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IMMIGRATION Grade 8 |
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The 8th grade Social Studies classes are studying immigration. In order to gain more insight into the situations which faced these people and what happened to them, the students will be expected to look into immigration in general as well as immigration of a specific ethnic group. While they are expected to obtain much of the information from their family members, the following sites may provide an overview of immigration, some statistics, or just more facts about a specific group of people who immigrated to the United States.
General
Immigration Sites
Immigration 1800-1900|
- Very helpful sites. Click on the blue texts for more details.
Immigration
1900-1940| -These sites explain when and why the
immigrants left their home countries and, in some cases, what happened to them
in this country and / or what contributions they made to our culture.
The
American Immigration Home Page -- This site has
many links to other pages with a great deal of information about the four major waves of
immigration. You should be aware, however, that this is not an official site, but a
student project (a very detailed and thorough project).
The History Channel web page
-- A search on Immigration will lead to many pages on all aspects of
immigration. Not all of these pages will be as helpful as we might wish, however.
Internet
Modern History Sourcebook-This
site has links to other sites with information on many of the immigrants.
American
Memory Search Page - This page, from the Library of
Congress, will provide much primary source material when searched properly.
International,
Ethnic, and Religious Organizations - Short paragraphs
on most of the immigrant groups.
Irish
Immigration
The
Irish in America -- This site does not have a great deal of
useful information for this project, but there is a page on some famous Irish Americans
which could prove helpful.
Italian
Immigration
Italian
Immigration to Maryland in the Industrial Era - An
overview of Italian immigration which appears to be a college paper.
Italian
Immigration to the United States - This site also
appears to be a college paper.
Causes
of the Italian Mass Emigration - This
site, which explains why people left Italy, is part of a thinkquest.
Italian
Immigration - The source of this page seems to be a
high school, but the information appears to be reliable.
Chinese
Immigration
Immigration
Station - This site discusses the immigration on the West
Coast at a place called "North Garrison" and was the landing spot for
many Chinese immigrants.
Hispanic
Immigration
History
of Hispanic-American Immigration - This site covers
all of Hispanic immigration.
Dutch
Immigration
Dutch
Catholic Immigration to Wisconsin
Iowa's
Roots - a personal history which describes the life of
families in Iowa from the Netherlands.
Untitled
(Dutch Immigration) - an article written to explain
the historical background to genealogical research
Dutch-Americans
in the United States
Immigration
Statistics
United States
Immigration and Naturalization Statistics --While there are statistics from the last few years, the statistics from the late
1800s are also included.
California Immigration 1900, 1910, 1920 - This site shows the
Miscellaneous
Pages on Immigration
Greek
Immigration to the United States
Ruthenians, Immigration and the Greek Catholic
Church in Passaic,
New Jersey: 1890 to 1930
Ellis
Island - This site
is an excerpt from the from the National Park Service's brochure.
Images
from Ellis Island - Need pictures of Ellis island
immigration? They are here in a large quantity (Immigration 1900-1920)
Major
Immigration Movements to the US - a simple listing,
but it shows all who came here, from where and why.
Immigration
Laws 1800-1900 - This page
discusses the changes in immigration policies over those 100 years.
Changing
Character of Immigration - An
article scanned from World's Work Vol.1 1900-01, it especially discusses
the Astro-Russians and the German - Scandanavians.
Americans
in the Raw - This site discusses what happened to the immigrants once
they arrived here. It was scanned from World's Work, 1902.
The Foreign
Immigrant in New York City - A lengthy article on all
aspects of immigrant life in New York City.
K-12 Teaching and
Learning Center ( Immigration) - This site is
maintained by the University of Wisconsin and provides a wealth of immigration
pages. Some of the ones listed are already linked to this page.
The
Immigrant Journey - This site tells about the journey
itself, from foreign country, to the ships, to our shore and Ellis Island, and
then out into our culture.