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Ancestors in Americas
- Three part series from PBS that presents the story of early Asian
immigrants to the Americas from the 18th century to the early 20th century.
It includes an Asian-American timeline and a resource site with further
links.
- Angel Island Immigration
Station Foundation - Angel Island in San Francisco Bay was used as a
detention center for Asian immigrants from 1910-1940. Click on
"Past" to experience an historical and pictorial perspective of
Asian immigration.
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The Border (Also
available in Spanish) -
Companion site to the PBS program
of the same name it offers an interactive timeline, text timeline and a map
that shows how the border has shifted since 1873 for Mexico and the U.S.
Read about the people who live in towns along the border in both countries
and their link to both cultures.
- Center
for Immigration Studies -
This site discusses the impact of immigration on the United States with full
references and articles. It also offers valuable information on other
immigration related topics including refugees, legal and illegal
immigration, terrorism and national security.
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Ellis
Island: Interactive Tour - Tour Ellis Island or relive the
immigration experience of a young Polish boy. When you take the virtual tour of Ellis Island, be sure to click on the
"More about Ellis Island" link for information on medical exams,
detainment, and leaving Ellis Island.
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From One
Life to Another - This student created site explores the flood of
immigrants from Europe to the United States during the 19th century and the
beginning of the 20th century. With timelines and articles this site covers
the reasons so many left their homelands and traveled to the land of dreams,
including the Jewish, Irish, Italians and the Swedish.
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The Immigration
Experience - This site offers an historical overview of immigrant
processing before Ellis Island which didn’t open until January 1, 1892.
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Interviews with Today’s Immigrants
- Collection of interviews oral and
in print format documents the immigrant experience in from the last years of
the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. A pull down globe
allows the user to pick a region of origin which will bring up a list of
interviews of immigrants from that area.
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Lower East Side
Tenement Museum - Take a virtual tour of a tenement located at 97
Orchard Street, on the lower east side of Manhattan. See the typical living
conditions of immigrants who remained in New York following their arrival in
the United States.
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The Peopling
of America - Click on a time period to learn how many people from
specific countries came to the U.S. and why.
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Spartacus
Encyclopedia: Immigration - Focusing primarily on European
Immigration, this site provides a wealth of information in the immigrant
experience. Look at the article written about the various immigrant groups
to learn about why these groups chose to immigrate and their experiences
once they arrived in the United States. This site will also provide
information on the shipboard journey to the states, information about
prominent immigrants in America, and facts about immigration by time period.
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The Statue of
Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.: The Immigrant Experience
- This site is presented by the American
Family Immigration History Center part of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island
Foundation. The site is divided into two sections. The first section is the
Peopling of Americas which offers a timeline of the various waves of
immigration and why. The second part called Family Histories explores 6
Americans from different backgrounds researching their immigrant ancestors.
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