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Immigration & Relocation in U.S. History

The history of the United States has always been shaped by peoples and communities who came to its shores or moved within its borders. Some sought a better life, some fled oppression, and some were moved against their will. This presentation uses Library of Congress primary sources to explore moments and experiences from several of these communities.Explore the immigration experience of various ethnic groups:

African
Chinese
German
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Mexican
Native American
Polish/Russian
Puerto Rican/Cuban
Scandanavian
Global Timeline

The Asian Experience

See Also : Angel Island

The Chinese Experience in 19th Century America

Chinese Immigration

Why did Chinese come to America?

Chinese Immigration to America

Library of Congress article Chinese Immigration

America's Other Immigrant Isle

The Development of U.S. Immigration Law from the 1770s through the 1950s - Gale database article

Europe

Eastern European Experience

Jewish Immigration from Eastern Europe

Eastern European Immigrants

Second Wave of Immigration,1880-1921-Global Boston

Jewish Immigration History

From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America, A Century of Immigration, 1820-1924- Library of Congress Exhibits

The Italian Experience

Library of Congress website-the experience of Italians who arrived in America Image result for italian immigration to america

Italian Americans

Immigration : Pre-Colonial to 1850

Immigration before 1965 - History.com

Call For Tolerance - Library of Congress

Jewish Immigration During the American Revolution - TeachingHistory.org

Migration to America in the 1,700s -Ancestry.com

The Swedes - Library of Congress

The Irish Experience

Library of Congress website about Irish immigration to America

PBS Destination America

Irish Immigration to America

The Potato Famine and Irish Immigration

Famine Coffin Ships - a difficult journey

Lost at Sea

The Irish Potato Famine - Life in America

Push and Pull Factors-Ellis Island (NPS)

THe Irish Immigrant Experience
From the Gale OneFile U.S. History database

Ports of Entry

Port of Entry: (POE) is a place to legally enter a nation. International airports are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a land border, and major seaports. U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforces the import and export regulations and immigration programs of the U.S. government.

Angel Island

Watch the 5 minute video, read the 15 minute story

Virtual exhibits, Guided Tour, 3D explorer!

History of Angel Island Immigration Station

From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island Immigration Station in California functioned as a Detention Center for people immigrating to the United States the the West Coast. Many of the people that passed through Angel Island came from Asian but also South America, Russia, Mexico, Australia, and Canada.

Ellis Island

Ellis Island: Overview and History

Prior to 1890, individual states, rather than the Federal Government, regulated immigration into the United States...Around 1890...the Federal government [started constructing] a new immigration station to Ellis Island.

Opening in 1892 Ellis Island] saw more than 12 million immigrants in its 62 year history.

Interactive Tour
Ellis Island 360

South American & Central American Experience

History of Mexican Immigration to the U.S.

From Germany to Mexico - great maps showing changes in where immigrants came from

Mexican Immigration

The United States & World War II

Safe Haven in Oswego was the only World War II Refugee Shelter in the United States

The Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum is dedicated to keeping alive the stories of the 982 refugees from
World War II who were allowed into the United States as "guests" of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. These refugees were housed at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York, from August 1944 until February 1946.

They Fled to an Internment Camp (7/21/2003- New York Times article)

They Were the Lucky Ones (9/13/2020 New York Times article)

Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Museum

Japanese Internment

Japanese Internment Camps - The History Channel

Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066...

Japanese-American Incarceration During World War II - National Archives.gov

The history of Japanese-American Incarceration during World War II includes primary source documents including: the presidential executive order, photographs, and letters curated by the National Archives.

Local History Connection

POW Camps in New York

There were 20 base camps, 28 branch camps, 3 hospitals, 1 ISU, 2 internment locations, and 5 cemeteries in NY.