Immigration Resources
General
- The American Immigration Home Page
- The American Immigration Home Page was started as a part of a school project for a 10th grade American History Class. The project was meant to give information as to how immigrants not only were treated, but also why they decided to come to America. Feel free to explore the rest of the site.
- Immigration: The Perpetual Controversy
- A major article from the archives of Atlantic Monthly magazine, which reviews past debates on immigration through U.S. history. Many references and links to earlier articles going back to 1896 are included.
- Modern U.S. Immigration History
- A knowledge of how immigration has worked in our country in the recent past helps put present immigration into perspective. The selections on this site will call up overviews of recent immigration policy, prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.
- Immigration Issues: Articles From Atlantic Monthly
- This site features major articles which analyze the issues related to immigration in modern America. Many good articles, although fairly lengthy and scholarly.
- General Naturalization Requirements
- The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service provides its requirements fro naturalization to become a U.S. citizen.
- Naturalization Law Procedures
- Naturalization is the process by which legal permanent residents of the United States become U.S. citizens. This page explains the procedure.
- History Test Required of Naturalized Immigrants
- This is a test of your knowledge of United States History and the structure of our government. This is not the actual test that you will be given by an INS Officer. It is designed to be used as a study guide only.
- Ellis Island
- Millions of Americans have made the United States the most multicultural nation in the world. From the time Ellis Island opened in upper New York harbor near the Statue of Liberty in 1892 to the time it closed in 1954, it served as the portal for the vast majority of new immigrants.
- Immigration Through Ellis Island
- Photo exhibit of Ellis Island, the major entry point for immigtants through the East Coast of the United States.
- Managing Migration in the 21st Century
- Links to reports on migration are offered here, U.C. Davis. "These projects aim to develop useful tools for managing migration. [and]show that extreme solutions are often based on perceptions rather than facts...."
- Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
- The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration advises the Secretary on the formulation of U.S. policies on population, refugees, and migration and administers U.S. refugee assistance and refugee admissions programs. Resources include: Issues In the News, Key Policy Documents, Press Statements; Remarks, Testimony, and Briefings; Fact Sheets and Other Information.
Search Online Newspapers for Immigration-Related Articles
- Search the Chronicle and Examiner
- A lot of immigration occurs through the S.F. Bay Area. Search the S.F. Chronicle and Examiner with the following terms: "chinese NEAR/3 immigration" or "chinese NEAR/3 immigrants" and many stories will be returned for you to read. *You MUST search each year separately (1995-98).
- MOST Search New York
- A lot of immigration occurs through New Yopk. Search this online newspaper with the following terms: "chinese immigration" or "chinese immigrants" and many stories will be returned for you to read.
- Search NewsWorks
- Search over a hundred current, online newspapers with this search-site for "Chinese immigrants" and "Chinese immigration".
- Search The Monitor
- The Christian Science Monitor (a national newspaper), has stories going back almost 20 years. Search on the following: "chinese NEAR/3 immigration" or "chinese NEAR/3 immigrants" and many stories will be returned for you to read.
- Search the Online News Hour
- Transcripts from a highly respected public televition news program. Search on the following: "chinese NEAR/3 immigration" or "chinese NEAR/3 immigrants" and many stories will be returned for you to read.
Chinese Immigration Resources
- Museum of the City of San Francisco
- Lots of articles and information about immigration. Has a large section of links to Chinese Immigration. Includes some pictures and illustrations. Lists oldest years covered first (1849-1995).
- History of Immigration Legislation
- Timeline of legislation regarding Chinese immigration to the U.S. Includes "thumbnail sketches of immigration-related legislation adopted between 1790 and 1990. More detailed information on the most recent legislative changes, beginning in 1952, are also available separately." Offered by the FAIR (Federation For American Immigration Reform) organization.
- Historical Immigrant Arrival Data--1821 to 1995
- "The following data on immigration by decade and by geographic region is taken from the Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service for 1994 and updated for 1995 data." Offered by the FAIR (Federation For American Immigration Reform) organization.
- Immigration By Sea To North America
- "A number of factors combine in any assessment of potential Chinese immigration to North America: current economic and social conditions in China; the recent massive internal migration from the rural to the coastal regions; uncertain political succession; and post-1997 Hong Kong are among those discussed."
- The First Chinese in Hawaii
- Newspaper article about the first Chinese to immigrate to Hawaii.
- The Chinese (in Hawaii)
- Another newspaper article about the first Chinese to immigrate to Hawaii.
- Looking For Gold Mountain
- "About the same time gold was discovered in California, famine hit the Guangdong Province in southeast China. Hearing about California's Gim San, Gold Mountain, many Chinese men left for America hoping to make a fortune and return home a few years later to their loved ones. Few struck it rich and the rest needed to survive. "
Other Immigration Resources
- Japanese- Americans, Immigration & Cross Culture
- Focuses on the process of Japanese immigrants finding a place in American society.
- European Migration
- Mostly about people of Sweden, but has excellent links to aother groups' emigration to America. The history of Swedish emigration to America goes further back in time than that of the United States. Swedes started to come in 1638, just eighteen years after the landing of the "Mayflower."
- The Potato Famine in History
- How the loss of the Irish potato crop of 1845 caused large numbers of Irish people to migrate to America.
- Immigration: Supplementary Materials
- Charts, tables and other data related to immigration through American History. Provided by Thomas J. Archdeacon, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin.
- Immigration Forum
- A large collection of informational articles related to American immigration. Just click on a link, and the article will be displayed.
- Topicos del Servicio de Inmigracion
- En espanol, information about immigration processes.
- American Immigration Resources on the Internet
- Links to resources related to immigration to America. Mostly focuses on current issues.
- Immigration: National Center for Policy Analysis
- A "think tank" that offers data about the effects of immigration on the U.S. They offer statistics and studies on the topic, as well as further references to additional information.
- California Voter Proposition 187
- The California Secretary of State's analysis and background information on the 1994 Voter Proposition relating to rights of illegal aliens. Includes arguments for and against.
- Immigration Links
- University Publications of America ofers links to background information on Asian, Mexican, and European immigration to America. The information is in suppport of their microform service, but is valuable in its own right.
- "New People"
- Influence of Immigration on American Economy Thesis: Although many Americans believe that immigration has a negative effect on the United States economic development, recent sociological studies have proven otherwise. Studies show that most immigrants are well educated, skilled, and highly motivated people who can contribute to America's economic growth.
- Immigration to America
- A brief overview of immigration to America, from the earliest times to recent years.
- Migration News
- A regular newsletter that focuses on events and issues raleted to Emigration to the U.S. This is from a Gopher server, and the newsletters are not described as to their contents. However, they are quite valuable if you want to gain an overview of what is currently (1994-1996) happening related to Emigration/Immigration."Migration News summarizes the most important immigration and integration developments during the preceding month. Topics are grouped by region: North America, Europe, Asia, and Other."
- Minority Studies Page
- A list of links to Internet information related to many on the minority groups in the U.S.
- Kinship Tutorial
- Learn online how to chart family kinship (relationships).
- Victorian Literature
- A wide collection of links to the literature of the Victorian Period (much of the Nineteenth Century.)
- Return to Ramon Garza's Web Links Page..
