. Now he returned with unlimited wealth, which he had obtained in the country of the American wizards.... The wealth of this man filled my mind with the idea that I, too, would like to go to the country of the wizards and gain some of their wealth…” (Chew, 1903). This encounter sparked Lee Chew's desire to pursue the American dream.
Similarly, Mary Antin, a thirteen-year-old girl, described her perceptions of America with enthusiasm: “In America, then, everything was free, as we had heard in Russia. Light was free; the streets were as bright as a synagogue on a holy day. Music was free; we had been serenaded, to our gaping delight, by a brass band of many pieces, soon after our installation on Union Place. Education was free. That subject my father had written about repeatedly, as comprising his chief hope for us children, the essence of American opportunity, the treasure that no thief could touch, not even misfortune or poverty.” (Antin, 1912).
Both Lee Chew and Mary Antin illustrate the powerful aspirations and hopes that fueled the journeys of many immigrants to the Americas.