From Ellis Island to JFK : New York's two great waves of immigration / Nancy Foner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foner, Nancy, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--New York (State)--New York--History.

Immigrants.

New York (N.Y.)--Emigration and immigration--History.

New York (N.Y.).

Emigration and immigration.

New York (State)--New York.

Emigration and immigration--New York (State)--New York--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 334 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press ; New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2000.

Summary:

In the history of New York City few events loom larger than the wave of immigration at the turn of the twentieth century. Today a similar influx in once again transforming the city. This in-depth study compares these two huge social changes.

Contents:

Who they are and why they have come

Where they live

Work they do

Immigrant women and work

Sting of prejudice

Transnational ties

Going to school

Look backward

and forward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-322) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

ISBN:

0300082266

9780300082265

0300093217

9780300093216

OCLC:

43567325