How Greek Immigrants Made America Home

Author : Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508181200

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How Greek Immigrants Made America Home by Cyrée Jarelle Johnson Pdf

Written by a descendent of Greek immigrants, this book explores the stories behind leaving the mountains and islands of Greece throughout its recent tumultuous history. Many of those emigrants came to the sprawling cities and countryside of the United States. This book explores how Greek Americans did much to overcome war, family conflicts, exploitative labor practices, restrictive xenophobic quotas, and generational identity differences to become part of the American experiment. The history of how Greeks became Americans through these contemplations of the problems that immigration poses will activate the reader's critical thinking skills. They will recognize that these problems are relevant today.

Author : Sean Heather K. McGraw
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508181286

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How Irish Immigrants Made America Home by Sean Heather K. McGraw Pdf

Written by a descendent of Irish immigrants, this book tells the tale of how Irish-born immigrants functioned as the largest immigrant group during the first two hundred years of the British Colonies. Readers will discover how they forged frontier societies and expanded the geographic boundaries of colonial settlements. Irish Americans served at all levels in U.S. government, including twenty-two presidents, and they contributed to canals, roads, and railroads during the nineteenth century. This volume will divulge how Irish immigrants suffered severe prejudice and lost much of their original culture and language, though their eventual assimilation provided a blueprint for the acceptance of other immigrant groups.

Author : Laura La Bella
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508181309

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How Italian Immigrants Made America Home by Laura La Bella Pdf

The Italian mass migration from Italy happened during a period of political and economic upheaval. Many Italian immigrants faced isolation, discrimination, and fear as they worked to learn English and assimilate to their new home. Despite such obstacles, they also created neighborhoods that continued their cultural traditions as they worked to adapt. Readers will learn why Italian immigrants left Italy, where they settled in America once they arrived, and how they became one of the most influential cultures on American society. The story of Italian immigration comes alive in this volume written by someone whose family endured it.

Author : Ash Imery-Garcia
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508181347

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How Mexican Immigrants Made America Home by Ash Imery-Garcia Pdf

As the demographics of the United States shift, Mexican American issues and values are gaining traction. Written by someone whose family immigrated to the United States after leaving Mexico, this book explores the generations of Mexican immigrants and their American descendants who struggled for civil rights, whose lands have been colonized, and who have been the backbone of American industry and agriculture since the nineteenth century. This book exposes a fickle culture surrounding work relations in a country that treated Mexican Americans not only like disposable labor, but also like non-citizens or nonpersons, even with the Mexican government's complicity.

Author : Paramjot Kaur
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508181255

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How Indian Immigrants Made America Home by Paramjot Kaur Pdf

From agrarian economies to the booming technology industry, Indian immigrants have been a fueling force to the development of today's world. Throughout the intense years of the early 1900s to present day America, they bore the duty of hard labor, political activism against colonizers who have held power in their original home country for 200 years, and the role of pioneers in unfamiliar lands. Readers will discover the journey of the toiling Indian immigrant, the intense political twists, the dark days, and the eventual rise of America's most financially successful and well-educated ethnic group, as told by an Indian immigrant.

Author : Sabine Cherenfant
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508181392

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How Vietnamese Immigrants Made America Home by Sabine Cherenfant Pdf

Treatments of Vietnamese history in American schools are usually limited to the Vietnam War. This book explains the reasons members of the Vietnamese community migrated to a country that conducted a great deal of violence against their people. It explains how they survived a hostile labor market when many did not speak the language, and how they built a cultural identity that preserved their heritage while allowing them to assimilate. Readers will discover the history of the descendants of an ancient and prominent civilization on their journey to become one of the pillars of American society. This volume is essential for creating globally aware citizens.

Author : Georgina W.S. Lu
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508181187

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How Chinese Immigrants Made America Home by Georgina W.S. Lu Pdf

Chinese immigrants first reached the shores of California in the mid 1800s. Since then, they have made significant contributions to the American economy through their work in mines, on railroads, and on farms as they earned money to send home. However, many saw them as job-stealing freeloaders. They contributed to American culture too, even as discrimination forced them to build their own communities from the ground up. The Chinese American community had no choice but to take on these stereotypes in order to survive. Written by a Chinese immigrant, readers will discover that even the xenophobia that exists today can be defeated and one's culture celebrated in the United States.

Author : Henry Pratt Fairchild
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Greek Americans
ISBN : UCAL:B3607653

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Greek Immigration to the United States by Henry Pratt Fairchild Pdf

Author : Lourdes Dávila
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508181354

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How Puerto Ricans Made the US Mainland Home by Lourdes Dávila Pdf

Written by an author who comes from Puerto Rican heritage, this book is the story of a people who trace their ancestry from three different races. It tells of how they went from a beautiful Caribbean island to the cities of America for a better life. From humble, peaceful beginnings to rebellion, slavery, and invasion, the Puerto Rican people have endured trials that are common to various historical narratives but aren't commonly told in Mainland American schools. This book is the beginning of a more complete education in history and will motivate readers to be more understanding of different cultural experiences.

Author : Peter C. Moskos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351516693

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Greek Americans by Peter C. Moskos Pdf

This is an engrossing account of Greek Americans?their history, strengths, conflicts, aspirations, and contributions. Blending sociological insight with historical detail, Peter C. and Charles C. Moskos trace the Greek-American experience from the wave of mass immigration in the early 1900s to today. This is the story of immigrants, most of whom worked hard to secure middle-class status. It is also the story of their children and grandchildren, many of whom maintain an attachment to Greek ethnic identity even as they have become one of America's most successful ethnic groups.As the authors rightly note, the true measure of Greek-Americans is the immigrants themselves who came to America without knowing the language and without education. They raised solid families in the new country and shouldered responsibilities for those in the old. They laid the basis for an enduring Greek-American community.Included in this completely revised edition is an introduction by Michael Dukakis and chapters relating to the early struggles of Greeks in America, the Greek Orthodox Church, success in America, and the survival and expansion of Greek identity despite intermarriage. This work will be of value to scholars of ethnic studies, those interested in Greek culture and communities, and sociologists and historians.

Author : J. P. Xenides
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1021917893

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The Greeks in America by J. P. Xenides Pdf

J. P. Xenides examines the experiences of Greek immigrants in the United States in this engaging work. He discusses the challenges they faced in adapting to a new culture and the ways in which they sought to maintain their traditions and customs. This is an important book for anyone interested in the history of immigration to the United States or the experiences of ethnic minorities in American society. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Scott Ingram,Robert Asher
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781438103570

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Greek Immigrants by Scott Ingram,Robert Asher Pdf

The United States is truly a nation of immigrants, or as the poet Walt Whitman once said, a nation of nations. Spanning the time from when the Europeans first came to the New World to the present day, the new Immigration to the United States set conveys the excitement of these stories to young people. Beginning with a brief preface to the set written by general editor Robert Asher that discusses some of the broad reasons why people came to the New World, both as explorers and settlers, each book's narrative highlights the themes, people, places, and events that were important to each immigrant group. In an engaging, informative manner, each volume describes what members of a particular group found when they arrived in the United States as well as where they settled. Historical information and background on the various communities present life as it was lived at the time they arrived. The books then trace the group's history and current status in the United States. Each volume includes photographs and illustrations such as passports and other artifacts of immigration, as well as quotes from original source materials. Box features highlight special topics or people, and each book is rounded out with a glossary, timeline, further reading list, and index.

Author : John Antonakos
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781449085865

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The Greek American Community of Essex County, New Jersey by John Antonakos Pdf

This book is about Greek Americans who have lived or live in Essex County, New Jersey. Greeks first started to immigrate to the United States in large numbers after 1900. This book gives the stories of individual Greek American families. It gives a cross section of the Greek immigrants who come to America between 1900 and 1930. And it gives a cross section of the children of these immigrants. A Greek American community is synonomous with a parish of the Orthodox Church. In Essex County the community consisted of four churches. These churches are St. Nicholas, St. Demetrios, St. Fanourios, and Sts Constantine and Helen. The priests who served these churches and their period of service are listed in the book. The churches religious services and Sunday and Greek schools greatly participate in shaping the moral character of the people. This book contains the biographies of individual families of the community. The biographies are arranged alphabetically, except that biographies about children or grandchildren of a particular family immediately follow the root family biography, so as to maintain the continuity of that family. The chief characteristics of the first immigrants were their high moral character and their industriousness. They passed these good characteristics onto their children. These immigrants were also highly supportive of education, and saw to it that their children received a good education. Because of all of these factors, today the immigrants children and grandchildren are leaders in commerce, industry, education, and government. They have accomplished what their parents desired for them. Truly they have achieved the American dream.

Author : Rosemary Wallner
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09
Category : Greece
ISBN : 9780736812061

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Greek Immigrants, 1890-1920 by Rosemary Wallner Pdf

Discusses the reasons Greek people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society. Includes sidebars and activities.

Author : Laura La Bella
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508181316

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How Italian Immigrants Made America Home by Laura La Bella Pdf

The Italian mass migration from Italy happened during a period of political and economic upheaval. Many Italian immigrants faced isolation, discrimination, and fear as they worked to learn English and assimilate to their new home. Despite such obstacles, they also created neighborhoods that continued their cultural traditions as they worked to adapt. Readers will learn why Italian immigrants left Italy, where they settled in America once they arrived, and how they became one of the most influential cultures on American society. The story of Italian immigration comes alive in this volume written by someone whose family endured it.