The migrant farms in california in the 1930's:
Essential Question: How does an understanding of historical and cultural background of Esperenza Rising enhance your reading of the novel?
This historical and cultural background enhances my reading on this novel because now I know how harsh the conditions were and how unfair the living conditions were for the different types of immigrants. I also now know the the true feeling that Esperanza had about the living
conditions. I know she was used to being rich and having servants to wait on her and these new living conditions were very harsh.
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This historical and cultural background enhances my reading on this novel because now I know how harsh the conditions were and how unfair the living conditions were for the different types of immigrants. I also now know the the true feeling that Esperanza had about the living
conditions. I know she was used to being rich and having servants to wait on her and these new living conditions were very harsh.
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Major Question: How did the two types of migrant worker camps (mexican immgrants and okie migrants) differ during the depression.
The two migrant worker camps differed because in the book Esperanza Rising the Okie's got a indoor toilet , better houses where the roof doesn't have news papers stuck to it and there was a rumor that they got a pool.
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1. What were the living conditions in a Mexican immigrant farm workers'camp in the 1930's?
Migrant workers had hard life with low wages. They lived and worked in crowded and poor conditions. Some workers were forced to live on the side of the roads close to the fields they worked at and were subjected to diseases.
2. What were the living conditions like in an Okie farm workers' camp (Oklahomans escaping the DustBowl) in the 1930's?
The Okies were forced to live in squatter camps and compete for job against the Mexican workers. There were some many migrant workers willing to work that wage rates began to drop. The camps were crowded and dirty.
3. How did living conditions differ for these two groups in terms of shelter, food, water, clothing, recreation, and jobs?
When the Okies first arrived they lived in the ditches beside roads set up by the farmers. These ditches were unsanitary and often covered in a permanent layer of water and mud. However, the Farm Security Administration saw the need for relief and began construction of camps for migrant Okie families which started out as tent camps and then went to metal shelters. The camps had excellent recreation facilities and a big hall for entertainment, and a library. The camps held 2,000 to 3,000 people but they had hot showers, flush toilets, breakfast for the children.
The Mexican camps like the one that Esperanza's family had lived in was crowded and dirty. They did not have hot running water or flushing toilets. Families often croweded together and shared their belongings, food and recreation within their camps.
4. Which of these two types of camps had the worst conditions? Which had the best?
The Mexican camps had the worst conditions. Many families were housed in a one room tent with no running water. Wash bins were set up to clean the dishes, the clothes and the people in all the same area. The sanitary conditions in these camps were horrible and disease spread quickly.
When the Okies came after the Dust storm many of the Mexicans were sent back to Mexico even if they were citizens of the U.S. The Okies were treated better than the Mexicans and their conditions started to improved gradually.
5. How could you represent these differences in charts?
If I had to make a chart for the differences I would use a pie chart. "legal" Mexican immigrants would be one shaded portion, Okies would be another, "US" Mexicans would be the last shaded portion.
6. What is a refugee camp? Are farm camps refugee camps?
A refugee camp is a temporary camp that is usually run by the government for the short term use of the needs of the people. Usually a refugee camp provides food and medical care until the people can return to their home. The farm camps were not like a refugee camp becuase the basic needs of the people were not meet by the government. The Mexican people had to "pay" for their food and did not receive medical treatment.
7.How did the company farm camps, the migrant camps, and the Okie worker camps differ?
All of the camps were crowded and dirty. The Mexican migrant camps were the least comfortable. The Mexican immigrants were treated poorly because they were felt to be "second class people". The housings were overcrowded with many families in one room. There was no running water, electricity or flushing toilets. The Mexican people were just grateful to have the opportunity to be in American that they made the "best of their situation". The Okie worker camps, although they had started out crowded and dirty at least had running water and flushing toilets. The Okies were American citizens and had come from their own farmlands and did not want to tolerate such terrible conditions. They quickly formed different communities. Company farm camps had the same horrible dirty conditions as the migrant camps, but the company farm camps housed as many people as they could close to where the crop needed to be picked or farmed during that crop to get the most out of each worker.
The two migrant worker camps differed because in the book Esperanza Rising the Okie's got a indoor toilet , better houses where the roof doesn't have news papers stuck to it and there was a rumor that they got a pool.
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1. What were the living conditions in a Mexican immigrant farm workers'camp in the 1930's?
Migrant workers had hard life with low wages. They lived and worked in crowded and poor conditions. Some workers were forced to live on the side of the roads close to the fields they worked at and were subjected to diseases.
2. What were the living conditions like in an Okie farm workers' camp (Oklahomans escaping the DustBowl) in the 1930's?
The Okies were forced to live in squatter camps and compete for job against the Mexican workers. There were some many migrant workers willing to work that wage rates began to drop. The camps were crowded and dirty.
3. How did living conditions differ for these two groups in terms of shelter, food, water, clothing, recreation, and jobs?
When the Okies first arrived they lived in the ditches beside roads set up by the farmers. These ditches were unsanitary and often covered in a permanent layer of water and mud. However, the Farm Security Administration saw the need for relief and began construction of camps for migrant Okie families which started out as tent camps and then went to metal shelters. The camps had excellent recreation facilities and a big hall for entertainment, and a library. The camps held 2,000 to 3,000 people but they had hot showers, flush toilets, breakfast for the children.
The Mexican camps like the one that Esperanza's family had lived in was crowded and dirty. They did not have hot running water or flushing toilets. Families often croweded together and shared their belongings, food and recreation within their camps.
4. Which of these two types of camps had the worst conditions? Which had the best?
The Mexican camps had the worst conditions. Many families were housed in a one room tent with no running water. Wash bins were set up to clean the dishes, the clothes and the people in all the same area. The sanitary conditions in these camps were horrible and disease spread quickly.
When the Okies came after the Dust storm many of the Mexicans were sent back to Mexico even if they were citizens of the U.S. The Okies were treated better than the Mexicans and their conditions started to improved gradually.
5. How could you represent these differences in charts?
If I had to make a chart for the differences I would use a pie chart. "legal" Mexican immigrants would be one shaded portion, Okies would be another, "US" Mexicans would be the last shaded portion.
6. What is a refugee camp? Are farm camps refugee camps?
A refugee camp is a temporary camp that is usually run by the government for the short term use of the needs of the people. Usually a refugee camp provides food and medical care until the people can return to their home. The farm camps were not like a refugee camp becuase the basic needs of the people were not meet by the government. The Mexican people had to "pay" for their food and did not receive medical treatment.
7.How did the company farm camps, the migrant camps, and the Okie worker camps differ?
All of the camps were crowded and dirty. The Mexican migrant camps were the least comfortable. The Mexican immigrants were treated poorly because they were felt to be "second class people". The housings were overcrowded with many families in one room. There was no running water, electricity or flushing toilets. The Mexican people were just grateful to have the opportunity to be in American that they made the "best of their situation". The Okie worker camps, although they had started out crowded and dirty at least had running water and flushing toilets. The Okies were American citizens and had come from their own farmlands and did not want to tolerate such terrible conditions. They quickly formed different communities. Company farm camps had the same horrible dirty conditions as the migrant camps, but the company farm camps housed as many people as they could close to where the crop needed to be picked or farmed during that crop to get the most out of each worker.