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Approaches to American Immigration and Ethnic History |
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1 | (29) |
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2 | (26) |
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Immigration Portrayed As an Experience of Uprootedness |
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3 | (5) |
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Immigration Portrayed As an Experience of Transplantation |
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8 | (8) |
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The Problem of Assimilation in the United States |
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16 | (6) |
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The Invention of Ethnicity in the United States |
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22 | (6) |
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28 | (2) |
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Strangers in the Realm: Migrants to British Colonial North America, 1609--1785 |
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30 | (39) |
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31 | (13) |
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Olaudah Equiano, an African, Recounts the Horror of Enslavement, 1757 |
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31 | (3) |
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Gottlieb Mittelberger, a German, Describes the Difficulties of Immigration, 1750 |
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34 | (3) |
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William Moraley, an Indentured Servant, Explains the Condition of Labor in Pennsylvania, 1743 |
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37 | (1) |
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Peter Kalm, a Traveler, Observes the Variety of Labor in the Colonies, 1750 |
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38 | (2) |
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Hugh Boulter Recounts the Discontent in Ireland That Resulted in Emigration, 1728 |
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40 | (1) |
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Benjamin Franklin Advises Those Who Might Move to America, 1784 |
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41 | (2) |
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William Byrd II, a Land Speculator, Promotes Immigration, 1736 |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (23) |
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Creative Adaptations: Peoples and Cultures |
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45 | (10) |
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Outcome of the Repeopling of British North America on Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans |
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55 | (12) |
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67 | (2) |
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Nation and Citizenship in the Age of Revolution, 1750--1800 |
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69 | (27) |
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70 | (12) |
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Benjamin Franklin Opposes the Migration of Non-English into the Colonies, 1755 |
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70 | (3) |
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Daniel Dulany, a Jurist, Defends the Rights of Aliens in Maryland, 1758 |
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73 | (1) |
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Patrick M'Robert Defends Immigration, 1774 |
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74 | (1) |
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J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Celebrates the Possibilities of America for Its Immigrants, 1782 |
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75 | (3) |
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The German Press in Philadelphia Defends the War for Independence, 1776 |
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78 | (1) |
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African Americans Petition for Their Freedom, 1774--1777 |
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78 | (2) |
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Congress Establishes Its Initial Policy on Naturalization, 1790 |
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80 | (1) |
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Congress Restricts the Rights of Aliens, 1798 |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (13) |
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The Creation of Citizenship in the British American Colonies and Early United States |
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82 | (7) |
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The Creation of American Identity in the Late Eighteenth Century |
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89 | (6) |
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95 | (1) |
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European Migration and the Radical Attempt to Conserve, 1830--1880 |
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96 | (37) |
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97 | (15) |
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Gottfried Duden, a German, Assesses the Possibilities for Immigrants to Missouri, 1827 |
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98 | (2) |
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Svein Nilsson Chronicles Norwegian American Immigration to Wisconsin, 1868--1870 |
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100 | (2) |
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Robert Whyte Explains the Irish Migration Following the Potato Famine, 1847 |
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102 | (2) |
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James Burn Describes Irish and German Immigrants in New York City, 1850 |
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104 | (3) |
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Swedish Women and Men Observe the ``Freedom'' and Opportunity in America, 1841--1848 |
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107 | (2) |
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A German American Family Changes Its Assessment of American Life, 1850--1857 |
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109 | (2) |
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A Graphic Portrayal of a Chain Migration from Sweden, 1866--1883 |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (20) |
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Irish Immigrants Who Perceive America as Exile |
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113 | (10) |
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German Catholic Immigrants Who Make Their Own America |
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123 | (9) |
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132 | (1) |
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Nativism and Becoming American at Midcentury, 1830--1860 |
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133 | (37) |
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134 | (17) |
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Lyman Beecher Warns About Immigrants Flooding into the American West, 1835 |
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134 | (2) |
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Samuel F.B. Morse Enumerates the ``Dangers'' of the Roman Catholic Immigrant, 1835 |
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136 | (2) |
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Maria Monk, a Supposed Escaped Nun, Recounts the Perils of the Convent, 1835 |
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138 | (2) |
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Frederick Saunders, a Nativist, Considers the Dangers of Immigration to the Republic, 1856 |
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140 | (4) |
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Thomas Whitney, an Anti-Catholic, Compares ``Romanism'' and ``Republicanism,'' 1856 |
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144 | (3) |
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The Know Nothings, ``The American Party,'' Defend Their Political Movement, 1855 |
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147 | (2) |
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Portrayals of Immigrants in Political Cartoons of the Era |
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149 | (2) |
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Walt Whitman Celebrates the Diversity in the United States, 1855 |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (17) |
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The Ideology of the Know Nothing Party |
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152 | (8) |
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The Relationship Between the Portrayal of Irish Americans and Citizenship at Midcentury |
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160 | (8) |
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168 | (2) |
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Emigration and Return: Migration Patterns in the Industrial Age, 1850--1920 |
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170 | (34) |
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171 | (14) |
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Let Chew, a Chinese Immigrant, Describes Life in the United States and Denounces Anti-Chinese Prejudice, 1882 |
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172 | (2) |
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Immigrants Recall Their Life in Eastern Europe and their Emigration, 1915--1923 |
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174 | (2) |
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A Slovenian Recounts Varying Assessments of America Made by Returned Immigrants, 1909 |
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176 | (4) |
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Mary Antin, a Russian Woman, encounters Anti-Semitic Violence and Flees Russia, 1912 |
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180 | (2) |
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Mexican Ballads Justify and Condemn Immigration, 1924 |
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182 | (2) |
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Chinese Immigrants Explain Their Migration and Lament Their Detention, 1910--1940 |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (17) |
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The Relationship Between American Money and Italian Land in Stimulating Return Migration |
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185 | (10) |
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The Chinese Migration to the United States in the Context of the Larger Chinese Diaspora |
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195 | (7) |
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202 | (2) |
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Industrial Immigrants in the City and in the Countryside, 1880--1920 |
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204 | (34) |
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205 | (14) |
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Jacob Riis Describes the Impoverished Tenements of New York City, 1890 |
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205 | (2) |
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A Portrait of Sweatshop Labor in New York City, 1895 |
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207 | (1) |
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A New York Politician Justifies the Urban Political Machine, 1905 |
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208 | (2) |
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The Yiddish Press in New York City, 1902 |
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210 | (2) |
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Two Italian Americans Recount the 1912 Lawrence, Massachusetts, Strike |
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212 | (1) |
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Three Chinese Americans Recall Life and Labor in Their Ethnic Community, 1877--1917 |
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213 | (3) |
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A Sociologist Analyzes the Process of Assimilation Among Slavic Immigrants, 1910 |
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216 | (3) |
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219 | (17) |
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Immigrants Adjust to Industrial Labor, ``Clock Time,'' and Unionization in the Early Twentieth Century |
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219 | (10) |
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The Interactions of Race and Class in Agricultural Labor |
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229 | (7) |
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236 | (2) |
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Women and Children Immigrants Amid a Patriarchal World |
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238 | (35) |
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239 | (13) |
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Sociologists Describe the Disruption of Familial Solidarity Resulting from Immigration, 1918 |
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239 | (3) |
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Jane Addams Renounces the Patriarchal Authority of Immigrant Households, 1910 |
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242 | (2) |
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A Depiction of the Patriarchal Immigrant Household in Greenwich Village, 1920--1930 |
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244 | (2) |
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Two Italian Americans Analyze Changing Familial and Gender Patterns Among Immigrants, 1939 |
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246 | (2) |
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Swedish Americans Debate the Consequences of Changing Gender Roles Among Immigrants in America, 1896--1914 |
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248 | (1) |
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Mexican Ballads Ridicule Women's Changing Behavior, 1924 |
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249 | (1) |
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A Chinese American Woman Details Life as a Prostitute in America, 1898 |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (19) |
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Changes Between Women and Men in the Irish American Family |
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252 | (10) |
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Changes Between Daughters and Parents in the Mexican American Family |
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262 | (9) |
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271 | (2) |
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Racialization of Immigrants, 1880--1930 |
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273 | (34) |
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274 | (16) |
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Samuel Gompers Racializes Chinese American Labor, 1902 |
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275 | (3) |
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The Asiatic Exclusion League Argues that Asians Cannot Be Assimilated, 1911 |
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278 | (2) |
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Fu Chi Hao, Chinese American, Reprimands Americans for Anti-Chinese Attitudes and Law, 1907 |
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280 | (1) |
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A Racialized Description of Immigrants from Europe, 1915 |
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281 | (2) |
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A Sociologist Portrays the Racial Dimensions of Immigrants from Europe, 1914 |
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283 | (2) |
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Congressman John Box Objects to Mexican Immigrants, 1928 |
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285 | (3) |
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Thind v. United States: The United States Supreme Court Clarifies the Meaning of ``White,'' 1923 |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (15) |
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The Evolution of Thought on Race and the Development of Scientific Racism |
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291 | (8) |
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The Evolution of Legal Constructions of Race and ``Whiteness'' |
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299 | (6) |
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305 | (2) |
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Responses to Immigration: Exclusion, Restriction, and Americanization, 1880--1924 |
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307 | (36) |
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308 | (14) |
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Josiah Strong, a Protestant Clergyman, Considers the ``Perils'' of Immigration, 1885 |
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309 | (1) |
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The Immigration Restriction League Outlines the ``Immigration Problem,'' 1894 |
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310 | (2) |
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Emma Lazarus's Poem at the Foot of the Statue of Liberty, 1883 |
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312 | (1) |
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A German American Attacks, ``False Americanism,'' 1889 |
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312 | (2) |
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A Jewish American Playwright Celebrates the American ``Melting Pot,'' 1909 |
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314 | (2) |
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Theodore Roosevelt Advocates ``Americanism,'' 1915 |
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316 | (2) |
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Randolph Bourne Promotes Cultural Pluralism, 1916 |
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318 | (3) |
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The Governor of Iowa Proclaims English the State's Official Language, 1917 |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (19) |
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Efforts at Americanization in the Industrial Workplace, 1914--1921 |
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323 | (9) |
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The Varieties of Ethnic Pluralism in American Thought |
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332 | (9) |
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341 | (2) |
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Immigrant and Ethnic Life in Twentieth-Century America, 1924--1965 |
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343 | (38) |
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344 | (16) |
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Mary Paik Lee, a Korean American Confronts Racism in Los Angeles, 1921, 1941 |
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345 | (2) |
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Carey McWilliams Describes South Asian and Mexican Agricultural Laborers, 1939 |
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347 | (2) |
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Carlos Almazan, a Mexican American, Recounts Life in the United States and His Desire to Leave, [1927] |
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349 | (2) |
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Carlos Bulosan, A Filipino American, Depicts His Ambivalence About America's Kindness and Cruelty, 1937 |
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351 | (2) |
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Dominic Del Turco, an Italian American Laborer, Remembers Union Organizing, 1934 |
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353 | (3) |
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Yuen Tim Gong, a Chinese American ``Paper Son,'' Recalls His Life in California, 1920--1931 |
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356 | (2) |
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A Chinese American Describes His Detention Upon Arrival in San Francisco, ca. 1945 |
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358 | (2) |
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360 | (19) |
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The Impact of the Great Depression on Local Ethnic Institutions in Chicago |
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360 | (10) |
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The Role of Popular Culture in Changing the Mexican American Community in Los Angeles Between 1920 and 1935 |
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370 | (9) |
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379 | (2) |
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Immigrants and Ethnics Amid Depression and War, 1929--1965 |
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381 | (34) |
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382 | (1) |
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Documents and Reminiscences Recall the Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s |
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383 | (11) |
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Congressional Testimony Advocating Resolutions to Admit German Refugee Children, 1939 |
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385 | (2) |
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Yoshiko Uchida, a Japanese American Woman, Remembers Her Family's Relocation During World War II, 1942 |
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387 | (2) |
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Nicholas Gage, a Greek Refugee, Recounts His Escape from His Homeland, 1949 |
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389 | (2) |
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An Eminent Sociologist Analyzes the ``American Way of Life,'' 1956 |
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391 | (3) |
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394 | (19) |
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World War II and the Forced Relocation of Japanese Americans |
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395 | (9) |
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The Influence of World War II on Changing the American Identity |
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404 | (9) |
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413 | (2) |
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Immigration and Ethnicity in the Post-Industrial World, 1965 to the Present |
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415 | (35) |
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416 | (13) |
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A Chicano Conference Advocates the Creation of Atzlan, 1969 |
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417 | (1) |
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A ``White Ethnic'' Differentiates PIGS from WASPs, 1972 |
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417 | (2) |
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A Latino and an African American Debate the Construction of Race, 1996 |
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419 | (3) |
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A Person of Mixed Race Explores Notions of Race, 1991 |
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422 | (1) |
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The U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform Assesses Current Immigration Policy, 1994 |
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423 | (2) |
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The Disadvantages of Immigration Reform, 1996 |
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425 | (2) |
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National Research Council Stresses the Advantages of Immigration, 1997 |
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427 | (2) |
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429 | (19) |
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The Influence of Political Change in the 1960s on Mexican American Attitudes Toward Mexican Immigration |
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430 | (10) |
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An Attempt to Move Beyond Multiculturalism to a Postethnic America |
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440 | (8) |
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448 | (2) |
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Immigration Transforms America, 1965 to the Present |
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450 | (35) |
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451 | (14) |
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A Caribbean American Observes Life in New York City, 1971--1976 |
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451 | (3) |
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Santiago Maldonado, a Mexican American, Details the Lives of Undocumented Immigrants in Texas, 1994 |
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454 | (1) |
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A Cuban Flees to the United States, 1979 |
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455 | (3) |
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A Hmong's Story of Escape from Laos, 1975 |
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458 | (2) |
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Valerie Corpus, a Skilled Filipina American, Reflects on the Advantages and Disadvantages of Life in the United States, 1979 |
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460 | (1) |
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A Korean American's Bitter Life in the United States, 1984--1992 |
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461 | (2) |
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A Vietnamese American Considers Changing Relations Between Parents and Children in the United States, 1978--1984 |
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463 | (2) |
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465 | (20) |
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The Recent Era of Immigration to the United States, 1965 to the Present |
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465 | (10) |
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New Ethnic Patterns of Residence: The First Suburban Chinatown |
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475 | (10) |
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