www.fourmilab.ch/uscode/8usc/8usc.html
IMMIGRATION LINKS
ARCHIVAL MATERIALS
NPS
- United States Immigration Station, Angel Island
| Learn about this station, the major West Coast processing center for
immigrants from 1910 to 1940. tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail2.cfm?ResourceId=-1872903132&Date=&Ownership=... |
| Offers details on the admissions of foreign-born persons into the US.
Provides immigration benefits and the naturalization of resident aliens. www.ins.usdoj.gov |
| The Ellis Island web site has a compilation of all immigrant arrivals
into Ellis Island from the 1860's through 1940. www.ellisisland.org |
| Immigration & the United States During the last few years
increasing attention has been focused on the question of immigration,
both legal and illegal (undocumented). www.usc.edu/isd/archives/ethnicstudies/immig_main.html |
| Halsall Home | Ancient History Sourcebook | Medieval Sourcebook |
Modern History Course Other History Sourcebooks: African | East Asian |
Indian | Islamic | Jewish | LGBT | Women's | Global | Science Main Page
Full Texts Multimedia Additions Search www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook28.html |
| America has often been called the land of immigrants. In fact, there
have been four major periods of immigration in America's history from
the colonial period to today. Read about the laws and effects of
immigration through these resources. americanhistory.about.com/cs/immigration |
| U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act This document allows you to
access the complete text of the United States Immigration and
Nationality Act, Title 8 of the U.S. Code (8 USC) in a variety of ways. www.fourmilab.ch/uscode/8usc/8usc.html |
| This Population Bulletin examines current immigration patterns and
policies in the United States, reviews the peaks and troughs of
immigration flows, and provides a historical perspective on contemporary
trends. (June 1999) www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/AboutPRB/Population_Bulletin2/I... |
| Passengers arriving in United States From 1820 to 1870 annual reports
regarding the number of persons arriving in or departing from the U.S
were made to congress by the Secretary of State and printed as documents
of Congress. www.lib.berkeley.edu/GSSI/passengers.html |
The New
Americans: Immigration, America's Story... An interactive
immigration timeline from PBS.org. http://www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/3.0/3.3text.html
RESOURCES BY ETHNIC ORIGIN
AFRICAN
African
Immigration in the Modern Era
| African Immigration in the Modern Era Recent Immigration from Africa
to United States www.hawk.umd.edu/~mddlmddl/791/communities/html/africanmd.html |
| African Immigration to Maryland in the Antebellum Era The slave trade
was not outlawed in the United States until 1808. “Although outlawing
the trade in 1808 reduced the numbers coming in to the country, it did
not end all importation. www.hawk.umd.edu/~mddlmddl/791/communities/html/africana.html |
WESTERN EUROPEAN
European
Immigration to the United States
| European Immigration to the United States Periods of European
Emigration European Emigration: Statistics Foreign Born in 1890: States
Foreign Born in 1890: Cities Countries of Origin Events, Issues &
Emigration Germans in America Britons in America www.eun.org/vs/history/projects/euimmigrants.htm |
British
Modern History
Source Book: Scottish Immigration to the American Colonies, 1772 ...
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1772Scot-immig.html .
| Historians and the Scottish-American Connection The links between
Scotland and America stretch back over three centuries. www.electricscotland.com/history/scottish_american.htm |
| Scots, Immigration, and Americanization Remote Name: 64.12.106.32 LOL
-- I can't believe I'm letting myself be drawn into this. www.alastairmcintosh.com/_disc14/00000049.htm |
Irish
Emerald
Isle Immigration Center - History of Recent Irish Immigration to the United
States
| In the middle of the 1980's there was a large number of
undocumented Irish living in the United States. At that time Irish
immigrants were a group that had fallen between the immigration
'cracks', having missed out on the amnesty program of 1986. www.eiic.org/history.htm |
| THE TIDE OF EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE BRITISH
COLONIES. THE great tide of Emigration flows steadily westward. The
principle emigrants are Irish peasants and labourers. www.people.virginia.edu/~eas5e/Irish/Emigration2.html |
| Welcome Irish Family to your adventure! Decide what family member
you will be during this journey. For example, are you a sister,
brother, mother, aunt, uncle, or baby? itech.fcps.net/Webquests/Immigration/family1.htm |
German
Encyclopaedia
of USA History: German Immigration to the USA 1860-1960
| Education on the Internet & Teaching History Online To receive
your free copy every week enter your email address below. FREE Education
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email Periods of European Emigration www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/EUgermany.htm |
| The Germans in America: Chronology Several Germans were among the
settlers at Jamestown. Peter Minuit, a German, came to New Amsterdam to
serve as the governor of the Dutch colony, New Netherlands. Later he
governed the Swedish colony in Delaware. lcweb.loc.gov/rr/european/imde/germchro.html |
| Feature presentation for teachers on the history of German immigration
to the U.S., The Learning Page, The Library of Congress lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/german.html |
| 19th Century German Immigration In Historical Context 1806 marked the
end of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. This "First
Reich"founded in 962 A.D.was defeated by Napoleon. www-lib.iupui.edu/kade/nameword/context.html |
| THE GERMAN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES German Language and Culture
Christa N. Garcia Glenbard East High School, Lombard, Illinois German
Americans are the largest minority group in this country. According to
The 1990 Census: German-Americans are www.glenbard.dupage.k12.il.us/Glenbard_DistrictHQ/administration/net/g... |
| An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia www.newadvent.org/cathen/06475c.htm |
| Imigration to the United States of American from Germany People who
imigrated to the U.S.A. from Germany, in the 1900's were usually poverty
strickened. They had miserable lives as peasnts in thier home land. eaglecc.stark.k12.oh.us/Communities/Com%206/immdw/Home.html |
French
French
Canadian Emigration to the United States, 1840-1930 - Readings - Quebec History
| Select from the list below Readings in Quebec History Documents of
Quebec History Statistical Materials and Charts Chronologies of Quebec
History Biographies of Prominent Quebec Historical Figures Maps of
Quebec Events, Issues and Concepts of Quebec www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/readings/leaving.htm |
| An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia www.newadvent.org/cathen/06271c.htm |
French
Immigration to the U. S. A. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAEfrance.htm
Spanish
Hispanic Local
History and Genealogy in the United States. http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/hispanic/
Portuguese
Portuguese Settlement in the United States| Portuguese Settlement in the United States lcweb.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/portam/settle.html |
SOUTHERN EUROPEAN
Italians
CATHOLIC
ENCYCLOPEDIA: Italians in the United States
| An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia www.newadvent.org/cathen/08202a.htm |
| More Italians have migrated to the United States than any other
Europeans. Poverty, overpopulation, and natural disaster all spurred
Italian emigration. Beginning in the 1870s, Italian birthrates rose
and death rates fell. www.gliah.uh.edu/historyonline/italian_immigration.cfm |
| Centuries of Charm The Italian Americans The Italians are
responsible for one of the largest exoduses in history, and a large
amount of the Italian emigration flowed to the United States. www.needham.mec.edu/High_School/cur/kane98/kane_p6_immig/italianII/rjs... |
Greeks
CHIAN
FEDERATION - Greek Issues - GREEK IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES
|
www.chianfed.org/issues/doulis_immigration.html |
Gypsies
Gypsies
in the United States
| Discusses the groups that make up the Rom, and provides information on
Carlos de Wendler-Funaro's Gypsy research collection. educate.si.edu/migrations/gyp/gypstart.html |
EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN
Hungarians
Towards
a History of the Hungarian Ethnic Group of the United States
| Towards a History of the Hungarian Ethnic Group of the United
States Observations on S.B. Várdy's Hungarians of the New World by
Nándor Dreisziger [1] www.hungarianamerica.com/harc/onlinepapers/nfd01.html |
| An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia www.newadvent.org/cathen/07545b.htm |
| The Hungarian Collections at the Library of Congress lcweb.loc.gov/rr/european/coll/hung.html |
| Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which
collapsed in World War I. The government decided to allow those not
happy with this arrangement to emigrate to the United States. www.monroe.k12.fl.us/KLS/Immigration/Hungarian/hungary.htm |
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Poles in the United States
| An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia www.newadvent.org/cathen/12204c.htm |
Russian
Fleeing
Revolution
| Fleeing Revolution : How White Russians, Academics, and Others Found
an Unlikely Path to Freedom By Maggie Riechers In the Russian Revolution
of 1917 and its civil war, thousands fled, many making their way to
China. www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities/2001-05/russianemigres.html |
| Most people's image of Russian immigrants is probably of women wearing
babushkas arriving at Ellis Island in the late 1800s. www.education.com/common/resources/lfo/america/russian.html |
ASIAN
Chinese
Chinese
Immigration and Chinese in the United States
| National Archives contain this collection of records from the
1882-1943 courts, census bureau, customs, immigration, and public
health. www.archives.gov/facilities/finding_aids/chinese_immigration.html |
| The Library of Congress home Overview Documents Chinese-American Men,
between 1890 and 1910(?) History of the American West, 1860-1920 After
the Civil War, immigrants again began to stream to the United States.
Between 1870 and 1900, nearly 12 lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/riseind/chinimms/chinim... |
Japanese
A
Short Chronology of Japanese American History
| A Short Chronology of Japanese American History Adapted from Japanese
American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present Edited by
Brian Niiya (New York: Facts-on-File, 1993). www.janet.org/janet_history/niiya_chron.html |
| Special Collections Home :: Family History Center :: Japanese
Immigrants to the US :: About New Search Immigrants from Japan began
arriving in the United States in the 1880s. At first there was only a
trickle of adventurers, but by 1900 the demand abish.byui.edu/specialcollections/fhc/Japan/about.htm |
| Immigration Settlement Organizations/ Religion Discrimination World
War II Incarceration Historic Sites Selected References A History of
Japanese Americans in California: IMMIGRATION One of the first groups of
settlers that came from Japan to the www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views4a.htm |
| Japanese Internment Camps During the 1880s, Asian immigrants, mostly
Chinese, were imported to the United States. By 1908, 135,000 Japanese
had arrived. www.uwec.edu/Academic/Geography/Ivogeler/w188/j1.htm |
| Asian Immigration to the United States Presentation Japanese American
Experience We are one of the oldest immigrant groups from Asia. classes.maxwell.syr.edu/soc248/asianspreWWII%204-24-00.html |
Hmong
ILW
- Hmong Veterans Naturalization Act of 2000
| [Congressional Record: May 2, 2000 (House)] [Page H2359-H2362] From
the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr02my00-98] HMONG VETERANS' NATURALIZATION ACT OF 2000 Mr. HYDE. ilw.com/lawyers/immigdaily/congress_news/2000%2C0504-HMONG.shtm |
| The Hmong People in the U.S. News: Persecution Continues Hmong
refugees in Thailand are being forcibly sent back to Laos by the United
Nations. The Communist dictatorship of Laos still hates the
freedom-loving Hmong people. www.jefflindsay.com/Hmong_tragedy.html |
Indian
USA Immigration
- America India
USA Immigration. Government. Department of Labor. Immigration
and
Naturalization Service. US State Department. General FAQ. Immigration ...
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USIA -
Portrait of the USA, Ch. 1
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Arab / Middle Eastern
New Report
Analyzes Recent Middle Eastern Immigration
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AMERICAS
Cuban
CUBANS-Cuban Immigration to the United States| CUBANSTHEIR HISTORY AND CULTURE REFUGEE FACT SHEET NO.12 Cubans have a
very strong sense of cultural identity. Cuban Immigration to the United
States www.culturalorientation.net/cubans/IMMI.HTM |
| Cuban Legal Immigration Program This page and its hyperlinked pages
are provided as a public service, by ITA, makers of immigration
software. Contact the Webmaster with your comments and suggestions. www.wave.net/upg/immigration/cuban.html |
Mexican
Center for Immigration Studies
| Immigration from Mexico Study Examines Costs and Benefits for the
United States Read the Report Online Download the Report in Adobe .pdf
Format WASHINGTON (July 12, 2001) The Mexican government has expressed
its strong support for an www.cis.org/articles/2001/mexico/release.html |
| 4. Mexican Immigration to the United States: Who Stays and Who Goes? www.ppic.org/publications/PPIC102/ppic102.chap4.html |
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
Statistics
Illegal Alien Resident Population
... country of birth and year of immigration ...
Although undocumented immigrants come to
the United ... Population. All countries, 5,000,000, All states,
... Pakistan, 41,000, 16. ...
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Immigrants
in the US - A UCSC Library Collection Resource Guide
| Immigrants in the United States A UCSC Library Collection Resource
Guide The following Library of Congress Subject Headings can be used to
locate information in the CAT, TEN, PE, and MAGS MELVYL® Databases. bob.ucsc.edu/library/collect/immed.htm |
| What is the sequence of immigration of the various ethnic groups into
the United States? 16th century ------------------Spanish Colonization
--- (Florida, California, Southwest) www.dmacc.cc.ia.us/instructors/medelaney/sequence%20of%20%20immigratio... |
| Investigation game involves students in the learning of German
American history. Includes a chronology, maps and census data. www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/Germ-Am.htm |
| Immigration To The United States The story of immigration to America
makes fascinating reading. Immigrations have generally flowed from the
north to the south and from the east to the west. How did Europeans come
to America in the first place? www.firmament.com/genealog/immigrat.htm |
| Students learn that immigration to the United States can be a
controversial issue. Reading both fiction and nonfiction books about
immigration can help us formulate our own opinions. school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/destinationamerica |
| Beginning Library Research on ETHNIC IDENTITY in the United States
(including BIRACIAL and MULTIRACIAL IDENTITY) www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/adams/shortcu/ethi.html |
American Memory Project Links
Immigration Links| IMMIGRATION LINKS FOR YOUR RESEARCH General Links | Immigration Links
by Country: Chinese | German | Jewish | Irish | Scandinavian | Italian |
Eastern European | Geography Sites | Primary Source Documents | Museums,
Collections, and Exhibitions | www.edc.org/CCT/NDL/1998/institute/stan/immlinks.html |
IMMIGRATION BY HISTORICAL PERIODS
Pre-Columbian
| Azorean Immigration into the United States by Robert L. Santos
California State University, Stanislaus Early Period Modern scholars
have speculated, with supporting evidence, that Europeans had discovered
America before Columbus. www.library.csustan.edu/bsantos/immigr.html |
Colonial
Early
German Immigration
| Early German Immigration An estimated 8 million people have migrated
from Germany to settle in the United States. This migration began early
in January of 1709, a German settlement was founded in New Bern, North
Carolina. schools.guilford.k12.nc.us/tpages/haupt/academics/page4.html |
Internet School Library - Colonial Period
| Browse this guide designed to help elementary school students find Web
resources about colonial history. Find maps, texts and art. falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm |
| Around the year 1700, many Germans were fleeing their homeland to find
an easier life in other European countries, the Western Hemisphere, and
Australia due to extremely violent conditions. library.thinkquest.org/20619/German.html |
U. S. Immigration 1860 to 1960
European
Immigration to the United States
| European Immigration to the United States Periods of European
Emigration European Emigration: Statistics Foreign Born in 1890: States
Foreign Born in 1890: Cities Countries of Origin Events, Issues &
Emigration Germans in America Britons in America www.eun.org/vs/history/projects/euimmigrants.htm |
| Education on the Internet & Teaching History Online To receive
your free copy every week enter your email address below. FREE Education
Newsletters - choose below... Let keepAhead.com bring you the world by
email Periods of European Emigration www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAimmigration.htm |
| Education on the Internet & Teaching History Online To receive
your free copy every week enter your email address below. FREE Education
Newsletters - choose below... Let keepAhead.com bring you the world by
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Immigration to the United States after 1960
| Migratory Farm Labor in the United States By Paul S. Taylor Unversity
of California [From the Monthly Labor Review (March 1937) of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, Serial No. R.
530] newdeal.feri.org/misc/taylor.htm |
| The concentration of ethinc groups by regions of the United States. teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4989.html |
| This Population Bulletin examines current immigration patterns and
policies in the United States, reviews the peaks and troughs of
immigration flows, and provides a historical perspective on contemporary
trends. (June 1999) www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/AboutPRB/Population_Bulletin2/I... |
| America has often been called the land of immigrants. In fact, there
have been four major periods of immigration in America's history from
the colonial period to today. Read about the laws and effects of
immigration through these resources. americanhistory.about.com/cs/immigration |