Ethnic studies: Immigration

Did your family arrive at Ellis Island when they came to America? Look up family records on this site.

Information about German immigration from the Library of Congress.

Historical immigration statistics from the US Census Bureau.

A free ebook provided by the Library of Congress containing background information and primary sources.

The PEW Center publishes a large amount of information about immigration to the United States. Use the search field to narrow in on your topic.

This is a reference book that is part of the database collection. You will need to log in to use this resource. We also have this in print on the cart with the other books.

Overview article describing America's various waves of immigration.

A dense site from Harvard University, with background information and primary sources (letters and memoirs).

Background information, statistics, and current news about Judaism and Israel.

Data and analysis of the movement of people around the world.

Where did immigrant groups settle? Search by country to see where these immigrant groups live now.

Find US immigration data from 1996 - 2019 from the Department of Homeland Security.

Oral histories from the program that brought Mexican agricultural workers to the United States from1942 to1964.

Memoirs of 13 Mexican migrants. Written in Spanish and English.

Background information and primary sources, from the Library of Congress.

A collection of letters from the mid-1800's, sent by Irish immigrants to Pennsylvania.

Audio interviews with 150 people who immigrated to Michigan from Italy in the 1900s.

The memoir of a Norwegian man who came to the U.S. in 1871.

Memoirs of Mexican migrants. This book is written in Spanish.