they traveled because of the dust bowls.
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.
The Okies and it didn't matter if you were born and raised in Kansas.
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.
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Most Okies migrated to California
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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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Oklahomans is the correct Demonym however only a rare few take offense to Okies.
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Okies vs- Aliens - 2013 was released on: USA: 30 September 2013
Okies.
The okies.
Okies is the nickname for people from Oklahoma. Arkies is the nickname for people from Arkansas. The Okies and Arkies were farmers who moved to California during the Great Depression.