Section:
Immigration Resources:
Leaving their
homeland behind, with only the clothes on their
back and valuable things in their hearts and
minds, such as (family memories, songs, culture,
skills, stories from their home land, traditions
and foods) they went to America, the gateway to
the realization of their hopes and dreams of a
new and better life.
Sub Section:
Educational Websites: Helpful Information for
Teachers and Students in their study of
Immigration
Photo
Credit: Immigrants Coming To The Land of
Promise-Library of Congress Prints and
Photographs
Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 LC-USZ62-7307
Web Link:
Ancestors In The Americas: Originally a
companion to a PBS video series, this Web page
offers a variety of activities to help students
extend and enrich their understanding of the
experiences of immigrants to the United
States.
Web Link:
Thirteen Reasons Our Ancestors Migrated
Web Link:
The Great Irish Famine Curriculum (pdf)
Web Link:
Foreign Immigrants in Industrial America:
Millions of Europeans who suffered through the
Industrial Revolution, economic depressions, and
crushing famines, began to envision America as a
land of unbounded opportunity.
Unfortunately, the unprecedented economic
turmoil that periodically swept the United
States during the second half of the nineteenth
century often dashed European dreams of
gold-paved streets and free land.
Web Link:
Immigration Terms
Web Link:
Teaching About Ethnic Diversity
Web Link:
American Immigration Past and Present: A
Simulation Activity
Web Link:
Research That Matters: Diversity Within Union
Web Link:
Meeting The Needs of Immigrant Students
Web Link:
Immigrant and Ethnic History In the United
States Survey
Web Link:
Alien Registry Records
Web Link:
A Historical Look At Immigration Policy
Web Link:
The Making of a Melting Pot: Irish Immigration
to America From 1700 to the early 1800s by The
American Immigration Law Foundation
Web Link:
A Nation of Immigrants by John F. Kennedy (pdf)
Web Link:
Landmarks In Immigration History
Web Link:
Immigration In A Changing Economy: California's
Experience
Web Link:
British Convicts Shipped To American Colonies
(immigration)
Web Link:
Ethnic United States Since The Civil War
Web Link:
One From Many: U.S. Immigration Patterns and
Ethnic Composition
Web Link:
Key Concepts To Guide The Study of Ethnic and
Cultural Groups
Web Link:
Naturalization Oath Of Allegiance To The United
States Of America
all links working a/o 11/8/2011
Section:
Emigration/Immigration:
Discussed by the United States and other
Countries
Article Name:
Emigration Pre-1900 Part I
Article Name:
Emigration Pre-1900 Part
II
Article Name:
Emigration From A Different Point of View
Pre-1913 Part I
Article Name:
Emigration From A Different Point of View
Pre-1913 Part II
Article Name:
Emigration From A Different Point of View
Pre-1913 Part III
Article Name:
Presidential Papers Regarding Immigration
Pre-1897
Article Name:
Argentina and It's Immigration Law Pre-1908
Article Name:
Chile and Bolivia Prior to 1908
Article Name:
Paraguay-Immigration Encouraged By Government
Article Name:
Uruguay: The Ease of the Immigration Law
Pre-1926
Article Name:
Brazil: Immigration Law Pre-1908
Article Name:
Austria-Hungary (Officially the Austro-Hungarian
Monarchy)
Article Name:
Belgium and Australia Pre -1900
Article Name:
Germany Pre-1900
Article Name:
Quarantine: An Effective Measure In The Control
of Contagious Diseases
Special Mention:
"I Go To America, " Reaching For The American
Dream by Miriam Medina : This is a
four part essay on the subject of Immigration
during the period of the 19th century through
the early 20th century.
Section:
Causes of
Emigration/Immigration of Ethnic Groups As Well
As Understanding Differences Between Cultures:
This section promotes the studies of the
background of emigration in the countries of
origin, as well as the study of Ethnic Groups.
Sub Section:
The Irish-American
Article Name:
Ireland: Causes of Emigration Pre-1900
Article Name:
Irish Pioneers of New York City
Web Link:
Causes of Immigration for the Irish
Web Link:
Irish Neighborhoods, The Five Points, The Fourth
Ward and the Tenderloin
Web Link:
Irish in Nyc: The Bowery, Greenwich Village and
Hell's Kitchen
Web Link:
Laying the Tracks at Broadway and 14th Streets
(an article at the Museum of the City of New
York)
Web Link:
Irish Immigrant in New York
Web Link:
The Irish
Web Link:
Views of the Famine in Ireland
Web Link:
Getting On Board An Emigrant Ship: The Irish
Emigration Trade Gets Under-Way
Web Link:
Compare/Contrast Texts: Irish vs. Italians .
There were many similarities between. the
experiences of the Irish and Italian immigrants
who came to the United States in the early
1800s.
Web Link:
Irish-American Heritage
Web Link:
Irish Immigrants in America during the 19th
Century
Web Link:
Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, and
Drama: A page of links to resources on Irish
history, language, literature, mythology,
theatre and folklore.
Web Link:
Princes Grace Irish Library (Monaco) Electronic
Irish Records Dataset - An A-Z listing of
information on more than 4,500 Irish writers.
Web Link:
What is Celtic Music?
Web Link:
Ancient Order of Hibernians in America - The
oldest Catholic lay organization in America with
divisions around the United States.
Web Link:
Irish Biographical Sketches
Web Link:
Irish American Heritage Museum: Albany
Web Link:
Irish Potato Famine: Gone To America
Web Link:
Irish Culture and customs
Web Link:
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Web Link:
How Dagger John Saved New York's Irish
Sub Section:
The African-American
Special Mention:
Thehistorybox.com's
extensive exploration on "Slavery in the United
States"
Resources are
organized under topics such as the Economics of
American Slavery, Slavery Abuses, Struggles to
Gain their freedom, Revolts and Rebellion, the
Abolitionist Movement, Civil Rights,
African-American Accomplishments and more.
Web Link:
The African American History: Africans In
America
Web Link:
African American Odessy: A Quest for Full
Citizenship
Web Link:
African American Odessy: Slavery, The Peculiar
Institution Part I and II
Web Link:
Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age
of Sail
Web Link:
Dark Voices From Unmarked Graves By Robert J.
Moore: Lesson Plans
Web Link:
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah
Equiano or Gustavus Vass the African (1798):
Excerpts of his autobiography. His enslavement
Web Link:
The First Blacks of Portsmouth, R.I. Part I
Web Link:
To Live Like A Slave
Sub Section:
German -American
Special Mention:
E-Book: "German
Achievements in America by Rudolf Cronau (1916)
Web Link:
Mediaeval Germany and the Causes of German
Emigration (2)
Web Link:
Germans Predecessors of the Puritans (3)
Web Link:
Franz Daniel Pastorins and the Settlers of
Germantown (4)
Web Link:
The Coming of the Palatines (5)
Web Link:
The Life of the German Settlers in Colonial
Times (6)
Web Link:
Promoters of the Cause of Liberty and the
Freedom of the Press (7)
Web Link:
Heroes in the War for Our Independence (8)
Web Link:
The Men of 1848 (12)
Web Link:
Teaching Resources
Web Link:
The German Americans: An Ethnic Experience
Web Link:
The Original 13 Settlers in Germantown,
Pennsylvania
Web Link:
Peopling St. Louis: The Immigration Experience
Web Link:
German-Americans and Their Contributions to the
American Mainstream Culture: German Names and
Words
Web Link:
The Germans
Web Link:
Biographies: Alphabetical List of
German-Americans
Web Link:
German Immigrants In Texas
Web Link:
Immigration...German: Isolation to Assimilation
Web Link:
Beer Barons
Web Link:
A German American Chronology
Web Link:
History of a New York Institution
Web Link:
Lou Gehrig: "The Iron Horse"
Web Link:
First German At Jamestown, Virginia
Web Link:
The First Germans In America: A Poem by Ingeborg
Carsten-Miller
Web Link:
History of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Regiment also called The First German
Web Link:
German and German-American Customs, Traditions,
Origins of Holidays
Sub Section:
The Italian-American
Section:
Under separate section:
The Italian Immigration Page which
contains web links, articles and an eight part
You Tube documentary on "Italians in the World "
was created to give the reader an insight into
the causes and effects of Italian immigration,
and their culture. It is truly an educational
experience.
Article Name:
Italy and It's Emigration Pre-1900
Web Link:
Italian Immigration
Web Link:
Italians to America (genealogy)
Web Link:
Mark Pezzano: Italian Folk Singer
Web Link:
Becoming Americans, The Italian Experience in
the New World
Web Link:
ltalian Lodge and Foundation
Web Link:
The Wartime Violations of Italian American Civil
Liberties Act
Web Link:
When Speaking Italian Was A Crime
Web Link:
Musica Palermo: The Debut of Sollima's Opera
"Ellis Island
Web Link:
Italian-Americans
Web Link:
Italian Ancestry.com -The Ultimate Jump site For
All Things Italian
Web Link:
The Naming of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
:Italian Historical Society
Web Link:
Italian Harlem: America's Largest and Most
Italian Little Italy (New York City)
Web Link:
East Harlem Italian Feast , Giglio Feast
(New York City)
Web Link:
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast-East Harlem ,
New York City
Web Link:
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine in East Harlem:
A wonderful website dedicated to the people who
helped make this great festive tradition
possible. * * * * *
Web Link:
Italian Links: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Website:
All kinds of Information to assist in the study
of the Italian-American * * * * *
Web Link:
The History of Bocce
Web Link:
Italian Coffee: The Art of Drinking Espresso
Web Link:
Immigration: The Italian
Web Link:
The Story of Italian Immigration
Web Link:
Italian Festivals: Italian and Italian American
festivals held around the country. It was
compiled by the National Italian American
Foundation.
Web Link:
Milestones of the Italian-American Experience
Web Link:
Casa Italiana: New York University
Web Link:
Italian and Italian-American Heritage Books
Web Link:
The Italian
Sub Section:
The Chinese-American
Special
Mention:
Dave Wang, “The US Founders and
China: The Origins of Chinese Cultural Influence
on the United States,” Education About Asia
16 no. 2 (2011): 5–11
(reprints for
educational purposes are granted with the
permission of the Association for Asian Studies,
Inc.).
“In his
work of
over
several
years,
Dr. Dave
Wang has
explored
Chinese
culture
and the
early
development
of the
United
States,
particularly
the
efforts
of
eminent
colonists,
including
the
founding
fathers,
who
worked
hard to
draw
nourishments
from
traditional
Chinese
Civilization.
Dr. Wang
has
written
recently
an
excellent
article
titled
"The US
Founders
and
China:
The
Origins
of
Chinese
Cultural
Influence
on the
United
States,"
useful
for the
Chinese-American
community
and
teachers
and
students
interested
in their
roots in
early
America.
It is a
must-have
resource
for
education
about
Asia. (
Permission
to use
has been
granted
b: Peggy
Creswell,
Managing
Editor,
Education
About
Asia.
302
Pfeiffer
Hall,
Dept.
2222
University
of
Tennessee
at
Chattanooga,
TN
37403.
Phone
(423)425-2118,
Fax
(423)425-5441.
Website:
http://www.asian-studies.org/EAA/
Article Name:
Chinese Immigration In The United States
Pre-1900
Article Name:
Presidential Papers 1789-1897 Regarding Chinese
Immigration Part I
Article Name:
Presidential Papers 1789-1897 Regarding Chinese
Immigration Part II
Web Link:
Education About Asia
Web Link:
Chinese Immigration to New York
Web Link:
The History of New York's Chinatown
Web Link:
Chinese Americans
Web Link:
The History of Chinese-Americans
Web Link:
Coolies, Sailors and Settlers Part I Viewer
Guide
Web Link:
Chinese In The Frontier West: An American Story
,Viewer Guide: Ancestors, Part 2
Web Link:
The Chinese
Web Link:
The Chinese Massacre of 1871: This
racially motivated riot resulted from a growing
anti-Chinese sentiment in California. A mob of 500
whites entered the Los Angeles Chinatown area which
had a population of 200 Chinese living there,
ransacking their homes and attacking them.
Web Link:
Chae Chan Ping v. U.S., 130 U.S. 581 (1889) :
This case involved a resident non citizen who
left the U.S. with a document allowing his return:
Congress voided the reentry documents while Chae
Chan Ping was on the boat back to the U.S.
Web Link:
The Geary Act of 1892:
"This act extends the Chinese Exclusion Act for
another ten years. All Chinese in the United States
are required to carry registration certificates."
Web Link:
Fong Yue Ting v. U.S., 149 U.S. 698 (1893)
Web Link:
United States v. Wong Kim Ark. 169 U.S. 649 (1898)
Web Link:
Immigration
Act of 1917 : (also known as the
Asiatic Barred Zone Act) The Asiatic Barred Zone
Act, passed over President Woodrow Wilson's veto,
bars immigration by Asians.
Web Link:
Chang Chan v. Nagle, 268 U.S. 346 (1925)
Sub Section:
The Hollanders
Web Link:
Hollanders Who Helped Build America
Web Link:
Prominent Hollanders Name Index..New York
Web Link:
Prominent Hollanders Bios..New York
Web Link:
Hollanders In The United States
Web Link:
Dutch Immigration to the United States
Sub Section:
The Polish-American
Web Link:
Poles In The United States
Web Link:
A Polish Neighborhood In Milwaukee
Web Link:
"The Old Neighborhood isn't The Same Anymore":
The Evolution of Polish-American Ethnicity
Web Link:
Polish Immigrants
Web Link:
Polish-American Contributions To Our Nation
Web Link:
Polonia: United States
Web Link:
The Polish Community of Buffalo and the
Pan-American Exposition
Web Link:
The Polish Immigrant and the Catholic Church in
America
Sub Section:
The Jewish People
Article Name:
The First Jewish Colony on Manhattan island
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge A-Z Ltr. A
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge A-Z Ltr. B
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge A-Z Ltr. C
Article Name:
Jewish
Knowledge A-Z Ltr. D
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge A-Z Ltr. E
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge A-Z Ltr. F
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge A-Z Ltr. G
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge A-Z Ltr. H
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge A-Z Ltrs. I-J
Posted 1/21/07
Article Name:
Jewish
Knowledge A-Z Ltrs. K
Posted 6/03/07
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge A-Z Ltrs. L
Posted 6/03/07
Article Name:
Jewish Dietary Laws
Article Name:
Jewish Knowledge: Eighteen Benedictions
Article Name:
Cabala
Article Name:
Jews, in Huge Parade, Mourn Dead In Russia.1905
Article Name:
Customs and Habits of the Jewish Population on
the East Side : 1895
Article Name:
Jews on East Side Bury Their Scrolls: Parchments
Damaged by Fire 1907
Article Name:
Violent Demonstrations At Chief Rabbi Joseph's
Funeral 1902
Article Name:
Feast of Purim, A Hebrew Festival Generally
Observed in Brooklyn-1889
Article Name:
Our Hebrew Cemeteries 1886
Posted 2/18/07
Article Name:
The Hebrews Among Us 1870
Posted
2/19/07
Article Name:
Synagogue Government Part I
Posted 3/24/07
Article Name:
Synagogue Government Part II
Posted 3/24/07
Article Name:
Synagogue Government Part III
Posted 3/24/07
Article Name:
Synagogue Government Part IV
Posted 3/24/07
Article Name:
Synagogue Government Part V
Posted 3/24/07
Article Name:
Jewish Zeal: Growth of the Young Men's Hebrew
Association 1887
Posted 6/03/07
Article Name:
The Passover: Beginning of the Great Jewish
Feast 1892
Posted 4/5/07
Article Name:
The House of Rothschild: Genealogy Information
Part I
Posted 6/04/07
Article Name:
The House of Rothschild: Genealogy Information
Part II
Posted 6/5/07
Article Name
The House of Rothschild: Genealogy Information
Part III Last part
Posted 6/6/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925 Aaron-Abels
Posted 3/21/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925
Ageloff-Alpert
Posted
3/22/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925
Arens-Arons
Posted 3/23/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925
Bachrach-Bailey
Posted 3/23/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925 Balton-Barnett
Posted 3/23/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925
Barnett-Baum
Posted 3/26/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925 Belinky-Berg
Posted 3/28/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925
Bernstein-Bernstein
Posted 3/29/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925
Bienenstock-Blank
Posted 4/4/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925
Bloch-Bloch
Posted 4/4/07
Article Name:
Brooklyn's Jewish Businessmen: Pre: 1925
Blumberg-Breslaw
Posted 4/13/07
Article Name:
Zionism: Pre: 1934 Part I
Posted 6/05/07
Article Name:
Zionism: Pre: 1934 Part II
Posted 6/19/07
Article Name:
Zionism: Pre: 1934 Part III
Posted
6/19/07
Special Mention:
The Holocaust, arguably
the worst disaster to hit Western civilization
in the 20th century, is amply covered by
available literature and will not be explored in
depth here. For a brief overview please see the
following links:
Web Link:
Holocaust
Web Link:
The Holocaust History Project
Web Link:
The Jewish Virtual Library-The Holocaust
Web Link:
The Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy
Web Link:
The Holocaust of World War II
Web Link:
The German Jews during the Holocaust, 1939-1945
Special Mention:
Witnesses and Survivors of The Holocaust: The
Fortunoff Video Archives At Yale University
Web Link:
Testimony Excerpt of Rabbi Baruch G: Describes
forced labor in the Mlawa, Poland Ghetto
Web Link:
Testimony Excerpt of Rachel G: She describes the
Gestapo's search for her, the Jewish child.
Web Link:
Testimony Excerpt of Edith P: A Survivor who
describes Auschwitz
Web Link:
Testimony Excerpt of Helen R.: She describes her
experience in Auschwitz
Section:
Educational Resources
On American Jewish History
Sub Section:
Lesson Plans: For Haven To Home
Web Link:
A Nation of Immigrants: Coming to America and
Making a Home (1824-1924) (The
story of these immigrants is the quintessential
American story: coming to the New World in
search of opportunity, to escape persecution,
and to make a permanent home.)
Web Link:
Acts of Citizenship: American Jews and
Military Service (The story of these
immigrants is the quintessential American story:
coming to the New World in search of
opportunity, to escape persecution, and to make
a permanent home.)
Web Link:
American Jews and Anti-semitism
(Identifying the roots and expressions of
American anti-semitism, as well as the responses
of American Jews to anti-semitism, allows for a
better understanding of the American Jewish
experience.)
Web Link:
American Jews and Civil Rights (In
the second half of the 20th century, American
Jews were particularly active in the movements
associated with civil rights (at home) and
Soviet Jewry (abroad).
Web Link:
American Jews and The Holocaust
(Could either the U.S. government or the
American Jewish community have done more to help
save European Jewry? These are the questions
that drive discussions of American Jewry and the
Holocaust.
Web Link:
Jews in America at a Time of Growth and
Change: Forging New Frontiers ( The
turn of the century in America toward the 1900s
was a time of growth in population, industry and
invention.)
Sub Section:
Miscellaneous Information On The Jewish
People
Article Name:
Causes Of Emigration/Immigration of The Jewish
People Pre 1900 Part I
Article Name:
Causes Of Emigration/Immigration of The Jewish
People Pre 1900 Part II
Web Link:
The Early Jewish History of La Crosse, Wisconsin
Web Link:
Milwaukee Landmark Jewish Ghetto, May Soon Pass
Away
Web Link:
To Publish History of Wisconsin Jews
Web Link:
Jewish Politicians of New York
Web Link:
From Shetl to Tenements
Web Link:
Jewish
Music: An Overview
Web Link:
Jewish Leaders
Web Link:
Aaron Lopez's Struggle for Citizenship
Web Link:
Progress of the Jewish Community-Pre 1934
Web Link:
Jewish First Names and Surnames
Web Link:
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo, Jewish Women! The Kosher
Meat Boycott of 1902
Web Link:
Staying Jewish on the Arizona Frontier
Web Link:
Judah Benjamin, The Jewish Confederate
Web Link:
Humble Roots of American Retailing
Web Link:
The Making of A Jewish Citizen
Web Link:
The First American-born "Rabbi"
Web Link:
The Battle of the Balcony: 1756
Web Link:
Ernestine Louise Rose: The First American Jewish
Feminist
Web Link:
The Americanization of Reform Judaism
Web Link:
Notable People of the Jewish Community of New
York
Web Link:
Jewish
Communal Interests in New York-Pre 1934
Web Link:
Noble
Prize Award: Jewish Community-Pre 1934
Web Link:
Jewish "Continuity" in Early America
Web Link:
Vindication of an American Jewish Patriot
Web Link:
Jewish Institute of Religion, Information and
Graduates List 1926-1933
Web Link:
Jewish Theological Seminary of America: N.Y.
Faculty & Alumni List 1894-1933
Web Link:
America's First Hebrew Teacher
Web Link:
Rabbi's of New York
Web Link:
Hebrew Union College-and alumni list 1883-1933.
Web Link:
B'nai B'rith Lodge
Web Link:
Chanukah, American Style
Web Link:
The First American Bat Mitzvah
Web Link:
Hanna Arendt
Web Link:
Jewish Orphanages in the United States
Web Link:
National Jewish Organizations: Civic Defense,
Political & Cultural-Pre 1952
Web Link:
Grandma's Kitchen Favorites Kosher Recipes
Web Link:
Hank Greenberg: Baseball's First Jewish
Superstar
Web Link:
Jewish-American Hall of Fame-Jewish Museum in
Cyberspace: Virtual Tour
Web Link:
The Gomez Mill
House Virtual Museum
Web Link:
Agnes Keleti: Gymnastics (Most Successful Jewish
Female Olympian in History)
Web Link:
Emma Lazarus
Web Link:
Mordecai Manuel Noah
Web Link:
Annie Meyer-Writer
Web Link:
Samuel L. Shneiderman: June 15, 1906-October 8,
1996
Web Link:
Memories of My Saba by Anna Shneiderman
Web Link:
Reminiscences of My Father by Ben Shneiderman
Web Link:
Early History Of The Jews In New York 1654-1664
Web Link:
History of the Jews in the Russian Empire: What
daily life was like in the shtetl, the little
Jewish town. This site has an excellent text
history and photographs of people, occupations,
clothing, habitations.
Web Link:
The Jewish People
Web Link:
Jewish Genealogical Research: Well organized
site on how to conduct genealogical research and
sources of passenger lists.
Web Link:
Judaism and Jewish Resources: Lists 300+ web
sites for information on Judaism and the Jews.
Web Link:
The American Jewish Experience through the
Nineteenth Century: Immigration and
Acculturation
Web Link:
The American Jewish Experience in the Twentieth
Century: Antisemitism and Assimilation: Continue
the story of European Jewish immigrants as they
forge their identity as Americans in the
twentieth century
Sub Section:
Cuban-Americans
Special Mention:
Fleeing From Communist
Oppression: The Great Cuban Exodus 1959 by Miriam
Medina
2/2/07
Web Link:
Cuban Immigration to the United States
Web Link:
The Role of Spanish in the Cuban Communities of
New York City
Web Link:
Misc. Information on Cuban Immigration to the
United States From The Latin American Studies
Web Link:
Cubans In Miami: An Historic Perspective by
Francis J. Sicius Division of Humanities, St.
Thomas University Miami, Florida
Web Link:
Exploring the Culture of Little Havana
Web Link:
Growing Up Cuban in Miami: History, Storytelling
and the Politics of Exile
Web Link:
The Cuban Exile Periodicals Collection At the
Cuban Heritage Collection of the University of
Miami Otto G. Richter Library.
Web Link:
The View From 82: Cuban Jews Tell Their Story By
Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz
Web Link:
Three Guys From Miami: Making The Cuban Sandwich
Web Link:
Music Of Cuba
Sub Section:
The French Huguenots
Article Name:
The Huguenot Migration In Europe and America:
Its Cause and Effect Part I
Article Name:
The Huguenot Migration In Europe and America:
Its Cause and Effect Part II
Article Name:
The Huguenot Migration In Europe and America:
Its Cause and Effect Part III
Web Link:
Experiences of The French Huguenots In America:
The King's Refugees
Web Link:
Traits and Stories of the Huguenots
Section:
Ports of Entry Where
Immigrants Entered The United States
Sub Section:
Angel Island Immigration Station
Web Link:
Angel
Island Immigration Station Foundation
Web Link:
Angel island: "Guardian of the Western Gate" by
Valerie Natale
Web Link:
Angel Island Photo Gallery
Web Link:
Angel Island, The Ellis Island Of The West-1917
Web Link:
Poetry 1910-1940 Written on the Walls of the
Angel Island Immigration Station
Web Link:
The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882): Brief Overview
Web Link:
Angel Island-California's "Immigration Station"
Sub Section:
Ellis Island Immigration Station
Special Mention:
"My Trip To Ellis
Island Photo Gallery"
a narration with pictures by
Miriam Medina
Web Link:
Story of Immigration in
the United States-Ellis Island
Web Link:
Getting Tagged For
Railroad Trip by Official in Ellis Island-1905
Web Link:
The Barge Office-1898
Web Link:
Abuses At The Barge
Office-1900
Web Link:
Castle
Garden America's First Immigration Center
Web Link:
The Forgotten of Ellis Island: Deaths in
Quarantine 1909-1911
Web Link:
The Restoration of Ellis Island
Web Link:
They Changed Our Name At Ellis Island
Web Link:
Ellis Island Virtual Tour: Immigrants
Web Link:
Ellis Island: Doorway To Dreams
Sub Section:
Locust Point, Baltimore, Maryland
Web Link:
The Immigrant Experience At Locust Point: (read
The Great Human Tide: Baltimore's Jewish
Immigration)
Sub Section:
Other Ports Of Entry For Immigrants to the
United States 1800s
Web Link:
Philadelphia-Ellis Island
Section:
Crime and
Desperation: One Sad Story of Late 19th
Century Immigration
Sub Section:
Life In The Slums:
For a photographic view
of New York City immigrants of the 1890s and
early 1900, refer to "Behind The Camera's Eye"
in the Photography Resources Section.
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Five Points Neighborhood
Part I
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Five Points Neighborhood
Part II
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How the Other Half Lives-
Hypertext Edition
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The Battle With The Slum
by Jacob A. Riis (online book)
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The Poor in Summer
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From the shtetl to the Tenement: The East
European Jews and America: A Social History
1850-1925
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Earliest Tenements and Their Problems
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Hell's
Kitchen History
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City Life in the 1800s
Sub Section:
Crime And Desperation
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Brief Highlights on New
York City Crime
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The Vice of Prostitution
Pre-1885
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The Everyday Pick-Pockets
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Fortune Tellers and
Clairvoyants
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The Dance Houses
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Concert Saloons and Waiter Girls
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Drunkenness 1872
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The Dance Houses
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Gambling Houses: A Vice
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The Thieves Of New York City 1868
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Struggles Of The Poor Working Girls 1868
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Gangs In The United States
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Maggie A Girl of the Streets by Stephan Crane (She
had tramped the streets for weeks on her weary
errand, and the only living wages that were
offered her were the wages of sin.)
Section:
Incidents Of Unfair
Treatment To Immigrants In The United States:
There have been dark moments in American History
which traces back to intolerance and prejudices
by the American people against immigrants of
which still exist in these current days. Often
stereotyped and discriminated against, many
immigrants suffered verbal and physical abuse
because they were "different."
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The Martin Koszta Affair Pre-1857
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Violent Demonstrations At Chief Rabbi Joseph's
Funeral 1902
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A Serious Riot In Williamsburg City 1853 And A
Riot In Brooklyn City 1853 : Racial Riot
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The Irish and Know Nothing's Riot 1854
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The Colored Orphan Asylum Riot 1863
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Injustice to Italian Laborers: A Deplorable
Lynching-Presidential Papers
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The Wartime Violations of Italian American Civil
Liberties Act
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Japanese-American Internment
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The Evacuation of the Japanese After Pearl
Harbor
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When Military Necessity Overrides Constitutional
Guarantees: The Treatment of Japanese Americans
During World War II by Jay M. Brown
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"The Chinese Must Go !!!"
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The Chinese Massacre of 1871:
This racially motivated riot resulted from a
growing anti-Chinese sentiment in California. A
mob of 500 whites entered the Los Angeles
Chinatown area which had a population of 200
Chinese living there, ransacking their homes and
attacking them.
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The Leo Frank Case: Anti-Semitism
Section:
Immigrants Tell Their
Stories
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Li Keng Wong's Story: Angel Island
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Relive A Boy's Journey: Seymour Rechtzeit was
eight years old in 1920, when he left his home
in Poland and journeyed to America.
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A Polish Immigrant Recalls Coming to Milwaukee
As A Boy in 1868
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Stories of the Past
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Transplanted but not Uprooted: 19th-Century
Immigrants from Hessen-Darmstadt in Wisconsin
Section:
Discriminatory
Lawmaking and Restrictions on Immigrants
Posted 1/25/07
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People v. Hall, 1854
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Burlingame Treaty (1868)
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Page Law 1875
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The Chinese Exclusion Act; May 6, 1882
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The Scott Act of 1888
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Chae Chan Ping v. U.S., 130 U.S. 581 (1889) :
This case involved a resident non citizen
who left the U.S. with a document allowing his
return: Congress voided the reentry
documents while Chae Chan Ping was on the boat
back to the U.S.
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The Geary Act of 1892:
"This act extends the Chinese Exclusion Act
for another ten years. All Chinese in the United
States are required to carry registration
certificates."
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Fong Yue Ting v. U.S., 149 U.S. 698 (1893)
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United States v. Wong Kim Ark. 169 U.S. 649
(1898)
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Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 :
“Japan affirmed her intention of stopping the
emigration of laborers. This arrangement
continued until superseded by the Immigration
Act of 1924, excluding Japanese immigrants as
“aliens ineligible to citizenship.” Meantime,
state laws, notably in California, had limited
the right of the Japanese to own (1913) and then
to lease (1920) farm lands; upheld by the
Supreme Court, 1923.”
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The Mann Act of 1910
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Bugajewitz v. Adams, 228 U.S. 585 (1913)
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Immigration Act of 1917 : (also known as the
Asiatic Barred Zone Act) The Asiatic Barred Zone
Act, passed over President Woodrow Wilson's
veto, bars immigration by Asians.
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Immigration Act of 1924
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"Shut the Door": A Senator Speaks for
Immigration Restriction
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Chang Chan v. Nagle, 268 U.S. 346 (1925)
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The Alien Registration Act of June 29, 1940
(also known as the Smith Act): Requires
all aliens 14 and older to register with the
Justice Department.
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Hines v. Davidowitz 1941:
“ The
Court voided a Pennsylvania law requiring the
annual registration and fingerprinting of aliens
but going beyond the subsequently–enacted
federal law to require acquisition of an alien
identification card that had to be carried at
all times and to be exhibited to any police
officer upon demand and to other licensing
officers upon applications for such things as
drivers’ licenses.”
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Displaced Persons Act of 1948