Field Trip Reflection

Part I.  From Haven to Home

The purpose of this exhibit about jews coming to America is so inform people about how important different cultures are to America.  I think it was also there to educate people on the history of jews in America and the hard times that they over came in history.

From going to this exhibit, I learned a lot about the history of Jews in America in general.  I learned that under a well-known synagogue, the Touro Synagogue, was the underground railroads.  It was originally there for the jews from the 17-18 century, but was later used for slaves.  I also learned that a lot of famous jews have contributed to the American Society such as Albert Einstein, Mary Antin, and Levi Strauss.  9,000 jews fought for the Union, and 3,000 American jews fought for the Confederacy.  General Ulysses S. Grant created a bill that would eliminate all jew from territory, until, as requested, Abraham Lincoln acted upon stopping the bill.

Part II.  Children of Immigrants

1.  The picture that I chose was of a little Mexican girl looking up at the American Flag in the middle of a big city.  This picture struck me because you never think about how young or how old immigrants are, and how children don't help their parents decide to immigrate to the US.

2.  "If we stayed in Bosnia we would have been killed.  Although no one can predict he future, just imagine a 7 year-old child wondering if he would be killed the next day or spared in this world we call home." -Denis Tuzinori, Bosnia,        from between cultures

I chose this quote because, like the picture i chose, it shows how children are deprived of their childhoods and forced to go into survival mode in order to stay alive.  This quote shows how the US should be a haven for immigrants, and how a lot of immigrants don't just move to the US without a reason.

3.  The personal essay that I chose shows how a lot of immigrants have escaped war and violence that has come to their doorsteps.  They escape to the US looking for freedom, opportunities, and a lot of immigrants are trying to start a new, peaceful  life.