American immigration : a student companion / Roger Daniels.

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Daniels, Roger

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford student companions to American historyPublication details: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2001.Description: 1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781429440301
1429440309
9786610602940
6610602948
9780195113167
0195113160

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: American immigration.DDC classification:

304.8/73/003 21

LOC classification:

JV6465 .D257 2001eb

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Contents:

A short history of immigration to the United States -- American immigration: A student companion -- Appendices: Important dates in American immigration history -- Immigration, Ethnic and Refugee Organizations -- Further reading, museums, websites.

Summary: This single-volume encyclopedia covers the fascinating history and policy of American immigration in more than 300 alphabetical entries, including articles on:* ethnic groups, including census and immigration statistics, major periods of immigration and areas of settlement, predominant religion, and historical background* key immigration legislation, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1990, and Refugee Act of 1980* terms and concepts, including green card, quota system, citizen, naturalization, picture brides, and nativism* immigration stations: Angel Island, Castle Garden,

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This single-volume encyclopedia covers the fascinating history and policy of American immigration in more than 300 alphabetical entries, including articles on:* ethnic groups, including census and immigration statistics, major periods of immigration and areas of settlement, predominant religion, and historical background* key immigration legislation, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1990, and Refugee Act of 1980* terms and concepts, including green card, quota system, citizen, naturalization, picture brides, and nativism* immigration stations: Angel Island, Castle Garden,

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