Immigration - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
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Immigration - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
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Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America : Asian Indian Americans (p.165-178)
Recognizing that ethnic differences are transforming American education expectations, political ideals and popular culture, Gale presents a vital, new multicultural reference. Gale Encyclopedia Of Multicultural America contains 152 original essays…
Ethnic Families in America : The Indian American Family (pp.288-319)
The economic, political, and social opportunities promised by life in the United States have drawn immigrants from numerous countries. Recently, the term "Asian" Asian American that has been officially established by the U.S. Census Bureau and the…
Scenes in and around San Francisco, California
Includes views of hunters setting trap for panther; scene in laundry; street scene in Chinatown; clearing (burning) of forest; stock market indicator in underground drinking cellar; Chinese lottery (gambling) room; bridge in redwoods; transport of…
Street corner in Chinatown, San Francisco, California
Busy street corner lined with three story buildings with elaborately carved cornices and balconies; facades decorated with paper lanterns and flowers. Open markets on street level; figures wearing traditional dress crowd streets.
Foreign Miners Tax documents, 1850-1867.
Documents relating to the 1850 and 1852 California Foreign Miners tax laws.
Santosh Wahi, Interview
Santosh Wahi was born in Northern India and was the daughter of an Indian diplomat. Because of her father’s postings, she lived in Delhi, Holland, and New York City by the time she graduated college. Mrs. Wahi studied Chemistry and earned her…
Bobby Chacko's First Day
My name is Bobby Chacko and I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I migrated to the United States on September 13, 1983 from India.
I traveled with my father, sister and grandparents on from Bombay to JFK. My mother and brother had already arrived…
I traveled with my father, sister and grandparents on from Bombay to JFK. My mother and brother had already arrived…