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Immigration to the United States
Newsletter Research Project


​Case Study Groups by Continent (see below):
  • Europe: 1) Irish, 2) Italian, 3) Eastern European Jewish
  • Asia: 4) Chinese, 5) Japanese, 6) Indian
  • The Americas:  7) Mexican, 8) Colombian
  • Africa: 9) Nigerian
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Research Questions:
  1. When did the immigrant group leave their home country?  
  2. Why did the group leave their home country?  (“Push” factors)
  3. Why did the group come to the United States?  (“Pull” factors)
  4. How was the group received in the United States?  
  5. How did the group adapt to life in the United States?
  6. What challenges do people in the group continue to face in the United States?
  7. Has the U.S. government fulfilled its obligations to provide liberty and equality for the group in the U.S. today?   
  8. What are some key events in the history of this Case Study group? (Find at least 10 events)
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Portraits of Ellis Island Immigrants (1905-1914)


Access reliable primary and secondary sources

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>DIGITAL SOURCES
Access Campo's databases
Use databases to find reliable & relevant information about your topic. Use a KEYWORD search.
 
This is a good one to start with:
ABC-CLIO History Database

Encyclopedia
Brittanica 

Use this database for more scholarly articles:
​Proquest Database - elibrary

Websites:
Gilder Lehrman  - create a free account - primary and secondary sources
Digital Public Library of America primary and secondary collections from U.S. museums and archives 
Calisphere  primary and secondary collections from California's Libraries

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AND use resources from the public library

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Contra Costa Library For books and databases you'll need your CC Library Card # or sign up for an e-card here


>Immigration Timeline Resources
  • Immigration History: Timeline (1790-2019) 
  • World Events and Immigration Timeline (1790-2012) 
  • U.S. Immigration Policy, Past and Present 
  • 23 Defining Moments in Immigration Policy History 
  • U.S. Immigration Timeline 
  • Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History Global Timeline ​
>Key Primary Source Documents
  • 1790 - Naturalization Act 
  • 1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 
  • The Homestead Act of 1862 
  • 1882 - Chinese Exclusion Act 
  • Chinese Exclusion Act: Primary Documents in American History 
  • 1907 - Gentlemen's Agreement 
  • Documents connected to the Gentlemen's Agreement 
  • 1921- Emergency Quota Act 
  • 1924 - Immigration Act 
  • 1942 - Bracero Program started - photographs 
  • Immigration and Nationality Act 
  • Immigration and Nationality Act [H. R. 258O] - 1965 
  • Refugee Act of 1980 
  • 1990 - Immigration Act 
  • Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
  • Dept. Homeland Security Internal DACA Memorandum Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] - 2012 
>PRINT SOURCES
from the Campo
 library Catalog
Search for and make an appointment to come to the library to pick up the books!
Book Examples:
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Call #:304.873 WEP
Immigration : from the founding of Virginia to the closing of Ellis Island by Dennis Wepman 
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Call #:R 304.873 IMM v. 1
Immigration in U.S. history
edited by Carl L. Bankston III, Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo

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Call #:305.8951 MIL
The unwelcome immigrant : the American image of the Chinese, 1785-1882 by Stuart Creighton Miller

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Call #:325.73 BUR
Ellis Island : gateway of hope by John Burdick

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Call #:325.73 DAN
Not like us : immigrants and minorities in America, 1890-1924 by Roger Daniels ​

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Call #:973.04 TAK
A different mirror : a history of multicultural America by Ronald Takaki



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Call #: 973.0495 LEE 
​The making of Asian America: a history by Erika Lee


Case Study Groups by Continent
Europe
  • Ellis Island 
>Irish
  • Irish / Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History 
  • Irish-Catholic Immigration to America
  • Historical Context: Irish Immigrants in the 19th Century 
  • When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis 
  • The Irish in America: Long Journey Home: The Great Hunger 
>Italian
  • Italian / Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History 
  • Italian Americans in California 
  • History of Italian Immigration 
  • The Italian Americans - Documentary 
>Eastern European Jewish
  • Timeline in American Jewish History 
  • From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America 
  • Jewish Immigration to the United States 
  • The Jewish Journey: America - Documentary

Asia

>Chinese
  • Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Timeline 
  • Chinese / Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History 
  • Chinese Immigration and the Chinese in the United States 
  • People v. Hall (1854) 
  • Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 
  • Angel Island Immigration Station 
>Japanese
  • Japanese / Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History 
  • Ozawa v. United States (1922) 
  • Executive Order 9066: Resulting in the Relocation of Japanese 
  • Japanese-American Internment During World War II 
>Indian
  • Thind v. United States 
  • United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind 261 U.S. 204 (1923) 
  • Indian Immigrants in the United States in 2015 
  • Indians in the U.S. Fact Sheet ​
The Americas

>Mexican
  • Mexican / Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History 
  • The Violent History of the U.S.-Mexico Border 
  • Bracero History Archive 
  • The Bracero Program 
  • The Dream Act, DACA, and Other Policies Designed to Protect Dreamers 
>Colombian
  • Facts on Hispanics of Colombian origin in the United States, 2017 
  • The Colombian Diaspora in the United States - Migration 
  • Colombia: In the Crossfire 
Africa

>Nigerian
  • The Nigerian Diaspora in the United States 
  • The Ogoni Refugees from Nigeria 
  • Fast Facts about Nigeria and its Immigrants as U.S. Travel Ban Expands 
  • Nigerians Shocked By Trump's New Immigration Restrictions
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