Immigration: Coming to a different country to settle due to reason
Migration: Moving to a different place for a better lifestyle and better work conditions
Push Factor: A reason or reasons to push someone away from the country therein.
Pull Factor: Reason or reasons that pull someone or some people to that country.
The difference between Primary and Secondary Resources: Primary sources are first-hand accounts of a topic while secondary sources are any account of something that is not a primary source. Published research, newspaper articles, and other media are secondary sources.
The Filipino’s migrated for a better life. The Filipinos migrated because of the lousy pay in Phillippines and the dangers around living in the country. The lifestyle in Phillippines also offers no opportunity for children. The minimum wage they were guaranteed was P481.00 or about $15 dollars a day, The average cost to eat a fast-food chain, is $5. If you are going to a fancy restaurant, it would be $20, more than your daily wage. The crime rate in Phillippines is also very high, about 1900 judicial killings have happened since the new President commenced. In summary, the Filpino moved to create an opportunity for there son.
Where did many choose to go instead of NZ?
Most went to North America because it was a cheaper and quicker voyage to the Atlantic.
How would people feel when they left? They felt sad since most loved ones don’t return or comeback
What did they do for entertainment and distraction?
For cabin passengers at least, books, chess, and cards helped pass the time. Quoits, a game using plaited rings of rope, was played on the deck. Some rides had concerts and newspapers
Describe the conditions in steerage.
Steerage passengers slept in tiers of bunks. They were provided with mattresses, but no bedding. Bunk space was cramped, and tables and forms occupied the spaces between tiers.
What were some issues people faced in storms with food, and, hygiene?
Lack of freshwater made keeping clean difficult.
Those in steerage survived on salted and dried meats along with flour, ships biscuit, oatmeal, and dried potatoes the meals had poor nutrition and were coarse.
Some people drowned in their beds during a storm, and on another, the beds in steerage were almost constantly wet.
What were some of the sicknesses you got on board?
Children were particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases such as scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping cough, and measles but everyone else was able to catch the effects and diseases.
