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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Remix Remix Marina Tamar Budhos,Marina, T. Budhos Presents profiles of fourteen teenagers from countries around the world, revealing their struggles to fit into American society and their personal triumphs. OL14868078W
Immigration Immigration Peter Benoit Chronicles mass immigration to the United States from the time of the early colonies to today. OL16589124W
Good fortune Good fortune Li Keng Wong Presented from the point of view of the author from age seven to fifteen, tells of life in rural China, her trip from China to the United States with her family beginning in 1933, and the joys and so… OL17734764W
Projects about nineteenth-century Chinese immigrants Projects about nineteenth-century Chinese immigrants Marian Broida "Includes social studies projects taken from Chinese immigrants of the 19th century"--Provided by publisher. OL17898563W
People of New York People of New York Stewart, Mark Examines the diversity of peoples who inhabit New York State, including ethnic groups and immigrants, and profiles such famous New Yorkers as Susan B. Anthony, George Gershwin, and Jackie Robinson. OL1803922W
Palestinian teenage refugees and immigrants speak out Palestinian teenage refugees and immigrants speak out Nabil Marshood Six Palestinian teenagers living in the United States present their views on the Arab-Israeli conflict. OL18175143W
Border crossings Border crossings Rosen Publishing Group A collection of fiction, non-fiction, and photo essays concerning emigration and exile. OL18194166W
Journey to Ellis Island Journey to Ellis Island Carol Bierman An account of the ocean voyage and arrival at Ellis Island of twelve-year-old Julius Weinstein who, along with his mother and younger sister, immigrated from Russia in 1922. OL1843627W
Liberation Liberation Betty N. Hoffman "Discusses the liberation of Europe and the aftermath of the Holocaust, including the displaced persons camps, primary source accounts from Holocaust survivors, and how those survivors started new li… OL18746120W
Dan Thuy's new life in America Dan Thuy's new life in America O'Connor, Karen Describes the experience of thirteen-year-old Dan Thuy Huynh and her family, recently come from Vietnam to live in San Diego, California, as they adapt to their life in a new country. OL1985383W
Hope and tears Hope and tears Gwenyth Swain Letters, diary entries, poems, monologues and diaglogues created to illustrate the stories of people whose lives were touched by Ellis Island, once the United States' largest immigration station. Fi… OL19956171W
My Polish family history My Polish family history Victoria Parker Traces three generatIons of a family which has come to Britain from Poland. It examines and compares the geography, food, religion and way of life for each generation. Includes some information for y… OL21580974W
Many peoples, one nation Many peoples, one nation Peter Isaac Rose Essays, stories, poems, and songs explore the history, feelings, and contributions of many ethnic groups in the United States. OL3277820W
Korematsu v. United States Korematsu v. United States Karen Alonso Profiles the case of Fred Korematsu, who sought compensation from the American government for his time spent in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II. OL494355W
Mexican immigrants in America Mexican immigrants in America Rachael Hanel "Describes the experiences of Mexican citizens who immigrate to America legally and illegally. The reader's choices reveal historical and modern details about where they settled, the jobs they found,… OL5958430W
Immigration, migration, and the Industrial Revolution Immigration, migration, and the Industrial Revolution Tracee Sioux Describes how inventions such as the cotton gin transformed America from an agricultural country to an industrial one, and led to both problems and opportunities. OL5968661W
Immigrant kids Immigrant kids Russell Freedman America meant "freedom" to the immigrants of the early 1900s—but a freedom very different from what they expected. Cities were crowded and jobs were scare. Children had to work selling newspapers, … OL85961W