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Foreign Miners Tax documents, 1850-1867.
Documents relating to the 1850 and 1852 California Foreign Miners tax laws.
Congressmen Charles Wilson with Afghani Mujahideen
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson posing on horseback among a group of armed Mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War, late 1980's
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.
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…
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…
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…