How the Other Half Lived

How the Other Half Lives

-Author is How the Half Lives -Takes place in the NYC slums -Talks about a variety of ethic groups

Jacob A Riis

-Author of How the Other Half Lives -Migrated from Denmark to the United States in his twenties -Published How other Half Lives in 1890 -When he arrived in the U.S. was very poor so he can easily emphasize with the tenement immigrants

Jewish Ethic Group

-Considered to very "thrifty" or "cheap" -Riis viewed them very negatively

Italian Ehtic Group

-Did not try to learn the Englsih language very well -Did not stray frm New York City arrival area -Mainly worked in construction -Found in small areas in groups

Chinese Ethic Group

-Highly discrimnated against becuase of their appearance and habits -There sterotype was that often worked in the laundry buisness -Involved in opium and gambling

Irish Ethic Group

-Once discrminated when they first arrived in NYC -Mostly migrated form Ireland because of the potato famine -In the 1880s are the discrimnators

Tenements original definition

-Originally inhabited by single rich family

Tenements

-Poorly ventilated unsanitized overcrowded multifamily apartments

German Ethic Group

-Riis spoke very highly of them Very organized -When arriving in America they fit right in because they resembled physically and vocally like the English -Learned the English language quickly