emigration and immigration

Explores the controversial issues surrounding America's policies concerning immigration including the rise in illegal immigration, the possible threat to national security, and the economic, social, and political changes imposed upon American culture.

A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America.

When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abboud, her younger brother, and her parents move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian village where her father was born, they face many changes and must deal with the tensions between Jews and Palestinians.

Presents a series of controversial essays on the subject of immigration into America and addresses its advantages and disadvantages, the legalization of illegal immigrants, dual citizenship, and more.

In the Russian shtetl where she and her family live, Hannah is given a diary for her tenth birthday, and in it she records the dramatic story of her journey to America.

In 1902 fifteen-year-old Rose travels from Ireland to join family members in Chicago, where she must use all her resources to deal with her father's drinking and her brothers' dangerous involvement in politics.

When her family moves to New York from Hong Kong, Mei Mei finds it difficult to adjust to school and learn the alien sounds of English.

After emigrating to America, each member of a Russian family works hard to contribute to the family's dream of someday owning and running a store.

Becky, whose family has emigrated from Russia to avoid being persecuted as Jews, finds growing up in New York City in 1910 a vivid and exciting experience.

A boy finally comes to understand why his grandmother insists that the family come to Ellis Island each year to celebrate Lady Liberty's birthday.