Harvard University
Harvard University Library: Open Collections: Immigration to the u.s.,1789 1930
Find books, pamphlets, photographs, maps, and manuscripts about immigration to the United States, principally nineteenth-century immigration. With a timeline of key dates in U.S. immigration history and a browsable list of search themes...
Library of Congress
Loc: Port of Entry
Through this activity students become historical detectives and use documents to trace the impact of immigration on the US.
PBS
Pbs: The New Americans
This site from PBS chronicles the miniseries coming in April of 2004 entitled "The New Americans." The site documents the new American immigrants: read stories of immigrants from Argentina, China, Mexico, Hungary, Taiwan, Russia, and more.
Other
The Urban Institute: Immigration and Immigrants: Setting the Record Straight
This article provides comprehensive information on just about every aspect of immigration. Topics range from the number and origin of immigrants to laws and policies at all levels of the United States government. (Published in 1994)
CNN
Cnn en Espanol: Plan Inmigratorio: "Esto No Es Una Amnistia"
In Spanish. Article outlines the key components of President Obama's recent action plan on immigration.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Migration
There are 232 million people living outside their country of birth. Learn about the reasons why people migrate from their home country and the impact, positive and negative, migration has on countries. Additionally, learn about illegal...
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: #Immigration Syllabus
A large collection of resources on the history of immigration to the United States and the debates around reform, integration, and citizenship. These have been complied by many immigration historians affiliated with universities all over...
Library of Congress
Loc: Immigration
A content-rich site and Library of Congress "Featured Presentation" that looks at the immigration experiences of Americans from many backgrounds and countries. Includes activity suggestions and resources, online immigration vocabulary...
Library of Congress
Loc: Portuguese in the u.s.: Celebrating the Portuguese Communities in America
Information about the role Portuguese-born and sponsored explorers played in the exploration and colonization of North America.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Immigration
Read about how immigration was the means by which North Carolina came into existence, steadily grew through decades of changing population trends and expansion, and ultimately emerged as an ethnically diverse modern state in the early...
Indiana University
Indiana University: German Americans and Their Contributions to Us Culture
This site outlines two well-organized lesson plans for teaching about German culture in the United States. Also includes extra credit ideas.
US Department of State
America.gov: Foundations of Human Activity
An excellent overview of the immigration activity and subsequent settlement patterns of the United States. Discusses major reasons for population shifts and growth of population centers.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Education & Integration of Migrant Workers' Children
This resource consists of videos concerning the education of migrant workers' children in Shanghai, China, and in the United States. Their goal is to help us think critically about the impact of migration on the education and integration...
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Immigration Syllabus: Weeks 12 15
Syllabus: Week 12: Undocumented Immigrants/Immigrant Rights. Syllabus: Week 13: Border Walls and Border Policing. Syllabus: Week 14: Post 9/11 America, and Syllabus: Week 15: Deportation Nation.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Journal of American Ethnic History
The Journal of American Ethnic History, the official journal of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society, is published quarterly and focuses on the immigrant and ethnic/racial history of the North American people. Subscription required.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Lacroix, the Transplantation of French Canada: A Challenge to Immigration
This article focuses on the migration of French Canadians into the New England area and the impact on the area and the Roman Catholic Church. By the Great Depression, nearly a million Canadians of French descent had settled in the United...
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Immigration
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Immigration.
Other
Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation: The Peopling of America Timeline
A history of immigration timeline, which discusses and illustrates periods of U.S. immigration history, pre-1790 through 2000.