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- Collection: Immigration - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
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Selected Social and Economic characteristics for the Asian population, 1990
Dataset of social and economic characteristics
Photograph of the Kaimal's Christmas Celebration
"[The Kaimal's] Enjoying the Christmas tree in their Seattle apartment. Note the television in the background. They were able to buy their first TV set with the tax rebate check they received for having a dependent (Padma). It was exactly enough…
Percent of Children Who Speak Only English by Generation and Group
Bilingualism is common among second-generation children. Most children who grow up in immigrant households speak an immigrant language at home, but almost all are proficient in English.
English-only is the predominant pattern by the third…
English-only is the predominant pattern by the third…
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…
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…
Foreign Miners Tax documents, 1850-1867.
Documents relating to the 1850 and 1852 California Foreign Miners tax laws.
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.