Immigrants

=**Immigrants Pathfinder** = Welcome to our Immigrants Pathfinder. When using databases, you will need to log in to Moodle to get the user names and passwords. When using ebooks, all you need to do is click on the **Read Online** button to start reading. If you need to print something, just click on the page you want to print and the print button will appear. If you see **(audio)** next to a source, that means you can listen to and read the information.

**Search Terms**

 * Immigration
 * Anti-Immigration Movement
 * Immigration laws
 * Immigrants
 * Asylum
 * Emigration and immigration history
 * Illegal Aliens
 * Emigration and Immigration government policy
 * Refugees

Immigrants


 * [|Hmong Americans] ** **(ebook)** Provides an overview of the life and culture of Hmong Americans and presents some information on the history of the Hmong in Laos.

**[|I Come From the Ivory Coast]** **(ebook)** Nine-year-old Neneh Karen discusses her family's move to New York City from the African country Ivory Coast, describing her daily life in New York, her favorite foods, and her religion, and explains how she stays in touch with her homeland's culture in her new setting. **[|Immigration]** **(encyclopedia article)** Explains the factors in immigration and the status of countries and immigrants throughout the world. **[|Stories of Yesterday and Today: Immigration]** **(website)** Stories of children who are immigrants, as well as charts and statistics.
 * [|I Come From Afghanistan] ** **(ebook)** Nine-year-old Bahishta, who was born in Afghanistan, presents a look at her daily life in the U.S., including her home, family, religious studies, and playtime, and describes her cultural heritage.
 * [|Aliens] ** **(encyclopedia article)** Explains what an alien is in the United States, as well as what rights they have and don't have.
 * [|Korean Immigrants:Q and A with Yongsook Cho] ** **(website)** Discover the importance of a name with //The Name Jar//, by Yangsook Choi.The story, which deals with a Korean immigrant on the first day of school, investigates teasing, friendship, cultural diversity.

Immigration History

**[|Immigration: Destroying Native American Cultures]** ** (Library of Congress website) ** **[|Ellis Island]** ** (Library of Congress website) ** Primary sources such as photos, as well as basic facts about Ellis Island.
 * [|Ellis Island] ** (ebook )  Describes the building of the Ellis Island Immigration Center and the process immigrants went through when they arrived in the United States and discusses why the center closed.
 * [|Immigration to America] ** ** (magazine article) ** Looks at the beginnings of immigration to the United States and how the process continues.
 * [|The Irish Potato Famine] ** ** (magazine article) ** In 1845 disaster struck Ireland causing mass emigration.
 * Coming to America ** **(magazine article)** Who were the people who came to the USA? Why did they come? See also the **newspaper article** ** Who's Coming to America **.



Problems

**[|Right of Asylum]** **(encyclopedia article)** Describes asylum and gives examples of where asylum is granted and why. **[|Illegal Immigration: Where do you stand?]** ** (audio) (magazine article) ** Children express their points of view over controversial immigration topics.
 * [|Fencing the Border] ** ** (audio) (magazine article) ** Can a new fence between the United States and Mexico prevent illegal immigration?
 * [|Rallying for Immigrant Rights] ** ** (magazine article) **