Describes the history of Ellis Island, a gateway for many immigrants coming to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and details the restoration of the landmark and its reopening as a museum.

Lists of Scots who emigrated to America.

Carved in Silence tells the story of Chinese immigrants who were detained at the United States Immigration Station at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay during the little known Chinese Exclusion era. The film examines the genesis of racially discriminatory immigration policies, its reality, and its consequences. Interviews are intercut with historical footage and dramatic re-enactments to powerfully translate the impact of public policies into human...

This work covers the colonial and federal periods to the end of the nineteenth century for the British Empire, the United States of America, and for territories acquired by the United States. Presents historical information about the settlement of specific areas and those groups who settled there. Includes numerous bibliographical references throughout the text.

"Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century"--

Learn all about immigration and the historical significance of Ellis Island to the immigration process. What is an immigrant? What were the reasons immigrants left their homelands? The answers to these questions are covered with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.