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 Websites presented in alphabetical order Becoming American: The Chinese Experience 
 This site about the Chinese American experience explores the "struggle and triumph, progress and setbacks, discrimination and assimilation" associated with the immigration of Chinese to the United States. The site provides biographical portraits, eyewitness accounts, a timeline, a Chinese American history quiz, a viewer's guide, and links to related resources. A companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary hosted by Bill Moyers. http://www.pbs.org/becomingamerican/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Sep 12, 2003 Citizenship and Immigration Canada/Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada
This site from the Canadian government provides information about immigrating to, studying and working in, and visiting Canada. Includes information about of the classes of people who may become permanent residents of Canada. Also includes a guide with "advice on such things as preparing to enter the Canadian work force, choosing a place to live and learning about life in Canada." In English and French. http://www.cic.gc.ca Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Government Last updated Nov 8, 2004 The City / La Ciudad
"Presents four vignettes depicting the struggles of Latin American immigrants in New York City." Explores education, workers' rights, women and immigration, and cultural stereotypes and myths surrounding immigrants and immigration. Includes a timeline and glossaries of terms related to immigration and bilingual education. This online companion to the PBS documentary also features an interview with filmmaker David Riker. Available in English and Spanish. (Note: Some links in the Resources section don't work.) http://www.pbs.org/itvs/thecity/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 3, 2009 Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [Australia]
The site provides information about visas and visiting Australia (for work, study, or vacation), as well as material on how to migrate permanently to Australia. The site also contains information and documents about Australian multicultural policy and the government's work with its indigenous peoples, including fact sheets, current policy statements, and reports on the socioeconomic standing of these groups. Searchable. http://www.immi.gov.au/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Regions of the World Last updated Jun 4, 2006 Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
This is "a web-based collection of selected historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the US from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression." Searchable, or browse by genre (such as photographs or manuscripts), topics, themes (such as the Statue of Liberty and immigrant press), people, and organizations. Also includes a timeline. From the Open Collections Program of the Harvard University Library. http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Moving Here: 200 Years of Migration To England
The vision of this site "is to explore, record and illustrate why people came to England ... and what their experiences were and continue to be. The site mainly looks at the Caribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian communities." It features photo galleries, timelines, personal stories, and a searchable archive of photos, maps, documents, audio clips, and other materials relating to migration history. Compiled from the collections of museums, archives, and libraries from across England. http://www.movinghere.org.uk/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Aug 19, 2003 The New Americans
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens documentary about "a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their home ... and learn what it means to be new Americans in the 21st century." Immigrants include Nigerian refugee families, Palestinian bride, Dominican baseball player, Mexican farmer, and an Indian technical worker. Features material about the cultural riches brought by these people (such as henna body art, Indian musicals, and food). http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated May 2, 2006 Open Hearts, Closed Doors: The War Orphans Project
During World War II, thousands of Jewish children became orphans overnight. This site chronicles the journey of a few of those children, from prewar persecution to a fresh start with new families in Canada. Includes a timeline of Canadian immigration policy. Also available in French. From the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/orphans/english/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, World War II Last updated Nov 10, 2004 Peopling North America: Population Movements & Migration
A historical overview of migration to and within Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean from Europe, Asia and Africa. The "demographic, economic, cultural, and political nature of major movements" are examined. The glossary (under Sources ) has very detailed definitions. Produced by the Applied History Research Group at the University of Calgary. http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/migrations/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Regions of the World, Social Science Last updated Oct 14, 2002 The Peopling of Canada: 1891-1921
This multimedia tutorial "examines the movement of people into Canada and between regions during one of Canada's most important migration periods, 1891-1921," covering Canada Before 1891 ; Canada in 1891 ; Settlement Period ; Immigration and Migration Patterns, 1891-1921 ; Boom Years: 1901-1913 ; Canada in 1921 ; and Continuity and Change . A second tutorial continues with The Peopling of Canada: 1946-1976 . Produced by The Applied History Research Group at the University of Calgary. http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/canada1891/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Government, History By Place Last updated Nov 10, 2004 Tenement Museum
Website for this New York City Museum "that tells the stories of immigrants who lived in 97 Orchard Street, a tenement built in 1863 on Manhattan's Lower East Side." The "History" section includes a list of the thousands of residents of lived in the building over the years and describes changes in building toilets, light, water, and heating. Also includes a virtual tour, 1916 immigration simulation game, and lesson plans. http://www.tenement.org/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, U.S. History By Place Last updated Mar 25, 2009 Transit
This "refereed, multidisciplinary, online journal [is] dedicated to the critical inquiry of travel, migration, and multiculturalism in the German-speaking world." Recent issues contain articles and videos on topics such as "Migration, Culture, and the Nation State," and "Translation and Mobility." From the Department of German, University of California, Berkeley. http://german.berkeley.edu/transit/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Society & Social Science, Travel Sites by Continent Last updated Sep 4, 2006 Virginia Emigrants to Liberia
This website features "a searchable database of nearly 3700 Virginia emigrants to Liberia and nearly 250 Virginia emancipators, a timeline of relevant events and documents between 1787 and 1866, a compilation of important related sources, links to related research websites and news of Liberia today." The materials on this site expand upon a 2007 book on Virginia's role in the African colonization movement. From the Virginia Center for Digital History. http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/liberia/index.php?page=Virginia%20Emigrants%20To%20Liberia Topics: Black Resources, Emigration & Immigration Last updated Jan 21, 2009 Who Do You Think You Are? An Introduction to Immigration History in Indiana
Emphasizing the 19th and early 20th centuries, this site features essays, a timeline (1800-1950), maps, photographs, digitized documents (passports, greencards, visas), interviews, demographical information, a glossary, and lesson plans for teachers. From the Indiana Historical History. http://www.indianahistory.org/programming/immigration/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Lesson Plans, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 9, 2002 |
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