The United States has a rich and diverse culture thanks to the many immigrants who have come to her shores. Explore the immigrant experience with these recommended titles.
The son of a wealthy Pennsylvania coal mine operator, Nate Tanner resents being shipped off to boarding school. Anger -- mainly at his father and stepmother --...
".... Then, in the spring of 1897, it gets him kicked out and sent home. To avoid his family, Nate disappears..."
Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is scarce, so when the boy’s father...
"...Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty..."
Sun is ready to leave his village in China for America, the
place known as Gum Saan, Gold Mountain. His father warns
him, though, that passage will not be...
"..., that passage will not be easy. Because of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, new immigrants like Sun..."
“In Amerikay,” Maggie’s da has told her, “we will start anew.”
It’s 1898, and Maggie McCrary and her family have just crossed
the ocean to settle in New...
"...“In Amerikay,” Maggie’s da has told her, “we will start anew.” It’s 1898, and Maggie McCrary and her family have just crossed the ocean to settle in New....
“In Amerikay,” Maggie’s da has told her, “we will start anew.” It’s 1898, and Maggie McCrary and her family have just crossed the ocean to settle in New Orleans. America is the answer to her father’s dream of books and proper learning..."
“I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side—the Communist side—of the Iron Curtain.” Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and...
"...for those of all ages.” —Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State “This extraordinary..."
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