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[An Italian Shed Owner]

Interview which talks about an Italian Immigrant and their life.

Image 3 of [Italian Shoe Machine Worker #7]

This is an interview of Roland Damiani, an Italian Immigrant, talking about how Italy is no longer their home and how much America is their country

Landing at Ellis Island

Immigrants landing at Ellis Island

Santa Anita (Calif.) Assembly Center -- youngsters carry flags in Americanization program

"Photograph shows Japanese American young children carrying American flags in program to promote their assimilation into American society during…

"Couch Potatoes and Super-Women": Gender,
Migration, and the Emerging Discourse on
Housework among Asian Indian Immigrants
VIBHA BHALLA
IN APRIL…

"Letter from Chinese Inspector Thomas Thomas in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the Commissioner-General of Immigration Transmitting Jim Long's Request That His Certificate of Residence be Returned"

"In 1900 the Office of the Superintendent of Immigration, which had been established in the Department of the Treasury in 1891, became the chief…

1. Title Sheet - Ellis Island, New Immigration Building, New York Harbor, New York County, NY

This is what the new immigration processing center looks like at Ellis Island. It shows the acceptance of the growing immigrant population. This…

2963 - Webster St. bet. Union & Filbert Sts. 1921. Hindoo [Hindu] Temple, the only one in the United States, San Francisco, Cal. Weidner [photographer]

A photograph of the first ever Hindu temple in San Fransisco, CA.

An Indian American Surgeon Connects with His Heritage

Set forth by their parents. Yes, Indian parents are masters at Perpetuating guilt in their offspring: "We gave up our lives and left everything behind…