41. Chinese American History Timeline Timeline covers the major events in Chineseamerican history from the California Gold Rush of 1848 to the immigration Reform Act of 1995. http://online.sfsu.edu/~ericmar/catimeline.html

Chinese American History Timeline Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill, California Sutter's Mill 195 Chinese Contract Laborers land in Hawaii People v. Hall rules that Chinese cannot give testimony in court Chinese Consolidated Benevolant Association, the Chinese 6 Companies, formed California passes a "police tax" of $2.50 a month on every Chinese Central Pacific Railroad Co. recruits Chinese workers for the first transcontinental railroad 2,000 Chinese railroad workers stage a one week strike Burlingame-Seward Treaty First transcontinental railroad completed Transcontinental Railroad California passes a law against the importation of Chinese, Japanese, and "Mongolian" women for the purpose of prostitution Los Angeles, CA: anti-Chinese violence Page Law Chico, CA: anti-Chinese violence In re Ah Yup rules Chinese ineligible for naturalized citizenship US and China sign treaty giving the US the right to limit but "not absolutely prohibit" Chinese immigration California's Civil Code passes anti-miscegination law 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Rock Springs Wyoming Anti-Chinese Violence Yick Wo v. Hopkins

42. American Jewish Immigration american Jewish immigration. american Jewish history is characterized by three waves of immigrants from three different parts of Europe. http://www.jewishmuseum.net/American.htm

x American Jewish Immigration American Jewish history is characterized by three waves of immigrants from three different parts of Europe. The economic, social and religious mores of the three groups were distinct from one another. Following the spread of the Inquisition to the New World, the first Jews in the United States came from Portuguese-ruled Brazil. In 1654, twenty-three adult Spanish-Portuguese (Sephardic) Jews arrived in New Amsterdam. The environment they found there was scarcely hospitable. In 1655, more Jews arrived from Holland. Nine years later, the British took over what would become New York and the situation regarding freedom of worship improved from that time. In colonial times, Jews settled along the Atlantic coast and in several southern states. During the 17th century, Rhode Island was the only New England colony which allowed a permanent Jewish community. That settlement was in Newport, where the Touro Synagogue, built in 1773, still stands as a memorial to the patriot and philanthropist Judah Touro. Other early Spanish-Portuguese Jewish communities were established in Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia. The Philadelphia congregation (Congregation Mikveh Israel) was organized about 1745. The Richmond community was established after the Revolution.

43. Immigration History Research Center in 1965, the immigration history Research Center enriches society by preserving and promoting understanding of the history of the american immigrant experience http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/

IHRC Home page About the IHRC Current Projects Friends of the IHRC Market Place "Stories Worth Remembering" Site Map New Web URL: www.ihrc.umn.edu Check bookmarks and update as needed. 6/17: Ilon Wikland lecture (Estonian- Swedish artist) (Minneapolis MN) (Minneapolis MN) Founded in 1965, the Immigration History Research Center enriches society by preserving and promoting understanding of the history of the American immigrant experience. In doing so, it acts in partnership with various ethnic communities, historical agencies, research specialists, educators, and many others. The IHRC develops and maintains a library and archival collection, provides research assistance, produces publications, and sponsors academic and public programs. Its work supports the tripartite mission-teaching, research, and service-of its parent institution, the University of Minnesota. Immigration History Research Center University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts 311 Andersen Library 222-21st Avenue S.

44. Immigration History Research Center - COLLAGE Learning About immigration Through Oral history american Memory - Teacher Lesson Plan. american Family immigration history Center - Ellis Island. http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/collage/resources.htm

IHRC Home page About the IHRC Current Projects Friends of the IHRC Market Place "Stories Worth Remembering" Site Map COLLAGE Search Featured Archival Sources Exhibits ... Research COLLAGE Immigration History and Ethnicity Web Resources Classroom Curriculum and Activities for Teachers Links current as of February 14, 2003 Immigration - American Memory - The Learning Page - Community Center - Oct. 2002 Exploring Cultural Rituals - American Memory - Teacher Lesson Plan German Immigration - American Memory - Teacher Lesson Plan Learning About Immigration Through Oral History - American Memory - Teacher Lesson Plan ... Fabric of a Nation: Stories of American Immigration History, Research, Policy, and Statistics Links current as of February 14, 2003 American Family Immigration History Center - Ellis Island AHSGR - American Historical Society of Germans from Russia The American Immigration Home Page Asian American History Links ... Return to IHRC The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Questions about this page: COLLAGE Coordinator moor0179@umn.edu

45. Asian American Experience In The U.S. A Chronological history 17631992. Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-american War. Congress indefinitely extends the prohibition against Chinese immigration. http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/t000015.htm

Asian American Experience In The U.S. A Chronological History: 1763-1992 * Chronology adapted from LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics) Click here for related lesson. First recorded settlement of Filipinos in America. They escape imprisonment aboard Spanish galleons by jumping ship in New Orleans and fleeing into the bayous. First recorded arrival of an Asian Indian in the United States. China is defeated by the British Empire in the first Opium Warresulting in Treaty of Nanjing whereby China is forced to payindemnities of 21 million silver dollars, cede the island of Hong Kong and open five ports to foreign commerce. As a result peasant farmersare heavily taxed. A series of floods and crop failures in southern China lead to poverty and threat of famine among peasant farmers. Three Chinese students arrive in New York City for schooling. One of them, Yung Wing graduated from Yale in 1854 becoming the first Chinese to graduate in the United States. Strike of gold at Sutter's Mill, CA, draws Chinese immigrants to WestCoast to mine gold. Many arrive as indentured servants during theCalifornia Gold Rush. The bulk of Chinese immigrants come later as acheap source of labor to work the railroads, mines and in other industries. California imposes a Foreign Miner's License Tax, collecting $3 a month from every foreign miner who did not desire (or was prohibited by law) to become a citizen. The purpose of this tax was to reduce the number of Chinese immigrating to California as well as to discourage Chinese from mining for gold (although they did not pose a great threat to white miners since they usually worked deserted claims).

46. Searching Ellis Island Database In One Step This search function provides an alternate way to search the transcribed passenger arrival records at the american Family immigration history Center (EllisIsland.org). If the person's name may not be entered correctly in the database, this provides the ability to search on other fields that are listed on the manifest. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html

var mode="running"; This HTML file uses JavaScript. You will need to upgrade your browser in order to use it. Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step We acknowledge the work of Dr. Stephen Morse in creating this search tool, with major contributions from Dr. Yves Goulnik Minimum required information is the first letter of the last name First Name or Initial Last Name starts with is exactly sounds like (show all) Gender Male Female Year of arrival is between and Age at arrival is between and Ship Name See ship lists. See ship pictures. Town Name See question 301 on faq page for limitations on town name Start search at Enter number, or leave blank to start search at beginning hits/page (for new display format only) For convenience, the above buttons are repeated several times on this page. They are all equivalent.

47. Immigration To America World Book history of Hispanic american immigration Read article on Hispanic immigration. Events in Hispanic american history - Follow the timeline links. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listimmigratli.html

Immigration to America An Internet Hotlist on Immigration created by Linda Dougherty Northwest High School Library Media Center Introduction General American Immigration Sources ... Asian Americans Introduction In addition to using books and magazines to find out about immigration, why not also use the power of the Internet? Make sure you search the Discovering Collection for your immigration group. For example, use the search term ''German Americans'' to locate information on immigrants from Germany. The links below will get you started. To access this site from your home computer, use the following address: Northwest High School Web Site http://www.nwhsr1.com 1. Click on the Library button 2. Click on Class Assignments 3. Under Social Studies, click on Immigration to America. Remember to use your library business card for passwords to access Northwest High School's Discovering Collection at home. The Internet Resources Discovering Collection - Enter your selected immigration group in the search box. Make sure you use 'Irish Americans' or 'German Americans'. Google - Use this search engine to locate information for your Immigration Project.

48. Immigration Act: 1965 2 Kutler, Stanley, immigration Act of 1965 (Dictionary of american history, Third Edition; New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, v 4, 2003) p. 230. http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/USA/ImmigrationAct.CP.html

Immigration Act of 1965 Back to "Cold War Era" Chronology The main reason the Immigration Act was the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement was to rid America of racial/ethnic discrimination. Two other bills, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Johnson signed for the same reason. [5] The Immigration Act was therefore a corrective measure instituted to atone for past history of discrimination in immigration. Two earlier laws reflecting this discrimination were the National Origin’s Act of the 1924 and the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952. [6] Both of these granted residency on the basis of national origin, and were particularly discriminative towards Asians. For instance, under the McCarran-Walter Act, while the quota for European immigrants was 149,667, the quota for Asian immigrants was 2,990, and the African quota was 1,400. [7] The Immigration Act of 1965, therefore, shifted the focus to non-European countries, especially those of the third world. Both Johnson and President Kennedy wished that by reforming immigration law, they would not only gain auspicious international relations (especially with non-White nations), but they would also confirm America’s bedrock principles of America being a free country, where everyone is considered equal. [8] Immigrants granted residency in America are now considered for admittance based on skill or for family reunification. More specifically, immigrants are accepted according to following preferences: unmarried adults whose parents are American citizens, spouses and offspring of permanent residents, gifted professionals, scientists, and artists. The last preferences are the following: married offspring of American citizens, siblings of adult citizens, skilled/unskilled individuals of occupations lacking workers in America, and refugees from either communist (or communist-controlled) countries, or those from the Middle-East. [9] The Immigration Act of 1965 became law on July 1, 1968. [10] Even though the Immigration Act of 1965 was not implemented to bring an immediate end to discrimination, it was definitely seen as a major contributor in ending it.

49. About The USA - History Of German-American Relations the 19th century focused chiefly on immigration and commerce See also About the USA history of the United States About the USA GermanAmericans - Genealogy. http://www.usembassy.de/usa/garelations8300.htm

History of German-American Relations 1683-1900 - History and Immigration Immigration Politics and Government Foreign Relations Postal Commemorative Society, 1983. German Immigration Tricentennial: First German Settlers Land in America 1683-1983 Immigration German immigration began in the 17th century and continued into the late 19th century at a rate exceeding that of any other country. Working with William Penn, Franz Daniel Pastorius established "Germantown" near Philadelphia in 1683. German immigrants in this early period came from the states of Pfalz, Baden, Wuerttemberg, Hesse, and the bishoprics of Cologne, Osnabruck, Muenster, and Mainz. At the beginning of the 18th century, economic problems in Germany brought a new wave of immigrants. Nearly one million German immigrants entered the United States in the 1850s; this included thousands of refugees from the 1848 revolutions in Europe. In these later phases of German immigration, newcomers joined established settlers. This phenomenon of "chain migration" strengthened the already existing German regions in the United States. Today, approximately 58 million Americans claim German ancestry. They are most numerous in California, followed by Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and Texas. The most dense German-American populations are in the "German belt" Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa.

50. Balch Institute For Ethnic Studies Library, archive, and museum dedicated to american ethnic life and immigration history. Features events, educational materials, manuscript guide and information on fellowships. http://www.balchinstitute.org/

The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies has merged into the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. You will be automatically redirected to our new site. At the new site, follow the "Education" link for Pennsylvania ethnic history and the contemporary immigrant experience. Please note that our new web site address is: www.hsp.org

51. Federation For American Immigration Reform : U.S. Immigration History history of immigration Legislation. Since 1965, the major source of immigration to the United States has shifted from Europe to Latin America and Asia http://www.fairus.org/Research/Research.cfm?ID=1820&c=2

52. Immigration To The United States--U.S. History Lesson Plan (grades 6-8)--Discove against immigrants; the tension between american ideals and 12 Subject area US history Standard Understands Understands how recent immigration and migration http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/destinationamerica/

Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Astronomy/Space ... Health History Ancient History U.S. History World History Life Science Animals Ecology Human Body The Microscopic World ... Weather For our newsletter and special teacher promotions. 6-8 > U.S. History Grade level: 6-8 Subject: U.S. History Duration: Two class periods Objectives Materials Procedures Adaptations ... Credit Find a video description, video clip, and discussion questions. Destination America Use our free online Teaching Tools to create custom worksheets, puzzles and quizzes on this topic! Students will understand the following: 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. For this lesson, you will need: Library books listed below Share with students that since Europeans and then others first started coming to this country many have written fiction and nonfiction about the immigrant experience. Similarly, for a long time now, there has been debate about how many if any immigrants should come into the United States each year. The debate, you should explain, will probably continue. Explain that after an initial class discussion, students will read a book related to immigration, will write a review of the book, and will then hold a follow-up discussion on the topic. Lead a discussion that can include both students born in the United States and students who have immigrated here. You might focus the discussion on the following questions:

53. The Chinese American Experience In The San Gabriel Valley Overview of immigration and distribution patterns starting in the 1960s, provided by the Chinese american Museum. Includes maps. http://camla.org/history/sangabri.htm

The Chinese American Experience in the San Gabriel Valley by Amy Luu, Getty Intern, Summer 1999 Introduction The United States has been known as a land of opportunity. For over two centuries, people from all over the world have come to America to chase the elusive American dream for themselves and for their families. The motives of immigrants with Chinese ancestry are no different. They immigrate out of necessity, either to seek better job opportunities abroad or because of political instabilities at home. At every step of the process, their immigration experience mirrors the dreams and hopes of all immigrants. After the 1960's, a diverse population of Chinese immigrants came to the United States and specifically to the Los Angeles County, mainly as a consequence of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act. Some ethnic Chinese come from Southeast Asia as refugees in order to escape their war torn homelands while others come from Taiwan, Republic of China, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China in order to escape political instability or to search for better economic opportunities. In addition, this group of immigrants is historically different from other Chinese immigrants of the past. Most come to the United States with sufficient amount of capital to start their own businesses and to buy homes, rather than going through the traditional route of living in urban ethnic enclaves and working at low wage jobs before amassing enough capital to start a business or to move to a better community.

54. American History: Immigration Links The american Family immigration history Center This database provides information on 22 million immigrants and ship s crews who arrived at Ellis Island and the http://bhsweb.nsd.org/library/immigration.html

Northshore School District Previous Page NSD Home Bothell Senior High School 18125 92nd Ave NE, Bothell, WA98011 Phone:(425)489-6100 Fax:(425)489-6155 School Profile Daily Bulletin Calendar Location ... Sports Schedule Bothell High School Library Information Center Resources on the Internet: Immigration Historical Era Resources WWW-VL HISTORY: THE GILDED AGE, 1876-1900 General Historical Trends in U.S. Immigration Published by University of Calgary's Applied History Research Group, this site provides an historical overview of migration to and within Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean from Europe, Asia and Africa, with information on the demographic, economic, cultural, and political factors of major movements. Migrations in History Published by the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, this site investigates human migration. "Peoples" covers travelers from around the world, including island peoples, nomads, pioneers, and explorers. "Objects" looks at clothing and fashion, food migration, medicinal plants, and transportation technology. "Cultures" gives examples of language, belief systems, trade, visual and performing arts, and more. "Ideas" discusses forced migrations and borders, race and identity, and women and society.

55. Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Latin America In The 19th Century of sources and secondary material on Latin american history. At Civnet or here At american Revolution Holyoke. immigration Immigrant Wealth, 1883, At Letters http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook32.html

Halsall Home Ancient History Sourcebook Medieval Sourcebook Modern History Course Other History Sourcebooks: African East Asian Indian Islamic ... Pop Culture See Main Page for a guide to all contents of all sections. Contents Latin America in the 19th Century Independence Political Development United States Imperialism Immigration Mexico Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia/Panama Cuba Nicaragua Peru Venezuela Latin America in the 19th Century WEB Latin American Studies [At UTexas] Perhaps the main guide on the web. WEB The Buried Mirror: Etexts A major collection of sources and secondary material on Latin American history. WEB Latin American National Histories [At MS State] Independence Simón de Bolívar (1783-1830): Message to the Congress of Angostura , 1819 [At this Site] Political Development Francisco Bilbao (1823-1865): America in Danger , 1862 [At this Site] On the justifications of military dictators. F. Hassaurek: How to Conduct a Latin-American Revolution , 1865 [At this Site] Based on observations in Ecuador.

56. Center For Immigration Studies history. immigration has played an important role in american history, and the United States continues to have the most open immigration policy in the world. http://www.cis.org/topics/history.html

History Immigration has played an important role in American history, and the United States continues to have the most open immigration policy in the world. Before the era of rapid communications and transportation, America encouraged relatively open immigration to settle its empty lands. After certain states passed immigration laws following the Civil War, the Supreme Court in 1875 declared the regulation of immigration a federal responsibility. The Immigration Service was established in 1891 to deal with the big increase in immigration which started in 1880. The outbreak of World War I reduced immigration from Europe, but mass immigration resumed upon the war's conclusion, and Congress responded with a new immigration policy: the national-origins quota system, passed in 1921 and revised in 1924. Immigration was limited by assigning each nationality a quota based on its representation in past U.S. census figures. Also in 1924, Congress created the U.S. Border Patrol within the Immigration Service. There was very little immigration over the next 20 years, with net immigration actually dropping below zero for several years during the Depression. Immigration remained relatively low during the 20 years following World War II, because the 1920s national-origins system remained in place after Congress re-codified and combined all previous immigration and naturalization law into the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. American agriculture continued to import seasonal labor from Mexico, as they had during the war, under a 1951 formal agreement between the United States and Mexico that made the Bracero Program permanent.

57. Center For Immigration Studies Throughout its lengthy history, few issues have caused the american labor movement more agony than immigration. It is ironic this http://www.cis.org/articles/2001/back1001.html

American Unionism and U.S. Immigration Policy August 2001 b y Vernon M. Briggs, Jr. Download the .pdf version Throughout its lengthy history, few issues have caused the American labor movement more agony than immigration. It is ironic this should be the case as most adult immigrants directly enter the labor force. So eventually do most of their family members. But precisely because immigration affects the scale, geographical distribution, and skill composition of the labor force, it affects national, regional, and local labor market conditions. Hence, organized labor can never ignore immigration trends. Immigration has in the past and continues to affect the developmental course of American trade unionism. Labor's responses, in turn, have significantly influenced the actual public policies that have shaped the size and character of immigrant entries. If organized labor seeks restrictions on immigration levels as well as the active enforcement of prevailing laws, it risks alienating itself from immigrants and makes it difficult to organize them. On the other hand, if they welcome immigrants, endorse liberal admission policies, and favor lax enforcement against violators, the result is that the segments of the labor supply are inflated and the ensuing market pressures make it more difficult for unions to win economic gains for their membership. The reason most workers join unions in the United States is, after all, largely because they believe unions can improve and protect their economic well-being. It also means that organized labor's support for immigrant causes would be adverse to interests of those American workers who do not belong to unions and who would face increased competition for jobs as well as wage suppression pressures. Hence, immigration has always been a "no-win" situation for American unions.

58. Immigration: Social Issues In American History Dates @ HighBeam Research Select a Date to View Articles from immigration Social Issues in american history Note this is a partial listing of available documents. http://static.highbeam.com/i/immigrationsocialissuesinamericanhistory/

eLibrary Web Tour Become a Member ... Customer Support Question / Keyword(s): Advanced Search Start I Immigration: Social Issues in American History Select a Date to View Articles from Immigration: Social Issues in American History: Note: this is a partial listing of available documents. This browsable archive lists a very small sample of HighBeam eLibrary's 28 million documents. To search the entire archive, use the search bar on this page. January 16, 1995 Font Size: A A A A Choose a Font Style Arial Times About Us Listings

59. IMMIGRATION: SHUSTERMAN'S SPEECH "AMERICA STANDS UNIQUE IN THE WORLD" (Law Offic The following is the text of a speech given before a December 9, 1996 meeting of the american immigration Lawyers Association at the Biltmore Hotel in Los http://www.shusterman.com/history.html

IMMIGRATION: "AMERICA STANDS UNIQUE IN THE WORLD" Law Offices of Carl Shusterman - Return to Homepage (Search Tips) The following is the text of a speech given before a December 9, 1996 meeting of the American Immigration Lawyers Association at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California by Carl Shusterman. Portions of the speech were excerpted by the "Wall Street Journal". The most virulent anti-immigration legislation of this century was just passed by a Republican Congress and signed into law by a Democratic President. In 1997, the other shoe may drop as both Republicans like Congressman Lamar Smith and Democrats like Senator Ted Kennedy have pledged to further scale back immigration. Couple this with the rights that immigrants already have lost: Suspension of deportation, most waivers of inadmissibility, the right to apply for asylum after one year in the U.S., and most judicial review. We now have to contend with summary exclusion, mandatory detention, and restrictions on the rights of immigrants and their legal representatives. Indeed, little will stand between immigrants and disaster should Congress fail to extend Section 245(i) of the immigration law past September 30, 1997.

60. Immigration The american immigration Home Page The american immigration Home Page was started as a part of a school project for a 10th grade american history Class. http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/imm.html

Immigration Resources From Chico High School Library You may go directly to the following sections: General Mr. King's Class Project Other Immigration Information and Resources Search Newspapers for Immigration-Related Articles Mr. King's Immigration Project The following links are especially prepared for the Immigration Research Projects in Mr. King's class. Broad Sources Regarding Immigration and Migration The WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations Immigration Legislative History H102 Lecture 08: Foreign Immigrants in Industrial America Can We Still Afford to Be a Nation of Immigrants? - 96.11 (More links are in the page below, following Mr. King's Section) Immigration Patterns In History Immigration Chronology Peaks/waves of immigration Who were/are the immigrants to the U.S.? Immigrants in the Progressive Era ... Three Decades of Mass Immigration: Legacy of the 1965 Immigration Act Where Did They Settle? Destination/places where they settled Historical US Census Data Browser You can use this "data browser" to narrow down a characteristic to the state and county. Search on population characteristics, and then narrow to state and county. Tech Paper 29: Table 13. Nativity of the Population, for Regions, Divisions, and States: 1850 to 1990

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