LibGuides: G4 Migration: Migration: US

Movement of people to the US

This video gives a general overview of immigration to the US up to 2014.

Timeline of migration to the U.S.

Timeline of migration to the U.S.
Timeline with simple explanations of waves of migration to the U.S. from the Ellis island virtual museum

Song and images of Ellis island, the main port of entry to the United States. It is now closed.

Immigration to New York. This video explores the common experiences and challenges of immigrants to New York city in the past.

Videographic of waves of US migration

European immigration to America

European immigration to America
Brief timeline and description of waves of European immigration to the US.

Books in your library

The Great Migration by Eloise Greenfield; Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator)
Call Number: 811 GRE
ISBN: 9780061259210
Publication Date: 2010-12-21
A collection of poems that depicts the experiences of families who journeyed to the north of the U.S. in search of a better life.

People's Stories

Immigrant in New York
Comics made by teenagers who moved to America in 2001 to 2003

With thanks

Alchin, L.K. "European Immigration to America." www.immigration.info, Jan. 2015. Web. 10 Jan. 2016. <http://www.emmigration.info/european-immigration-to-america.htm>.

Blick, Brice, and TDC. "America's Immigration History." YouTube. YouTube, 11 Dec. 2014. Web. 09 Jan. 2016.

"FOR REAL : A Webcomic Documentary about Immigrants in NYC." Tenement Museum. Tenement.org, 2016. Web. 12 Jan. 2016. <https://tenement.org/foreal/index.php#>.

"Immigration Timeline." Ellis Island. Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc., 2016. Web. 12 Jan. 2016. <http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/immigration-timeline#1820>.

PBS America. "The Gold Rush." YouTube. YouTube, 3 Apr. 2013. Web. 12 Jan. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r03DKbVhfvU>.

Scholastic. "Meet Young Immigrants." Immigrants Stories of Yesterday and Today. Scholastic Inc., 2016. Web. 12 Jan. 2016. <http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/young_immigrants/>.

Schuver, Marlou, Dr. "History of International Migration." History of International Migration. Universiteit Leiden, 25 Jan. 2009. Web. 12 Jan. 2016. <http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/migration/index.html>.

Smith, Jessie. "Coming to America New York S Immigrants." YouTube. Discovery Education, 10 Dec. 2013. Web. 12 Jan. 2016. <https://youtu.be/LfvRxpPlYC0>.

Theworldvideos1. "The Changing State of US Ethnicity." YouTube. YouTube, 3 Nov. 2012. Web. 12 Jan. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOeuMymIezg>.

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