Indian Immigration

Indian immigrants journeyed to the US as early as the late 1700s. They were hired as indentured servants and did household labor for their masters. Their main goal was to send money back to their families. Today, many Indians immigrate for the same reasons, though not as indentured laborers.
There was a brief period when Indians, as well as other Asians were not permitted to enter the United States. Because of tensions during the Second World War, the US government began limiting, and eventually banning immigration from Asia. After the war was over, public opinion of Asians was restored and the Indian Regional Exclusion Act was repealed. Indians were hesitant to migrate even after the repeal, but slowly, a steady flow of immigrants arrived in the US and the flow has continued to this day.
Indian immigrants study at American universities and get their degrees. They study tirelessly and land a well-paying and well-deserved job. Many of the more thought-intensive careers are occupied by the Indians who have migrated. Doctors, surgeons, engineers, professors. The Indians in our society are not necessarily hardworking in the sense that they were when they worked on railroads, but they are indeed hardworking members of our society.

http://www.proxsa.org/immigration/migr_usa.html

Overall Thought

Overall, I really liked this book and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. One reason why I enjoyed the book was Brook's unique writing style. It was different than any other book I'd read because it linked many different characters in many different settings together through one thing, The Haggadah. The book also started in modern times and went back in time which I thought was also interesting. I also liked how the story went from Hanna, the modern scientist studying the book to a story in the past and then back to Hanna, this was interesting because it showed Hanna change throught the novel and still allowed the history of the Haggadah to be told. Another aspect of the book that I really liked was the fact that the Haggadah, the book all the characters come in contact with, is actually a real book and exists and is in a museam in Sarajevo today. I think that it is a cool idea for Brooks to take the story of the Haggadah, whaich has a past that is unclear and full of rumors, and use those rumors to think up stories about the books' past.

Overall Thought

I enjoyed this book a lot. I think the author presented the story in a different way, instead of breaking down the information she presented the Haggadah with Hanna then building up to the climax with the interesting and unique stories. I also really like how every piece of evidence Hanna found had a different story. I felt that it contributed to the overall story and made the book even more special. I also like the way that each character was developed. Each was complex and interesting to read about and follow. Every character has personal struggles that they must work through in order to save themselves or someone they love. I also liked Hanna's character a lot. She is very ambitious and doesn't let anyone or anything stand in the way of her aspirations. I felt that all the characters were well written, and each was unique. Overall I really enjoyed this book and would like to read more books written by the same author.

Last Post People of the Book

I really enjoyed this book. I have never read anything like it and I doubt I ever will again.
Really, it was very unique.
I did find Hannah hard to follow, and the book in general at times but at the very end, like a very good movie, everything cleared up. Actually, I finished the book, and then, after I woke up the nest morning, i realized that the boy who was deaf and dumb, the Persian one, who David Ben Shoushan bought the paintings from, was the boy Zahra had been making the paintings for in the first place. I may have registered that part a bit late, but that's what I really loved about it. It made me think so much, that I came to this conclusion in my sleep.
Another amazing thing about this book was that I was learning about the setting, the culture, and the languages at the exact same time. I found this book right when these types of things were popping up in my life.
We were learning about Sarajevo, and the Jews and World Wars in AP Word History, I went to a Jewish/Persian concert, where I learned a lot about the culture, and how these two interacted before. these are just two times when this book related to my life in 2009. It was creepy, but also fascinating.
I am really glad I picked this book, or maybe, it picked me...

Aimee- Week Five: Overall Thought

I have found this book to be very hard to follow. The people’s names are generally not names I’m used to. Also, each chapter takes place in a different country, with a different culture and language. You need to know a lot about history to keep up with this book. Hanna is unusually smart so I find her train of though difficult to understand at times. Overall, I do like this book. It’s not like any other book I’ve read before because it encompasses so many different people, places, and time periods. The author, Geraldine Brooks, must have spent years researching and writing this book. I like how each character has a different religion and has a different view on the world and on the Haggadah. The constant changing keeps the book interesting. Even if at parts the story has been confusing, I really enjoy the intricate, intriguing story.

Week Five

Welcome to Week Five, and our last week week of blogging. This week's post should be on your overall thoughts about the book. It must be a ten sentence summary. You do not need to comment on anyone else's blog, but your post should be up here by Sunday, March 29 You should have made up any missing work by then as well.

Question

Could the stories that Brooks wrote be true? If they are true why do you think that some of the characters who were not Jewish protected the book and placed their life in danger?