emigration and immigration

As ten-year-old Umberto and his father are on their way from Italy to America in 1892, the father is thrown into the ship's brig and Umberto must fend for himself.

Toby takes a trip to Ellis Island and retraces her family's arrival in 1904.

Explains the meaning of the word immigrant, discusses whey people want to live in another country, and describes the experiences and feelings of immigrants.

A collection of essays by twenty-one writers that explore what it means to become an American in an era of globalization, the internet, identity politics, ethnic niche advertising, and cable television.

Traces the history of the great empires of the West, from the days of Alexander the Great and Rome to the fall of Europe's colonial system after World War II.

Two separate stories, the first telling of Mari's starting school in a new land, and the second describing village life in her country before she and her family left in search of a better life.

In New York City just after the events of 9/11, Hans -- a banker originally from the Netherlands -- finds himself marooned among the strange occupants of the Chelsea Hotel after his English wife and son return to London. Alone and untethered, feeling lost in the country he had come to regard as home, Hans stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country.--From publisher description.

Arriving in their new homeland, Canada, after World War II, a family of Latvian refugees is beset by serious illness and financial hardship, and the three children must go out and find jobs. Sequel to "Tug of War.".

A grandmother tells the story of her eventful life in early twentieth-century Europe and her arrival in the United States after World War II.