About Irish immigration to the United States

Irish people, like Jews, immigrated to the United States on a large scale because of persecution. Historically, Ireland and England used to be two island countries side by side. /kloc-at the end of 0/2, King Henry II of England took advantage of the internal strife in Ireland to lead his troops to land in Ireland, and forced various governors to swear allegiance to him by force.

Under the constant armed attack of Britain, the Irish people not only did not yield, but also kept their own language and cultural traditions intact. /kloc-In the 6th century, the English converted to Christianity, while the Irish were devout Catholics. Because of their different religious beliefs, the contradiction between them is more difficult to reconcile.

1603, the Stuart dynasty entered Britain, which immediately accelerated the pace of colonizing Ireland. A large number of Protestants came to Ulster, Northern Ireland, and it took them ten years to establish their first colony, but at the same time they planted seeds of hatred for future conflicts.

Protestants plundered the land without restraint. By the end of 18, 90% of Ireland's land was in the hands of the British, and the Irish had to rent land from British landlords. In addition, British landlords usually don't live in Ireland, and after subcontracting the land layer by layer, the final rent is outrageous.

In this case, Irish people went bankrupt in large numbers and even became beggars. To make matters worse, during the period from 1845 to 1849, serious potato diseases and insect pests broke out in Europe, and the potatoes that Irish people depended on for their livelihood were greatly reduced, thus the famous "Irish famine" broke out.

Life is unsustainable, and staying in Ireland is only a dead end. It is better to go to the British North American colonies to fight, so there is a strange phenomenon that the Irish in the United States are ten times as many as in the motherland.

1949, with the efforts of countless Irish people, the Republic of Ireland was finally established. However, the six northern counties that were originally colonized by Britain eventually stayed in Britain because Protestants were in the majority. This is absolutely unacceptable to the Irish, and the "Northern Ireland issue" has therefore become a hemp tendon in the politics of the two countries.

After a long and unsuccessful struggle and extreme religious hatred, some radical Irish people became the ancestors of European terrorism. They have created a series of assassinations and explosions in Britain, so that London has so far dared not put trash cans on the streets, even transparently.

So the Irish can be said to be one of the pioneers of the United States, which is a historical origin. Ireland has a population of only 4 million, but at least 4,500 Irish people live in the United States, which is the second largest ethnic group in the United States after Germans. Irish people have great enthusiasm for politics, and at least 14 of the 45 presidents of the United States are of Irish descent.

Such as Kennedy and Nixon. Unexpectedly, although Obama is black, he is also Irish. 20 1 1 year, Obama went to Ireland to find his roots and see where his great-grandfather lived.

Extended data:

As we all know, America is a melting pot of world culture. Every race has its own inherent characteristics, including genetic and cultural characteristics. Compared with other races, these inherent attributes also make it stand out in the multi-racial coexistence environment. People who are willing to come to the United States far from their homeland are more enterprising and proactive than those around them in the face of difficulties.

So the prominent racial characteristics are more obvious. Although personality or way of thinking depends largely on people's class, it still shows many common qualities necessary for success, such as attaching importance to education, diligence, positivity and attaching importance to the transmission of experience, which are applicable to all industries.

In the United States, the only way out for racial success is to give full play to traditional advantages and make unremitting adaptation and improvement. The richest Jews and Japanese in the United States today are full practitioners of this experience.

This book was published in the United States by 198 1, and it has been 30 years now. American racial history has a connotation that transcends race itself. The detailed data, analysis and opinions on ethnic characteristics in the book are still out of date, which is of great significance to China with increasingly diversified economy and culture.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-A Brief History of American Race

? Baidu encyclopedia-Irish