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
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The
WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations
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Immigration
Legislative History
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H102
Lecture 08: Foreign Immigrants in Industrial America
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Can
We Still Afford to Be a Nation of Immigrants? - 96.11
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(More links are in the page below, following Mr. King's Section)
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Immigration Patterns In History
Immigration
Chronology
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Peaks/waves
of immigration
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Who
were/are the immigrants to the U.S.?
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Immigrants
in the Progressive Era
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Immigration
to the United States
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Immigration
and California Communities
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Three
Decades of Mass Immigration: Legacy of the 1965 Immigration Act
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Where Did They Settle?
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Destination/places
where they settled
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Historical
US Census Data Browser
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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.
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Tech
Paper 29: Table 13. Nativity of the Population, for Regions, Divisions,
and States: 1850 to 1990
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Tech
Paper 29: Table 12. Nativity and Parentage of the Population: 1890 to 1930,
1960, and 1970
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Tech
Paper 29: Table 1. Nativity of the Population and Place of Birth of the
Native Population: 1850 to 1990
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Historical
Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States:
1850 to 1990
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Statistics:
Population Estimates by State of Residence
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Statistics:
States of Residence
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Statistics:
Country of Origin
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Statistics:
Immigration and Emigration by Decade: 1901-90
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Statistics
Immigration and Naturalization Legislation From the Statistical Yearbook
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Immigration
Data 1995-98
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Foreign-Born
Population living in U.S. Regions
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Foreign-Born
Population living in U.S. Regions
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Office
of Population Research, Princeton University
General Immigration Information
Ellis
Island: Through America's Gateway
Millions of Americans have made the United States the most multicultural
nation in the world. From the time Ellis Island opened in upper New York
harbor near the Statue of Liberty in 1892 to the time it closed in 1954,
it served as the portal for the vast majority of new immigrants. Take a
tour through the following pages for a glimpse of Ellis Island, past and
present. See also the exhibit on Angel
Island, where Asian immigrants to the U.S. on the West Coast entered.
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. The project was meant
to give information as to how immigrants not only were treated, but also
why they decided to come to America. Feel free to explore the rest of the
site.
Immigration:
The Perpetual Controversy
A major article from the archives of Atlantic Monthly magazine,
which reviews past debates on immigration through U.S. history. Many references
and links to earlier articles going back to 1896 are included.
Immigration
Issues: Articles From Atlantic Monthly
This site features major articles which analyze the issues related
to immigration in modern America. Many good articles, although fairly lengthy
and scholarly.
General Naturalization
Requirements
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service provides its requirements
fro naturalization to become a U.S. citizen.
INS
Historical Reference Library
Background and documents on "immigration law, procedure, and immigration
stations, and instructions for historical and genealogical research." Be
sure to see their Historical
Articles page.
Immigration History
Series of articles about the history of immigration to the U.S.
Immigration:
National Center for Policy Analysis
A "think tank" that offers data about the effects of immigration
on the U.S. They offer statistics and studies on the topic, as well as
further references to additional information.
Naturalization
Process and Procedures
Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is
conferred upon a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the
requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA). The general requirements for administrative naturalization are
completrely covered here.
Compass:
The Immigrant Experience
Very thorough collection of information links that reflect and
document the experiences of immigrants to America, with a "special emphasis
on passenger lists, ships, ship images and descriptions, emigrant and ethnic
databases, and related resources". A nice place to start your research.
Immigration
Through Ellis Island
Photo exhibit of Ellis Island, the major entry point for immigtants
through the East Coast of the United States.
Bureau
of Population, Refugees, and Migration
The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration advises the Secretary
on the formulation of U.S. policies on population, refugees, and migration
and administers U.S. refugee assistance and refugee admissions programs.
Resources include: Issues In the News, Key Policy Documents, Press Statements;
Remarks, Testimony, and Briefings; Fact Sheets and Other Information.
Historical
Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States:
1850-1990
"This working paper presents the results of research undertaken
by Census Bureau staff on historical data from the decennial census of
population."
Search Online Newspapers for
Immigration-Related Articles
Search
the Chronicle and Examiner
A lot of immigration occurs through the S.F. Bay Area. Search the
S.F. Chronicle and Examiner with the following terms: "chinese NEAR/3 immigration"
or "chinese NEAR/3 immigrants" and many stories will be returned for you
to read. *You MUST search each year separately (1995-98).
Search the Online
News Hour
Transcripts from a highly respected public televition news program.
Search on the following: "chinese NEAR/3 immigration" or "chinese NEAR/3
immigrants" and many stories will be returned for you to read.
Chinese Immigration Resources.
Museum of the
City of San Francisco
Lots of articles and information about immigration. Has a large
section of links to Chinese Immigration. Includes some pictures and illustrations.
Lists oldest years covered first (1849-1995).
Other Immigration Information
and Resources
The First Chinese in
Hawaii
Newspaper article about the first Chinese to immigrate to Hawaii.
European
Migration
Mostly about people of Sweden, but has excellent links to aother
groups' emigration to America. The history of Swedish emigration to America
goes further back in time than that of the United States. Swedes started
to come in 1638, just eighteen years after the landing of the "Mayflower."
1845-1850 CE,
The Hunger (The Irish Potato Famine)
"Many factors contributed to the tragedy that the Irish refer to
as The Hunger, and the rest of us were probably taught in US public school
to call The Irish Potato Famine." Article from the Irish perspective.
The
Great Irish Famine
Here is another site with a huge collection of images , cartoons
and documents relating to the famine. Created in support of a study unit
on the topic, by the Irish Famine Curriculum written by Jim Mullin at the
Nebraska Department of Education.
Views of the
Famine (Irish Potato Famine)
Rewprints from newspapers and magazines of the time period when
this famine occurred. Includes many articles related to the Irish tragedy
of 1845-51, some as early as 1842..
The
Potato Famine and Trade History
How the loss of the Irish potato crop of 1845 caused large numbers
of Irish people to migrate to America.
The Famine--"The
Times"--and Donegal
The famine from a perspective of one of the counties affected in
Ireland. Five separate articles comment on the reporting of tha famine
by the London Times of that time period.
Immigration
Forum
A large collection of informational articles related to American
immigration. Just click on a link, and the article will be displayed.
Immigrant
Max Gudis: Documentation by the INS
"Max was born in 1881 or 1884 (different records show different
dates) in Tulchin, Russia. There, his name was Mordecai Gudis. He left
his home town as a young man in 1902 and traveled on a boat to London,
England, where he lived with some cousins. In London he began to call himself
Max, which was more English than Mordecai. Then, in 1904, he left London
for the United States. U.S. immigration records tell us more about his
journey."
Topicos
del Servicio de Inmigracion
En espanol, information about immigration processes.
American
Immigration Resources on the Internet
Links to resources related to immigration to America. Mostly focuses
on current issues.
California
Voter Proposition 187 Ruled Unconstitutional
A brief article on this controversial proposition.
Immigration
Links
University Publications of America ofers links to background information
on Asian, Mexican, and European immigration to America. The information
is in suppport of their microform service, but is valuable in its own right.
"New People"
Influence of Immigration on American Economy Thesis: Although many
Americans believe that immigration has a negative effect on the United
States economic development, recent sociological studies have proven otherwise.
Studies show that most immigrants are well educated, skilled, and highly
motivated people who can contribute to America's economic growth.
Immigration
to America
A brief overview of immigration to America, from the earliest times
to recent years.
Minority
Studies Page
A list of links to Internet information related to many on the
minority groups in the U.S.
Kinship
Tutorial
Learn online how to chart family kinship (relationships).
Victorian
Literature
A wide collection of links to the literature of the Victorian Period
(much of the Nineteenth Century.)