As the United States rapidly industrialized in the late 19th century, immigrants began pouring into the country looking for job opportunities. Prior to the Civil War, most immigrants were from Western ...

Children of immigrants to the United States typically incorporate themselves into US economic and cultural life, and this ...

Children of immigrants to the United States typically incorporate themselves into US economic and cultural life, and this ...

Nearly 3 million Russians entered during the first wave of open immigration that began in the late 19th century and continued into the early 20th century. However, only about 20,000 found their way ...

In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a federal holiday at the urging of prominent Italian American ...

Although we mostly think of pumpkin carving as a fun way to craft our own fall decor, the tradition has been a staple of ...

From the late 19th century, Scotland saw an increase in Italian immigrants. Many Italians experienced poverty and famine in their home country at this time. Many Italian men fled to Scotland to ...

Two state lawmakers want to encourage social studies classes statewide to explore how students' families came here.

Immigration in Iowa came in three main waves. In the late 1840s, political revolutions in central Europe brought immigrants from Germany who settled in Mississippi River cities like Dubuque and ...

“When Mexico sends its people,” Trump declared on June 16, 2015, announcing his first presidential campaign, “they’re not ...

A growing number of Americans are pointing to immigration as a top concern ... violence up and down the West Coast in the mid-to-late-19th century that included dozens of instances of harassment ...

Its extraordinary implications for American democracy notwithstanding, Watson’s life is saturated with too much tragedy to ...