immigration and emigration

Presents a collection of poems which chronicles a year in the life of a young boy from Hong Kong as he adjusts to his new home in the Chinatown of an American city.

Soon after Katie wishes for her potatoes to disappear during dinner, a potato famine ravages her native Ireland, forcing her to leave for America.

Marisia, a Polish teenager, comes to America at the turn of the twentieth century and must fend for herself on New York's Lower East Side.

Newly arrived in Victorian San Francisco from Ireland, Shannon plans the daring rescue of a young Chinese slave.

A young Jewish girl living on Manhattan's Lower East Side attends her first "package party" where she learns about the traditions of generosity, courage, and community among Jewish immigrants in the early 1900s.

While Walter and his grandfather walk to the Post Office, Grandfather recounts how he decided to come to America, while his brother Herschel stayed in Lithuania.

In the mid-nineteenth century, thirteen-year-old Peggy O'Driscoll sets out alone from Ireland for America, hoping to make a better life for herself. Sequel to "Under the Hawthorn Tree.".

Explores the history of immigration policy in America, discussing the fate of undocumented Hispanic workers from Mexico and the debates across the nation on who should be permitted to enter the country.

In 1982 twelve-year-old Vonlai, his parents, and sister Dalah, escape from Laos to a Thai refugee camp where they spend four long years struggling to survive in hopes of one day reaching America.

Examines the issues surrounding illegal immigrants including U.S. legislation that has shaped policies; the costs of social services and health care; employment, wages, and undocumented workers; and proposals for reform. Includes a timeline, a glossary of terms, and essential facts about illegal immigration.