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| coming to america the story of immigration: Coming to America Betsy Maestro, 1996 Explores the evolving history of immigration to the United States, a long saga about people coming first in search of food and then, later in a quest for religious and political freedom, safety, and prosperity. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Coming to America Roger Daniels, 2019-10-01 One of our generation’s best historical accounts of immigration in the United States from the earliest colonial days “From almost every corner of the globe, in numbers great and small, America has drawn people whose contributions are as varied as their origins. Historians have spent much of the last generation investigating the separate pieces of that great story. Historian Roger Daniels has crafted a work that does justice to the whole.” — San Francisco Chronicle Former professor Roger Daniels does his utmost to capture the history of immigration to America as accurately as possible in this definitive account of one of the most pressing and layered social issues of our time. With chapters that include statistics, maps, and charts to help us visualize the change taking place in the age of globalization, this is a fascinating read for both the student studying immigration patterns and the general reader who wishes to be more well-informed from a quantitative perspective. Daniels places more recent cases of migration in the Americas within the rich history of the continents pre-colonialism. This invaluable resource is filled with maps and charts designed to help the reader see patterns that surface when studying the movement of peoples over time. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Coming to America (Second Edition) Roger Daniels, 2002-10-22 With a timely new chapter on immigration in the current age of globalization, a new Preface, and new appendixes with the most recent statistics, this revised edition is an engrossing study of immigration to the United States from the colonial era to the present. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Coming to America Roger Daniels, 1991-08-30 A leading expert's lavishly illustrated, comprehensive, and definitive study of immigration--up-to-date and engrossing. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Coming to America Joanne Mattern, 2001 Over 20 million people left their homes in Europe. They came to America between 1892 and 1924. Most of them had no jobs waiting for them. They brought little money and few possessions. They knew that once they arrived, they would probably never again see their homeland or the people they left behind. What would make people leave everything? What would make them travel far across an ocean? What would make them start a new life in a strange country? Lena Martini and her family were among those immigrants. Their story represents what most immigrants encountered on their journey. Book jacket. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel Dan Yaccarino, 2012-06-27 “This immigration story is universal.” —School Library Journal, Starred Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text and warm, colorful illustrations, Yaccarino recounts how the little shovel was passed down through four generations of this Italian-American family—along with the good advice. It’s a story that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents: Where did we come from? How did our family make the journey all the way to America? “A shovel is just a shovel, but in Dan Yaccarino’s hands it becomes a way to dig deep into the past and honor all those who helped make us who we are.” —Eric Rohmann, winner of the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit “All the Way to America is a charmer. Yaccarino’s heartwarming story rings clearly with truth, good cheer, and love.” —Tomie dePaola, winner of a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Coming to America Katharine Emsden, 1993 Excerpts from diaries and letters provide glimpses into the lives of Russian, Lithuanian, Italian, Greek, Swedish, and Irish immigrants who passed through Ellis Island around the turn of the century. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Coming to America Bernard Wolf, 2003 A photo-essay of a Muslim family from Egypt; their experiences living in America; and the sacrifices they make to have a better life. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: We Came to America Faith Ringgold, 2022-06-28 Acclaimed artist and Caldecott-winning picture book creator Faith Ringgold shares an inspiring look at America's lineage in this stunning ode to our country--past, present, and future. America is a land of diversity. Whether driven by dreams and hope, or escaping poverty or persecution, our ancestors--and the faces of America today--represent people from every reach of the globe. And each person brought with them a unique gift--of art and music; of determination and grit; of ideas and strength--that forever shaped the country we all call home. Vividly evoked in Faith Ringgold's sumptuous colors and patterns, WE CAME TO AMERICA is an ode to every American who came before us, and a tribute to the children who will carry its message into our future. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Immigration Stories Marcus McArthur, 2013-09-30 In this inspiring nonfiction book, readers will discover stories about immigrants that came to America from China, Poland, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. The alluring images and supportive text work in conjunction with the helpful glossary, index, and table of contents to engage readers and to enhance their understanding of the content. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: French Immigrants, 1840-1940 Kay Melchisedech Olson, 2002-06 Discusses the reasons French people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences the immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society. Includes sidebars and activities. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Round-Trip to America Mark Wyman, 2018-07-05 Historians of migration will welcome Mark Wyman's new book on the elusive subject of persons who returned to Europe after coming to the United States. Other scholars have dealt with particular national groups... but Wyman is the first to treat... every major group.... Wyman explains returning to Europe as not just the fulfillment of original intentions but also the result of 'anger at bosses and clocks, nostalgia for waiting families,' nativist resentment and heavy-handed Americanization programs, and a complex of other problems.... Wyman's 'nine broad conclusions' about the returnees deserve to be read by everyone concerned with international migration. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Russian Immigrants, 1860-1915 Helen Frost, 2002-09 Discusses the reasons Russian people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences the immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society. Includes sidebars and activities. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Just Like Us Helen Thorpe, 2009 A cloth bag containing eight paperback copies of the title, that may also include a folder with sign out sheets. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Immigrant America Alejandro Portes, Rubén G. Rumbaut, 2006-10-03 This third edition of the widely acclaimed classic has been thoroughly expanded and updated to reflect current demographic, economic, and political realities. Drawing on recent census data and other primary sources, Portes and Rumbaut have infused the entire text with new information and added a vivid array of new vignettes and illustrations. Recognized for its superb portrayal of immigration and immigrant lives in the United States, this book probes the dynamics of immigrant politics, examining questions of identity and loyalty among newcomers, and explores the psychological consequences of varying modes of migration and acculturation. The authors look at patterns of settlement in urban America, discuss the problems of English-language acquisition and bilingual education, explain how immigrants incorporate themselves into the American economy, and examine the trajectories of their children from adolescence to early adulthood. With a vital new chapter on religion—and fresh analyses of topics ranging from patterns of incarceration to the mobility of the second generation and the unintended consequences of public policies—this updated edition is indispensable for framing and informing issues that promise to be even more hotly and urgently contested as the subject moves to the center of national debate.. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Dreaming of America Eve Bunting, 1999 Annie Moore cares for her two younger brothers on board the ship sailing from Ireland to America where she becomes the first immigrant processed through Ellis Island, January 1, 1892, her fifteenth birthday. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Concepcion Albert Samaha, 2022-10-11 “Absolutely extraordinary...A landmark in the contemporary literature of the diaspora.” —Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror “If Concepcion were only about Samaha’s mother, it would already be wholly worthwhile. But she was one of eight children in the Concepcion family, whose ancestry Samaha traces in this. . . powerful book.” –The New York Times A journalist's powerful and incisive account reframes how we comprehend the immigrant experience Nearing the age at which his mother had migrated to the US, part of the wave of non-Europeans who arrived after immigration quotas were relaxed in 1965, Albert Samaha began to question the ironclad belief in a better future that had inspired her family to uproot themselves from their birthplace. As she, her brother Spanky—a rising pop star back in Manila, now working as a luggage handler at San Francisco airport—and others of their generation struggled with setbacks amid mounting instability that seemed to keep prosperity ever out of reach, he wondered whether their decision to abandon a middle-class existence in the Philippines had been worth the cost. Tracing his family’s history through the region’s unique geopolitical roots in Spanish colonialism, American intervention, and Japanese occupation, Samaha fits their arc into the wider story of global migration as determined by chess moves among superpowers. Ambitious, intimate, and incisive, Concepcion explores what it might mean to reckon with the unjust legacy of imperialism, to live with contradiction and hope, to fight for the unrealized ideals of an inherited homeland. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Crossing Into America Louis Gerard Mendoza, Subramanian Shankar, 2005-04-30 Collects writings by such top contributors as Jamaica Kincaid, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Richard Rodriguez, as well as a host of new writers, to present a history of modern immigration and reflections on the immigrant experience. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: The Book of Unknown Americans Cristina Henríquez, 2014-06-03 A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration (The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: We Became Mexican American Carlos B. Gil, 2012-08-17 This is a story of Mexican family that arrived in America in the 1920s for the first time. And so, it is a tale of immigration, settlement and cultural adjustment, as well as generational progress. Carlos B. Gil, one of the American sons born to this family, places a magnifying glass on his ancestors who abandoned Mexico to arrive on the northern edge of Los Angeles, California. He narrates how his unprivileged relatives walked away from their homes in western Jalisco and northern Michoacán and traveled over several years to the U.S. border, crossing it at Nogales, Arizona, and then finally settling into the barrio of the city of San Fernando. Based on actual interviews, the author recounts how his parents met, married, and started a family on the eve of the Great Depression. With the aid of their testimonials, the author’s brothers and sisters help him tell of their growing up. They call to memory their father’s trials and tribulations as he tried to succeed in a new land, laboring as a common citrus worker, and how their mother helped shore him up as thousands of workers lost their jobs on account of the economic crash of 1929. Their story takes a look at how the family survived the Depression and a tragic accident, how they engaged in micro businesses as a survival tactic, and how the Gil children gradually became American, or Mexican American, as they entered young adulthood beginning in the 1940s. It also describes what life was like in their barrio. The author also comments briefly on the advancement of the second and third Gil generations and, in the Afterword, likewise offers a wide-ranging assessment of his family’s experience including observations about the challenges facing other Latinos today. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Refugee High Elly Fishman, 2023-10-03 A year in the life of a Chicago high school with one of the nation’s highest proportions of refugees, told with “strong novel-like pacing” (Milwaukee Magazine) A stunning and heart-wrenching work of nonfiction.—Chicago Reader Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award For a century, Chicago’s Roger C. Sullivan High School has been a home to immigrant and refugee students. In 2017, during the worst global refugee crisis in history, its immigrant population numbered close to three hundred—or nearly half the school—and many were refugees new to the country. These young people came from thirty-five different countries, speaking more than thirty-eight different languages. Called “a feat of immersive reporting” (National Book Review), and “a powerful portrait of resilience in the face of long odds” (Publishers Weekly), Refugee High, by award-winning journalist Elly Fishman, offers a riveting chronicle of the 2017–8 school year at Sullivan High, a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric was at its height in the White House. Even as we follow teachers and administrators grappling with the everyday challenges facing many urban schools, we witness the complicated circumstances and unique needs of refugee and immigrant children: Alejandro may be deported just days before he is scheduled to graduate; Shahina narrowly escapes an arranged marriage; and Belenge encounters gang turf wars he doesn’t understand. Heartbreaking and inspiring in equal measure, Refugee High raises vital questions about the priorities and values of a public school and offers an eye-opening and captivating window into the present-day American immigration and education systems. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: At America's Gates Erika Lee, 2004-01-21 With the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese laborers became the first group in American history to be excluded from the United States on the basis of their race and class. This landmark law changed the course of U.S. immigration history, but we know little about its consequences for the Chinese in America or for the United States as a nation of immigrants. At America's Gates is the first book devoted entirely to both Chinese immigrants and the American immigration officials who sought to keep them out. Erika Lee explores how Chinese exclusion laws not only transformed Chinese American lives, immigration patterns, identities, and families but also recast the United States into a gatekeeping nation. Immigrant identification, border enforcement, surveillance, and deportation policies were extended far beyond any controls that had existed in the United States before. Drawing on a rich trove of historical sources--including recently released immigration records, oral histories, interviews, and letters--Lee brings alive the forgotten journeys, secrets, hardships, and triumphs of Chinese immigrants. Her timely book exposes the legacy of Chinese exclusion in current American immigration control and race relations. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Irving Berlin Nancy Churnin, 2018 Describes the life of the famous composer, who immigrated to the United States at age five and became inspired by the rhythms of jazz and blues in his new home. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Passage to Liberty Ken Ciongoli, Jay Parini, 2002-10-08 Passage to Liberty recaptures the drama of the 19th and 20th century immigration to America through photos, letters, and other artifacts -- uniquely replicated in three-dimensional facsimile form. In the tradition of Lest We Forget, Chronicle's bestselling interactive tour through the African American experience, the text uses the stories of individuals and families -- from early explorers, through the wave of 19th century impoverished families, to contemporary figures -- to recapture the rich heritage the Italian people carried with them over the waves, and planted anew in the American soil. Among the topics covered here are: The roots of American democracy in Roman history The migration of 15 million Italians, 1880-1920 Catholicism in Italian-American culture Food, music, and other Italian cultural traditions The Mafia: myth and reality Cultural icons: DiMaggio, Sinatra, Madonna & more As vibrant and packed full of history as previous volumes in this extraordinary series, Passage to Liberty is a splendid and loving tribute to the Italian-American experience. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: My (Underground) American Dream Julissa Arce, 2016-09-13 A National Bestseller! What does an undocumented immigrant look like? What kind of family must she come from? How could she get into this country? What is the true price she must pay to remain in the United States? JULISSA ARCE knows firsthand that the most common, preconceived answers to those questions are sometimes far too simple-and often just plain wrong. On the surface, Arce's story reads like a how-to manual for achieving the American dream: growing up in an apartment on the outskirts of San Antonio, she worked tirelessly, achieved academic excellence, and landed a coveted job on Wall Street, complete with a six-figure salary. The level of professional and financial success that she achieved was the very definition of the American dream. But in this brave new memoir, Arce digs deep to reveal the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the stunning secret that she, like many other high-achieving, successful individuals in the United States, had been forced to keep not only from her bosses, but even from her closest friends. From the time she was brought to this country by her hardworking parents as a child, Arce-the scholarship winner, the honors college graduate, the young woman who climbed the ladder to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs-had secretly lived as an undocumented immigrant. In this surprising, at times heart-wrenching, but always inspirational personal story of struggle, grief, and ultimate redemption, Arce takes readers deep into the little-understood world of a generation of undocumented immigrants in the United States today- people who live next door, sit in your classrooms, work in the same office, and may very well be your boss. By opening up about the story of her successes, her heartbreaks, and her long-fought journey to emerge from the shadows and become an American citizen, Arce shows us the true cost of achieving the American dream-from the perspective of a woman who had to scale unseen and unimaginable walls to get there. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: After the Last Border Jessica Goudeau, 2020-08-04 Simply brilliant, both in its granular storytelling and its enormous compassion --The New York Times Book Review The story of two refugee families and their hope and resilience as they fight to survive and belong in America The welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees have been central to America's identity for centuries--yet America has periodically turned its back in times of the greatest humanitarian need. After the Last Border is an intimate look at the lives of two women as they struggle for the twenty-first century American dream, having won the golden ticket to settle as refugees in Austin, Texas. Mu Naw, a Christian from Myanmar struggling to put down roots with her family, was accepted after decades in a refugee camp at a time when America was at its most open to displaced families; and Hasna, a Muslim from Syria, agrees to relocate as a last resort for the safety of her family--only to be cruelly separated from her children by a sudden ban on refugees from Muslim countries. Writer and activist Jessica Goudeau tracks the human impacts of America's ever-shifting refugee policy as both women narrowly escape from their home countries and begin the arduous but lifesaving process of resettling in Austin--a city that would show them the best and worst of what America has to offer. After the Last Border situates a dramatic, character-driven story within a larger history--the evolution of modern refugee resettlement in the United States, beginning with World War II and ending with current closed-door policies--revealing not just how America's changing attitudes toward refugees have influenced policies and laws, but also the profound effect on human lives. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Coming of Age in the Other America Stefanie DeLuca, Susan Clampet-Lundquist, Kathryn Edin, 2016-04-19 Recent research on inequality and poverty has shown that those born into low-income families, especially African Americans, still have difficulty entering the middle class, in part because of the disadvantages they experience living in more dangerous neighborhoods, going to inferior public schools, and persistent racial inequality. Coming of Age in the Other America shows that despite overwhelming odds, some disadvantaged urban youth do achieve upward mobility. Drawing from ten years of fieldwork with parents and children who resided in Baltimore public housing, sociologists Stefanie DeLuca, Susan Clampet-Lundquist, and Kathryn Edin highlight the remarkable resiliency of some of the youth who hailed from the nation’s poorest neighborhoods and show how the right public policies might help break the cycle of disadvantage. Coming of Age in the Other America illuminates the profound effects of neighborhoods on impoverished families. The authors conducted in-depth interviews and fieldwork with 150 young adults, and found that those who had been able to move to better neighborhoods—either as part of the Moving to Opportunity program or by other means—achieved much higher rates of high school completion and college enrollment than their parents. About half the youth surveyed reported being motivated by an “identity project”—or a strong passion such as music, art, or a dream job—to finish school and build a career. Yet the authors also found troubling evidence that some of the most promising young adults often fell short of their goals and remained mired in poverty. Factors such as neighborhood violence and family trauma put these youth on expedited paths to adulthood, forcing them to shorten or end their schooling and find jobs much earlier than their middle-class counterparts. Weak labor markets and subpar postsecondary educational institutions, including exploitative for-profit trade schools and under-funded community colleges, saddle some young adults with debt and trap them in low-wage jobs. A third of the youth surveyed—particularly those who had not developed identity projects—were neither employed nor in school. To address these barriers to success, the authors recommend initiatives that help transform poor neighborhoods and provide institutional support for the identity projects that motivate youth to stay in school. They propose increased regulation of for-profit schools and increased college resources for low-income high school students. Coming of Age in the Other America presents a sensitive, nuanced account of how a generation of ambitious but underprivileged young Baltimoreans has struggled to succeed. It both challenges long-held myths about inner-city youth and shows how the process of “social reproduction”—where children end up stuck in the same place as their parents—is far from inevitable. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Latino Immigrants in the United States Ronald L. Mize, Grace Peña Delgado, 2012-02-06 This timely and important book introduces readers to the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States - Latinos - and their diverse conditions of departure and reception. A central theme of the book is the tension between the fact that Latino categories are most often assigned from above, and how those defined as Latino seek to make sense of and enliven a shared notion of identity from below. Providing a sophisticated introduction to emerging theoretical trends and social formations specific to Latino immigrants, chapters are structured around the topics of Latinidad or the idea of a pan-ethnic Latino identity, pathways to citizenship, cultural citizenship, labor, gender, transnationalism, and globalization. Specific areas of focus include the 2006 marches of the immigrant rights movement and the rise in neoliberal nativism (including both state-sponsored restrictions such as Arizona’s SB1070 and the hate crimes associated with Minutemen vigilantism). The book is a valuable contribution to immigration courses in sociology, history, ethnic studies, American Studies, and Latino Studies. It is one of the first, and certainly the most accessible, to fully take into account the plurality of experiences, identities, and national origins constituting the Latino category. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Journey to Ellis Island Carol Bierman, 2010-08 This dramatic true story--told by the daughter of Russian immigrant Jehuda Weinstein--reveals the joys, fears, and eventual triumph of a family who realizes its dream. Full color. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: A Beginner's Guide to America Roya Hakakian, 2021-03-16 A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Hakakian's love letter to the nation that took her in [is also] a timely reminder of what millions of human beings endure when they uproot their lives to become Americans by choice (The Boston Globe). Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a guide for the newly arrived, and providing practical information and advice, Roya Hakakian, an immigrant herself, reveals what those who settle here love about the country, what they miss about their homes, the cruelty of some Americans, and the unceasing generosity of others. She captures the texture of life in a new place in all its complexity, laying bare both its beauty and its darkness as she discusses race, sex, love, death, consumerism, and what it is like to be from a country that is in America's crosshairs. Her tenderly perceptive and surprisingly humorous account invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others, making it possible for us to rediscover our many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider. In shattering myths and embracing painful contradictions that are unique to this place, A Beginner's Guide to America is Hakakian's candid love letter to America. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: A Nation of Nations Tom Gjelten, 2015-09-15 “An incisive look at immigration, assimilation, and national identity” (Kirkus Reviews) and the landmark immigration law that transformed the face of the nation more than fifty years ago, as told through the stories of immigrant families in one suburban county in Virginia. In the years since the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, the foreign-born population of the United States has tripled. Americans today are vastly more diverse than ever. They look different, speak different languages, practice different religions, eat different foods, and enjoy different cultures. In 1950, Fairfax County, Virginia, was ninety percent white, ten percent African-American, with a little more than one hundred families who were “other.” Currently the Anglo white population is less than fifty percent, and there are families of Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and Latin American origin living all over the county. “In A Nation of Nations, National Public Radio correspondent Tom Gjelten brings these changes to life” (The Wall Street Journal), following a few immigrants to Fairfax County over recent decades as they gradually “Americanize.” Hailing from Korea, Bolivia, and Libya, the families included illustrate common immigrant themes: friction between minorities, economic competition and entrepreneurship, and racial and cultural stereotyping. It’s been half a century since the Immigration and Nationality Act changed the landscape of America, and no book has assessed the impact or importance of this law as A Nation of Nations. With these “powerful human stories…Gjelten has produced a compelling and informative account of the impact of the 1965 reforms, one that is indispensable reading at a time when anti-immigrant demagoguery has again found its way onto the main stage of political discourse” (The Washington Post). |
| coming to america the story of immigration: A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves Jason DeParle, 2020-08-18 One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of the Year A remarkable book...indispensable.--The Boston Globe A sweeping, deeply reported tale of international migration...DeParle's understanding of migration is refreshingly clear-eyed and nuanced.--The New York Times This is epic reporting, nonfiction on a whole other level...One of the best books on immigration written in a generation.--Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted The definitive chronicle of our new age of global migration, told through the multi-generational saga of a Filipino family, by a veteran New York Times reporter and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. When Jason DeParle moved into the Manila slums with Tita Comodas and her family three decades ago, he never imagined his reporting on them would span three generations and turn into the defining chronicle of a new age--the age of global migration. In a monumental book that gives new meaning to immersion journalism, DeParle paints an intimate portrait of an unforgettable family as they endure years of sacrifice and separation, willing themselves out of shantytown poverty into a new global middle class. At the heart of the story is Tita's daughter, Rosalie. Beating the odds, she struggles through nursing school and works her way across the Middle East until a Texas hospital fulfills her dreams with a job offer in the States. Migration is changing the world--reordering politics, economics, and cultures across the globe. With nearly 45 million immigrants in the United States, few issues are as polarizing. But if the politics of immigration is broken, immigration itself--tens of millions of people gathered from every corner of the globe--remains an underappreciated American success. Expertly combining the personal and panoramic, DeParle presents a family saga and a global phenomenon. Restarting her life in Galveston, Rosalie brings her reluctant husband and three young children with whom she has rarely lived. They must learn to become a family, even as they learn a new country. Ordinary and extraordinary at once, their journey is a twenty-first-century classic, rendered in gripping detail. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: The World Comes to America Leonard Dinnerstein, David M. Reimers, 2014 The World Comes to America provides an overview of the groups of immigrants who arrived in the United States after World War II ended in 1945. Authors Leonard Dinnerstein and David M. Reimers examine the groups who came to America, explaining their reasons for immigrating, noting where they settled, and discussing how they fared once they arrived. The authors cover conflicting American attitudes towards welcoming strangers and the different policies that Congress pursued to aid--or to delay--the entry of foreigners to America. Features * Offers comprehensive coverage of post-war immigration to the U.S. * Explores the interaction between political policies, cultural shifts, racism, and economic changes, and how they impact immigration flows * Includes coverage of the most recent immigration patterns |
| coming to america the story of immigration: One Quarter of the Nation Nancy Foner, 2023-10-17 An in-depth look at the many ways immigration has redefined modern America The impact of immigrants over the past half century has become so much a part of everyday life in the United States that we sometimes fail to see it. This deeply researched book by one of America’s leading immigration scholars tells the story of how immigrants are fundamentally changing this country. An astonishing number of immigrants and their children—nearly eighty-six million people—now live in the United States. Together, they have transformed the American experience in profound and far-reaching ways that go to the heart of the country’s identity and institutions. Unprecedented in scope, One Quarter of the Nation traces how immigration has reconfigured America’s racial order—and, importantly, how Americans perceive race—and played a pivotal role in reshaping electoral politics and party alignments. It discusses how immigrants have rejuvenated our urban centers as well as some far-flung rural communities, and examines how they have strengthened the economy, fueling the growth of old industries and spurring the formation of new ones. This wide-ranging book demonstrates how immigration has touched virtually every facet of American culture, from the music we dance to and the food we eat to the films we watch and books we read. One Quarter of the Nation opens a new chapter in our understanding of immigration. While many books look at how America changed immigrants, this one examines how they changed America. It reminds us that immigration has long been a part of American society, and shows how immigrants and their families continue to redefine who we are as a nation. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Tell Me How It Ends Valeria Luiselli, 2017-03-13 Part treatise, part memoir, part call to action, Tell Me How It Ends inspires not through a stiff stance of authority, but with the curiosity and humility Luiselli has long since established. —Annalia Luna, Brazos Bookstore Valeria Luiselli's extended essay on her volunteer work translating for child immigrants confronts with compassion and honesty the problem of the North American refugee crisis. It's a rare thing: a book everyone should read. —Stephen Sparks, Point Reyes Books Tell Me How It Ends evokes empathy as it educates. It is a vital contribution to the body of post-Trump work being published in early 2017. —Katharine Solheim, Unabridged Books While this essay is brilliant for exactly what it depicts, it helps open larger questions, which we're ever more on the precipice of now, of where all of this will go, how all of this might end. Is this a story, or is this beyond a story? Valeria Luiselli is one of those brave and eloquent enough to help us see. —Rick Simonson, Elliott Bay Book Company Appealing to the language of the United States' fraught immigration policy, Luiselli exposes the cracks in this foundation. Herself an immigrant, she highlights the human cost of its brokenness, as well as the hope that it (rather than walls) might be rebuilt. —Brad Johnson, Diesel Bookstore The bureaucratic labyrinth of immigration, the dangers of searching for a better life, all of this and more is contained in this brief and profound work. Tell Me How It Ends is not just relevant, it's essential. —Mark Haber, Brazos Bookstore Humane yet often horrifying, Tell Me How It Ends offers a compelling, intimate look at a continuing crisis—and its ongoing cost in an age of increasing urgency. —Jeremy Garber, Powell's Books |
| coming to america the story of immigration: U.S. History P. Scott Corbett, Volker Janssen, John M. Lund, Todd Pfannestiel, Sylvie Waskiewicz, Paul Vickery, 2024-09-10 U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: American Immigration: Our History, Our Stories Kathleen Krull, 2020-06-16 Award-winning author Kathleen Krull takes an in-depth historical look at immigration in America—with remarkable stories of some of the immigrants who helped build this country. With its rich historical text, fascinating sidebars about many immigrants throughout time, an extensive source list and timeline, as well as captivating photos, American Immigration will become a go-to resource for every child, teacher, and librarian discussing the complex history of immigration. America is a nation of immigrants. People have come to the United States from around the world seeking a better life and more opportunities, and our country would not be what it is today without their contributions. From writers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, to scientists like Albert Einstein, to innovators like Elon Musk, this book honors the immigrants who have changed the way we think, eat, and live. Their stories serve as powerful reminders of the progress we’ve made, and the work that is still left to be done. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Once I Was You Maria Hinojosa, 2021-08-31 Emmy Award-winning NPR journalist Maria Hinojosa shares her personal story interwoven with American immigration policy's coming-of-age journey at a time when our country's branding went from The Land of the Free to the land of invasion.-- |
| coming to america the story of immigration: Polish Immigrants, 1890-1920 Rosemary Wallner, 2003 Discusses the reasons Polish people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences the immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society. Includes sidebars and activities. |
| coming to america the story of immigration: The Making of Asian America Erika Lee, 2015-09 In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But as ... historian Erika Lee reminds us, Asian Americans also have deep roots in the country. The Making of Asian America tells the little-known history of Asian Americans and their role in American life, from the arrival of the first Asians in the Americas to the present-day. An epic history of global journeys and new beginnings, this book shows how generations of Asian immigrants and their American-born descendants have made and remade Asian American life in the United States: sailors who came on the first trans-Pacific ships in the 1500s to the Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Over the past fifty years, a new Asian America has emerged out of community activism and the arrival of new immigrants and refugees. No longer a despised minority, Asian Americans are now held up as America's model minorities in ways that reveal the complicated role that race still plays in the United States. Published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the United States' Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 that has remade our nation of immigrants, this is a new and definitive history of Asian Americans. But more than that, it is a new way of understanding America itself, its complicated histories of race and immigration, and its place in the world today--Jacket. |
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In American Life By Roger Daniels 2023-11-24 Stories - 1215 -1664 contains almost 300 history stories presented in a timeline that …
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
WEBhistorian David A. Gerber captures the histories of dozens of American ethnic groups over more than two centuries and reveals how American life has been formed in significant ways by …
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
Understanding the historical context of immigration is crucial for crafting just and effective immigration policies, fostering inclusive communities, and building a truly representative …
Coming To America The Story Of Immigration - netsec.csuci.edu
Coming To America The Story Of Immigration coming to america the story of immigration: Coming to America Betsy Maestro, 1996 Explores the evolving history of immigration to the United …
“The Triumph of Nativism” from A History of Immigration and …
10 The Triumph of Nativism During most of the century of immigration, immigration to the United States remained largely unfettered by government regulation. Most Americans understood that …
Immigrants and the Making of America - Scholars at Harvard
Immigrants and the Making of America* Sandra Sequeira† Nathan Nunn‡ Nancy Qian§ 13 September 2018 Abstract: We study the effects of European immigration to the United States …
Coming To America The Story Of Immigration - wiki.drf.com
times.Coming to America : a history of immigration and ethnicity ...Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally …
They re Coming to America : Immigration, Settlement, and …
this essay with Neil Diamond’s hit single “Coming to America” because it encapsulates the myth of “immigrant America”: the idea that the U.S.—as a nation of freedom, rights, and liberty and …
Coming to America Fact Sheet - National Archives
Trace stories of immigrants over the evolving philosophy of government policy and attitudes about immigration. The individual stories of immigrants and their communities as recorded in …
Migrants and the Making of America: The Short and -R E I
Abstract: We study European immigration into the United States during the Age of Mass Migration (1850–1920), and estimate its long-term effects on economic prosperity. We exploit variation in …
Coming to America: An Examination of the U.S. Immigration …
Julie researches concerns that are raised about the influx of immigrants, explodes myths, and points to our historical past as a guide to pursue a humanitarian approach to improving US …
Coming to America: Ellis Island and New York City - Mr …
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
3 Apr 2024 · Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity … The book argues that immigration has been a defining force in American history, shaping the nation's economy, …
A Nation of Immigrants GCSE History Revision - The University of …
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the United States underwent a large wave of immigration from Europe as well as the rest of the world. Americans hoped that these new immigrants …
Pushed & Pulled: Examining Factors that Lead to Migration
In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of push and pull factors of migration through the stories of various fictional immigrants to the United States. Identify push or pull …
01 2 Immigration Coming to America - Core Knowledge
Included are story cards needed for the students to assume the role of immigrants. Our country’s motto E Pluribus Unum, the sacrifices of the immigrants both in leaving their homelands and …
Coming to America: The Story of the Statue of Liberty
This reader’s theater takes place in 1906 aboard a transport ferry, which is taking immigrants from a large ship to Ellis Island. This story is based on actual events. A ferry sails through New York …
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In … Early immigration historians focused on the European migration model, and the ethnic appeal of politicians such as Fiorello …
The Causes of Polish Immigration to the United States - JSTOR
large scale Polish immigration to the United States. The current, once started, flowed on at an accelerated rate, until Polish immigration became of first class importance among immigration …
AMERICA IN FACTS 2024
Immigration & border security facts. Incoming authorized immigrants About 2.6 million authorized immigrants entered the US in FY 2022, hitting levels above FY 2019 after a 48% dip in FY …
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In American Life By Roger Daniels 2023-11-24 Stories - 1215 -1664 contains almost 300 history stories presented in a timeline that begins in 1655 with the performance of the first
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
WEBhistorian David A. Gerber captures the histories of dozens of American ethnic groups over more than two centuries and reveals how American life has been formed in significant ways by immigration.
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
Understanding the historical context of immigration is crucial for crafting just and effective immigration policies, fostering inclusive communities, and building a truly representative democracy. The book encourages us to engage in thoughtful conversations about immigration, challenging assumptions and preconceptions.
Coming To America The Story Of Immigration - netsec.csuci.edu
Coming To America The Story Of Immigration coming to america the story of immigration: Coming to America Betsy Maestro, 1996 Explores the evolving history of immigration to the United States, a long saga about people coming first in search of food and then, later in a quest for religious and political freedom, safety, and prosperity.
“The Triumph of Nativism” from A History of Immigration and …
10 The Triumph of Nativism During most of the century of immigration, immigration to the United States remained largely unfettered by government regulation. Most Americans understood that it was necessary to fill up the country and welcomed most of the foreigners who came.
Immigrants and the Making of America - Scholars at Harvard
Immigrants and the Making of America* Sandra Sequeira† Nathan Nunn‡ Nancy Qian§ 13 September 2018 Abstract: We study the effects of European immigration to the United States during the Age of Mass Migration (1850–1920) on economic prosperity. Exploit cross-county variation in immigration
Coming To America The Story Of Immigration - wiki.drf.com
times.Coming to America : a history of immigration and ethnicity ...Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by...
They re Coming to America : Immigration, Settlement, and …
this essay with Neil Diamond’s hit single “Coming to America” because it encapsulates the myth of “immigrant America”: the idea that the U.S.—as a nation of freedom, rights, and liberty and justice for all—constitutes the beacon for the world’s “tired…poor…
Coming to America Fact Sheet - National Archives
Trace stories of immigrants over the evolving philosophy of government policy and attitudes about immigration. The individual stories of immigrants and their communities as recorded in immigration case files, court records, census schedules, petitions, …
Migrants and the Making of America: The Short and -R E I
Abstract: We study European immigration into the United States during the Age of Mass Migration (1850–1920), and estimate its long-term effects on economic prosperity. We exploit variation in the extent of immigration across counties arising from the interaction of fluctuations in aggregate immigrant inflows and the gradual expansion of the ...
Coming to America: An Examination of the U.S. Immigration …
Julie researches concerns that are raised about the influx of immigrants, explodes myths, and points to our historical past as a guide to pursue a humanitarian approach to improving US policy on the important matter of immigration.
Coming to America: Ellis Island and New York City - Mr …
America as a "nation of immigrants," embodied by the rebirth of Ellis Island and its newfound role as a national shrine, leaves out Americans who did not come to America voluntarily or who were already here before European settlement. Other critics of the "shrinification" of Ellis Island worry that the celebration of Ellis
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
3 Apr 2024 · Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity … The book argues that immigration has been a defining force in American history, shaping the nation's economy, culture, and politics.
A Nation of Immigrants GCSE History Revision - The University …
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the United States underwent a large wave of immigration from Europe as well as the rest of the world. Americans hoped that these new immigrants would help to make America richer by providing a reliable workforce.
Pushed & Pulled: Examining Factors that Lead to Migration
In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of push and pull factors of migration through the stories of various fictional immigrants to the United States. Identify push or pull factors. Analyze self to text connections.
01 2 Immigration Coming to America - Core Knowledge
Included are story cards needed for the students to assume the role of immigrants. Our country’s motto E Pluribus Unum, the sacrifices of the immigrants both in leaving their homelands and arriving in a new country, as well as the requirements for citizenship will be addressed.
Coming to America: The Story of the Statue of Liberty
This reader’s theater takes place in 1906 aboard a transport ferry, which is taking immigrants from a large ship to Ellis Island. This story is based on actual events. A ferry sails through New York Harbor. The Statue of Liberty. can be seen briefly through gaps in the morning fog. Look closely now. There! Did you see her? Mama and Sophia gasp.
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In …
Coming To America A History Of Immigration And Ethnicity In … Early immigration historians focused on the European migration model, and the ethnic appeal of politicians such as Fiorello La Guardia and James Michael Curley in cities with strong ethno …
The Causes of Polish Immigration to the United States - JSTOR
large scale Polish immigration to the United States. The current, once started, flowed on at an accelerated rate, until Polish immigration became of first class importance among immigration movements. The decade 1870-1880 added nearly 35,000 natives of Poland to the population of the United States; the decade ending 1880 added nearly 99,000 ...
AMERICA IN FACTS 2024
Immigration & border security facts. Incoming authorized immigrants About 2.6 million authorized immigrants entered the US in FY 2022, hitting levels above FY 2019 after a 48% dip in FY 2020. Work is the most common reason for authorized immigration to the US (41% of immigrants in FY 2022). In FY 2022, 39% of those immigrants came from Mexico.
