Summary Of Hope By David Laskin
Late nineteenth century and early twentieth century America experienced a giant scale of immigration. By those days, America was known for receiving the waves of immigrants who were not from English speaking countries (excluding the Irish). Because of their language and their background, it was really hard for them to adjust in the society and call themselves Americans, especially during twentieth century culture. In order to become full citizens and avoid constant discrimination and marginalization, immigrants started to enlist themselves into the U.S army. Some fought because they wanted to do something for the country while some became soldiers because they were told so. David Laskin has written about twelve men from different European
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He was precise and kept track of government records, economic data, census data, and family data along with explaining the readers why the immigrants came to United States. Laskin says that even though the immigrants were not the refugees from war, they were still refugees because they ran away from their future from a country they thought could no longer provide or support them. Laskin also says that the immigrants who migrated from different countries had hundred different reasons to migrate, but all could be summed up in one word which was Hope. In this story, Laskin follows twelve men, four Italians, two Poles, three Jews, a Norwegian, an Irishman, and a Slovakian. Such a varied and large group allowed Laskin to explore different sides of the immigrant’s experience. The Norwegian farmer, the Italian junk dealer and the Italian boy had very different lives if compared between their home countries and the United States. One of the main points that laskin made about the war was that for all the misery and death it caused, did a tremendous job to integrate the men who served for the American society. That was not so easy. One example would be the men in one New York division who spoke 43 languages that is why officers had to mime sometimes for what they were trying to get the men to
He was precise and kept track of government records, economic data, census data, and family data along with explaining the readers why the immigrants came to United States. Laskin says that even though the immigrants were not the refugees from war, they were still refugees because they ran away from their future from a country they thought could no longer provide or support them. Laskin also says that the immigrants who migrated from different countries had hundred different reasons to migrate, but all could be summed up in one word which was Hope. In this story, Laskin follows twelve men, four Italians, two Poles, three Jews, a Norwegian, an Irishman, and a Slovakian. Such a varied and large group allowed Laskin to explore different sides of the immigrant’s experience. The Norwegian farmer, the Italian junk dealer and the Italian boy had very different lives if compared between their home countries and the United States. One of the main points that laskin made about the war was that for all the misery and death it caused, did a tremendous job to integrate the men who served for the American society. That was not so easy. One example would be the men in one New York division who spoke 43 languages that is why officers had to mime sometimes for what they were trying to get the men to