IMMIGRATION |
CITIZENSHIP RESOURCES |
| Citizenship |
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Forms, laws, statistics, Green Cards, news, Naturalization, sample citizenship/naturalization exam. |
| Citizenship Classes |
Connecticut Literacy Volunteers offers classes to prepare for the citizenship test. |
IMMIGRATION HISTORY |
| Ellis Island |
An informative tour. Includes an immigration timeline. Ellisisland.org. |
| Ethnic Group Immigration Search |
Search for immigration information on a wide variety of groups. The online Catholic Encyclopedia Newadvent.org offers a lot of information including immigration statistics for numerous ethnic groups. To find out about Italian Immigration for example, type 'Italian Immigration' in the google seach box on the page. A list of links appears (the first item on the list is usually if not always very useful). |
| Industrial Era |
Immigration history during the time of the rise in American industry, 1851 to 1900. From the Library of Congress. |
| Living Conditions |
How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis. Complete text of an important book documenting the lives of early 20th century immigrants living in the tenements of New York. |
| Population Statistics |
United States foreign born population reports and statistics. From the U.S. Census Department. |
| Social History |
Full-text documents on American social history many of which concern the immigrant experinece. Designed for post high school students and educators. Hosted by George Mason University. |
U.S. Records & Resources |
Immigration resources from the U.S. National Archive and Records Administration.
Updated 7.10.07 sr |