Most Californians at the time would have considered the Okies as a burden to society. The sudden influx of Okies into California caused taxes to go up, and increased competition for jobs. For these reasons, Okies faced a lot of discrimination.
they traveled because of the dust bowls.
The "Okies and Arkies" were migrant farmers moving from Oklahoma (Okie), Arkansas (Arkie), and Texas to California during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
The Okies and it didn't matter if you were born and raised in Kansas.
California
I've mostly heard them called "Okies" or "Dust Bowlers." You may want to double check on that though.
Most Okies migrated to California
Okies
Both the Okies and the Hoboes were homeless. They left their houses for job.
Most Californians at the time would have considered the Okies as a burden to society. The sudden influx of Okies into California caused taxes to go up, and increased competition for jobs. For these reasons, Okies faced a lot of discrimination.
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Okies
California
Oklahomans is the correct Demonym however only a rare few take offense to Okies.
California
Okies vs- Aliens - 2013 was released on: USA: 30 September 2013
Okies comes from Oklahoma, a state where the Dust Bowl took full effect with its onslaught upon the people of Oklahoma. The people who moved from Oklahoma to escape the storms were thus nicknamed Okies.