immigrants

With World War I raging in Europe, eleven-year-old Anna is thrilled to learn that her cousin Tania is coming from Russia to stay with Anna's family on the lower East Side of New York, and although Tania is shy and withdrawn when she arrives, her love of cats helps her adjust to her new family.

Max faces a moral dilemma when he sees new neighbor Sam Black strike Lucas, a boy who is in Sam's care, and later learns that Lucas has run away and is hiding in a secret fort in the woods.

In her letters to a Vermont friend, eighth grader Dossi, a Russian-Jewish immigrant living in the Lower East Side of New York City in 1910, shares her thoughts about her new brother-in-law, the diphtheria epidemic, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

Presents an overview of Russian immigration to the United States, looking at the reasons for different waves of immigration, and discussing the experiences of Russians in their new country. Includes sidebars that highlight notable people and events, photographs, and illustrations.

Presents a history of Polish immigration to the U.S. beginning with Jamestown, Virginia in 1608, the mass influx into the country during the reign of Otto von Bismark in Prussia, Polish refugees during both world wars, and assimilation into American society.

Discusses the history of immigration from Mexico to the United States, looking at the reasons for different waves of immigration, and examining the challenges Mexican people face in the U.S.

Presents a history of Japanese immigration to the U.S. beginning with the late 1800s, anti-immigration laws, anti-Japanese sentiment during World War Two, internment camps, and assimilation into American society after the war.

Presents the history of Italian immigration to the U.S. beginning with the early explorations during the fifteenth century, the mass influx of native Italians at the turn of the twentieth century, their assimilation into American society, and anti-Italian sentiment.

Presents a history of Irish immigration to the U.S. beginning with the early colonial period, the mass influx into the country during the potato famine in the mid 1800s, assimilation into American society, and anti-Irish sentiment.

Presents the history of Greek immigration to the U.S. beginning with the first Greek settlements during the 1820s, assimilation into Greek communities, and anti-Greek sentiment.