Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This book explores the way government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups evolved throughout U.S. history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. The book concludes with a summary of events up to contemporary times, as immigration again becomes a hot-button issue."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
Compares and contrasts the experiences of various immigrant groups when they arrived in America in the 1900s. Discusses the reasons groups immigrated to America, their misconceptions about the country, the path to citizenship, and the experiences of Irish, Chinese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, and Greek immigrants. Includes fact boxes, a timeline, photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
Author
Language
English
Description
Highlights immigration to America from the first wave of immigrants in the late 1500s to the influx of immigrants from countries such as Ireland, Germany, and China in the 1800s and early 1900s. Includes a timeline, a glossary, resources for further information, text-related questions, and photographs.
12) Arab Americans
Author
Language
English
Description
This book discusses the past and present political upheavals that drove Arab immigrants to American soil and their ultimate success.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Describes the diverse peoples who came to the United States from 1820, when records began to be kept, to 1924, when the gates were nearly closed to immigrants. The reactions of Americans to the new arrivals, laws that were passed, and the experiences of the immigrants themselves are covered through the use of primary sources"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ellis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. Today it stands alongside Plymouth Rock in our nation's founding mythology as the place where many of our ancestors first touched American soil. Ellis Island's heyday--from 1892 to 1924--coincided with one of the greatest mass movements of individuals the world has ever seen, with some twelve million immigrants inspected at its gates. Historian Vincent J. Cannato...
Author
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of Angel Island, the location of a U.S. immigration site on the West Coast from 1910-40. Explains how the site was discriminatory towards Asian immigrants, particularly Chinese immigrants, and details the long hours of waiting and interrogation the immigrants were forced to endure. Includes photographs, sidebars, questions, and a glossary.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Immigration is one of the . . . issues facing the world. In many areas of the world, significant numbers of immigrants and refugees attempt to leave their homes and make new homes in foreign countries. Not everyone is welcoming of these newcomers. In fact, rifts between political parties expressing different points of view around this topic are dividing people more than ever. Written to interest high school students while also remaining accessible...
Language
English
Description
In the early 1900s, President Theodore Roosevelt's progressive legislation, dubbed the Square Deal, aimed to limit the power of corporations, protect consumers, and conserve natural resources. The Square Deal drastically changed the United States – and still impacts our lives today.