American immigration.
Contributors: Grolier Educational Corporation.
Publisher: Grolier Educational
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Danbury, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature -- Encyclopedias.; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Encyclopedias.
Description: An alphabetical reference work examining the background, statistics, reception, and current status of those groups who have immigrated to America throughout history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The story of American immigration; title: v. 2. Ellis Island: gateway to America; title: v. 3. Abolitionist newspapers; title: Chinese; title: v. 4. Citizenship and naturalization; title: Employment opportunities; title: v. 5. English; title: Health practices; title: v. 6. Home sweatshops; title: Italians; title: v. 7. Japanese; title: Melting pot; title: v. 8. Mexicans; title: Political unrest; title: v. 9. Population; title: Schools; title: v. 10. Scotch-Irish; title: West Indians.