Immigration has always been a major part of America. In fact, without immigration the creation of America would not have been possible. The majority of...
By 1910, Eastern and Southern Europeans made up 70 percent of the immigrants entering the country. After 1914, immigration dropped off because of the war, and later because of immigration restrictions imposed in the 1920s. The reasons these new immigrants made the journey to America differed ...
He had emigrated from Germany in the early 1920's. People who emigrate are called emigrants. The act of emigrating is called emigration. However, these words are less frequent than immigrant and immigration. 2. 'immigrate', 'immigration', 'immigrant' If you immigrate to a country, you go ...
Director David Blaustein retraced the steps of his Jewish ancestors accompanied by his mother and a host of extended family. Having fled Europe in the 1920s, hoping for a bright future in Argentina, the journey of the film becomes an exploration of the many people and the many factors that...
This pressure led to the abolishment of the Chinese Immigration Act in 1947. The Chinese Immigration Act of 1952, however, maintained earlier exclusion based on nationality, ethnicity(种族), climate compatibility, lifestyle and values. Contrary to the 1920s, immigration focused primarily on the ...
He had emigrated from Germany in the early 1920's. People who emigrate are called emigrants. The act of emigrating is called emigration. However, these words are less frequent than immigrant and immigration. 2. 'immigrate', 'immigration', 'immigrant' If you immigrate to a country, you go ...
identification cards; record of service, including name of the shipping line and ship used for passage to Canada; receipts; documentation on location of settlement in Canada; and various correspondence. In the 1920s and 1930s, many immigrants brought over to Canada were from Ukraine and other Ea...
Index page for Immigration in the USA. Events & Issues, Periods of European Emigration, Statistics for European Emigration, Immigration Acts and Biographies of Immigrants.
In the 1850s, Chinese workers first migrated to the United States to work in gold mines, take agricultural jobs, and do factory work, especially in the garment industry. Chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the American West. As Chinese laborers grew successful...