https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb This wall is a brief representation of the History of how Canadian immigrants came to the U.S. and the type of work that was sought in order to move upward in socioeconomic status en-us 2017-11-29 00:39:24 UTC 2023-01-24 03:23:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png stacy369 https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218126528 The country of Canada was founded on July 1st of 1867 and as the 1930s came along there was a steady ebb and flow of immigration between Canada and the U.S.
- www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/Pages/introduction.aspx]]> 2017-12-28 22:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218126528 stacy369 https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218126821 Much like other countries the first line of work was harvesting a production to sell or trade in order to gain other essential products to live off of.  Below is a picture of the areas of Canada and what they produced.  This piece of information is important because of the date.  As shown in the other graphs there was a decline of immigration out of Canada.  But right after the 1940s there was a noticeable increase of Canadians moving across the border to the U.S.  As WWII was coming to an end in 1945 the economy began to boon with and increase of manufacturing warehouses that allowed for more jobs to be scooped up and was appealing to those looking to get out of the fields and into the warehouses.
-www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/gi-roundtable-series/pamphlets/canada-our-oldest-good-neighbor/what-kind-of-economy-does-canada-have]]> 2017-12-28 22:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218126821 stacy369 https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218126984 Here it shows the difference between the years of 1960 and 2013 as to who was immigrating into the U.S. In the 1960's there were a lot more Canadians coming into the U.S. to find work. Many were farmers who were coming to the U.S. to look for more work that was in the warehouses and manufacturing buildings. As stated before there was the different groups that were immigrating were more equal in size that were eager to scoop up manufacturing work. As the times progressed, majority of those who were migrating to the U.S. were from Mexico in more recent times.
www.migrationpolicy.org/article/fifty-years-1965-immigration-and-nationality-act-continues-reshape-united-states]]> 2017-12-28 22:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218126984 stacy369 https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218127126 In the photo below is of my grandfather, John McArthur.  He was born in Canada and decided that the life of a construction worker in Canada was not going to be able to support his family.  When initially asked why he moved to the U.S. he explained, "Well Construction work wasn't going to support us.  I had a wife and 5 children to support.  So I sat  Marion down (Marion is my grandmother) and told her I was going to the U.S."  Construction or any other kind of labor career was difficult because he was only able to work 4 months out of the year due to the mass amounts of snow.  When asked how he made the move he went on to explain, "Well we knew two people in the U.S. and we needed a sponsor and help to get us settled.  So we chose to go the California where a gal named Isabelle helped sponsor us.  So I moved there in 1960."  He also described how hard it was and the hardship he put upon my grandmother to raise 5 children by herself for three years until he was able to save up enough from working at Bank of American 5 days a week and at the Del Ray 6 nights a week as a drummer in a restaurant.  But he describes the opportunity to be much more fruitful in the U.S. in comparison to Canada.

Also when asked about his education he explained that he was the youngest of 10 children and back then it was more important to help the family than to get and education. But with his 5 children he encouraged a different life and wanted them to earn an education so they didn't have to work two jobs like he did. "Marion also worked at Garrett (Now Honeywell) while my grandfather worked two jobs in order to provide for their children]]> 2017-12-28 22:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218127126 stacy369 https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218127589 The next person I interviewed was my aunt Merri (Marion McArthur). She was the eldest of my grandfathers five children. when she moved to meet her father in the U.S. she was 9 years old. "I still remember when we moved like it was yesterday, it was so different and yet exciting all at the same time." When asked about her educational career and what path she chose she explained, "It was very important for both of our parents to finish high school. And encouraged us to go to college. Mumma (my grandmother) saught to always better herself and went to typing and computer programing classes so she could be up to date in the field of work." And I remember that when I was junior high I needed to start typing papers, but I was slow so I would always go to my grandmas house and she would type up my papers for me as I sat next to her. Merri went on to explain, "Oh I went to Cypress College and worked toward the arts and my parents supported me 100%."]]> 2017-12-28 23:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218127589 stacy369 https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218127711 Research has noted the pattern of the job opportunity in Canada vs. U.S. This chart show recent findings that relate to education.  Having and education and a job in Canada does not pay as much as it does in the U.S.  So as Canadians are currently now earning degrees (much like the rest of the U.S.) instead of going into the more labor intensive jobs in order to earn a better salary.
-http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/land-of-misfortune/]]> 2017-12-28 23:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218127711 stacy369 https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218127789 So when tying in my family history along with educational history of Canadian immigrants coming to the U.S. it makes me proud to learn more about another country as well as my history. We are a product of our history and makes it all the more important to seek education as many immigrants come to the U.S. to get an education to have a better life.]]> 2017-12-28 23:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/stacy369/928th2xxrasb/wish/218127789