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Immigration Resources:
Leaving their
homeland behind, with only the clothes on their
back and valuable things in their hearts and
minds, such as (family memories, songs, culture,
skills, stories from their home land, traditions
and foods) they went to America, the gateway to
the realization of their hopes and dreams of a
new and better life. |
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Educational Websites: Helpful Information for
Teachers and Students in their study of
Immigration |
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Ancestors In The Americas: Originally a
companion to a PBS video series, this Web page
offers a variety of activities to help students
extend and enrich their understanding of the
experiences of immigrants to the United
States. |
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Thirteen Reasons Our Ancestors Migrated |
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From One Life to Another: This Think
Quest presentation examines the journey of
immigrants from their countries of origin to the
United States. Your students can start with the
Flash movie introduction, go on a site-wide
tour, view the immigration time line, and play
the life quiz. This site challenges students to
immerse themselves in the immigrant experience. |
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The Great Irish Famine Curriculum (pdf) |
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Port of Entry: Immigration, Teacher Material |
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Foreign Immigrants in Industrial America:
Millions of Europeans who suffered through the
Industrial Revolution, economic depressions, and
crushing famines, began to envision America as a
land of unbounded opportunity.
Unfortunately, the unprecedented economic
turmoil that periodically swept the United
States during the second half of the nineteenth
century often dashed European dreams of
gold-paved streets and free land. |
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Immigration Terms
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Teaching About Ethnic Diversity |
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American Immigration Past and Present: A
Simulation Activity |
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Research That Matters: Diversity Within Union |
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Meeting The Needs of Immigrant Students |
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Immigrant and Ethnic History In the United
States Survey |
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Story of Immigration in the United States: Ellis
Island |
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The American Immigration Home Page:
The American Immigration Home Page was started
as a part of a school project for a 10th grade
American History Class. The project was meant to
give information as to how immigrants not only
were treated, but also why they decided to come
to America. |
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Alien Registry Records |
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A Historical Look At Immigration Policy |
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The Making of a Melting Pot: Irish Immigration
to America From 1700 to the early 1800s by The
American Immigration Law Foundation |
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Lesson 1: The Immigrant and the American Dream |
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Lesson 2: Immigration A History |
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Lesson 3: Immigration A Cultural Perspective:
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Lesson 4: The Global Economy and Immigration |
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Lesson 5: The New Immigrants |
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A Nation of Immigrants by John F. Kennedy (pdf) |
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Landmarks In Immigration History |
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Immigration In A Changing Economy: California's
Experience |
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British Convicts Shipped To American Colonies
(immigration) |
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The Mayflower |
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Ethnic United States Since The Civil War |
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Immigration and Expansion 1690-1740 |
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The Immigrant: Facts About Immigration |
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Naturalization In England and The American
Colonies |
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One From Many: U.S. Immigration Patterns and
Ethnic Composition |
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Key Concepts To Guide The Study of Ethnic and
Cultural Groups |
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Naturalization Oath Of Allegiance To The United
States Of America |
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Emigration/Immigration:
Discussed by the United States and other
Countries |
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Emigration Pre-1900 Part I |
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Emigration Pre-1900 Part
II |
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Emigration From A Different Point of View
Pre-1913 Part I |
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Emigration From A Different Point of View
Pre-1913 Part II |
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Emigration From A Different Point of View
Pre-1913 Part III |
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Presidential Papers Regarding Immigration
Pre-1897 |
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Argentina and It's Immigration Law Pre-1908 |
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Chile and Bolivia Prior to 1908 |
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Paraguay-Immigration Encouraged By Government |
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Uruguay: The Ease of the Immigration Law
Pre-1926 |
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Brazil: Immigration Law Pre-1908 |
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Austria-Hungary (Officially the Austro-Hungarian
Monarchy) |
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Belgium and Australia Pre -1900 |
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Germany Pre-1900 |
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Quarantine: An Effective Measure In The Control
of Contagious Diseases |
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"I Go To America, " Reaching For The American
Dream by Miriam Medina: This is a
four part essay on the subject of Immigration
during the period of the 19th century through
the early 20th century. |
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Causes of
Emigration/Immigration of Ethnic Groups As Well
As Understanding Differences Between Cultures:
This section promotes the studies of the
background of emigration in the countries of
origin, as well as the study of Ethnic Groups. |
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The Irish-American |
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Ireland: Causes of Emigration Pre-1900 |
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Irish Pioneers of New York City |
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Causes of Immigration for the Irish |
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Irish Neighborhoods, The Five Points, The Fourth
Ward and the Tenderloin |
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Irish in Nyc: The Bowery, Greenwich Village and
Hell's Kitchen |
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Laying the Tracks at Broadway and 14th Streets
(an article at the Museum of the City of New
York) |
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Irish Immigrant in New York |
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The Irish |
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Views of the Famine in Ireland |
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Getting On Board An Emigrant Ship: The Irish
Emigration Trade Gets Under-Way |
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Compare/Contrast Texts: Irish vs. Italians .
There were many similarities between. the
experiences of the Irish and Italian immigrants
who came to the United States in the early
1800s. |
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The New Irish |
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Irish-American Heritage |
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Irish Immigrants in America during the 19th
Century |
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Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, and
Drama: A page of links to resources on Irish
history, language, literature, mythology,
theatre and folklore. |
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Princes Grace Irish Library (Monaco) Electronic
Irish Records Dataset - An A-Z listing of
information on more than 4,500 Irish writers. |
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What is Celtic Music? |
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Ancient Order of Hibernians in America - The
oldest Catholic lay organization in America with
divisions around the United States. |
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Irish Biographical Sketches |
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Irish American Heritage Museum: Albany |
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Irish Potato Famine: Gone To America |
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Irish Culture and customs |
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St. Patrick's Day Parade |
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How Dagger John Saved New York's Irish |
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The African-American |
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Special Mention: |
Thehistorybox.com's
extensive exploration on "Slavery in the United
States"
Resources are
organized under topics such as the Economics of
American Slavery, Slavery Abuses, Struggles to
Gain their freedom, Revolts and Rebellion, the
Abolitionist Movement, Civil Rights,
African-American Accomplishments and more. |
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The African American History: Africans In
America |
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African American Odessy: A Quest for Full
Citizenship |
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African American Odessy: Slavery, The Peculiar
Institution Part I and II |
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Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age
of Sail |
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Dark Voices From Unmarked Graves By Robert J.
Moore: Lesson Plans |
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah
Equiano or Gustavus Vass the African (1798):
Excerpts of his autobiography. His enslavement |
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The First Blacks of Portsmouth, R.I. Part I |
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To Live Like A Slave |
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German -American |
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Causes of German Immigration: Mediaeval Germany |
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The German Americans: An Ethnic Experience |
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The Original 13 Settlers in Germantown,
Pennsylvania |
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Peopling St. Louis: The Immigration Experience |
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German-Americans and Their Contributions to the
American Mainstream Culture: German Names and
Words |
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The Germans |
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Heroes In The War For Our Independence |
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Biographies: Alphabetical List of
German-Americans |
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German Immigrants In Texas |
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Immigration...German: Isolation to Assimilation |
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Beer Barons |
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The German Immigrant |
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German Clubs and the Public Display of "Germannes" |
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A German American Chronology |
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History of a New York Institution |
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Lou Gehrig: "The Iron Horse" |
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First German At Jamestown, Virginia |
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The First Germans In America: A Poem by Ingeborg
Carsten-Miller |
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History of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Regiment also called The First German |
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German and German-American Customs, Traditions,
Origins of Holidays |
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The Italian-American |
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Italy and It's Emigration Pre-1900 |
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Italian Immigration |
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Italians to America (genealogy) |
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Mark Pezzano: Italian Folk Singer |
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Becoming Americans, The Italian Experience in
the New World |
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ltalian Lodge and Foundation |
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Mama Mi Sei Sorella, Amica e Consigliera: The
Many Roles That the Italian Mother Plays |
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The Wartime Violations of Italian American Civil
Liberties Act |
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When Speaking Italian Was A Crime |
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Musica Palermo: The Debut of Sollima's Opera
"Ellis Island |
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Italian-Americans |
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Italian Ancestry.com -The Ultimate Jump site For
All Things Italian |
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The Naming of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
:Italian Historical Society |
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Italian Harlem: America's Largest and Most
Italian Little Italy (New York City) |
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East Harlem Italian Feast , Giglio Feast
(New York City) |
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast-East Harlem,
New York City |
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine in East Harlem:
A wonderful website dedicated to the people who
helped make this great festive tradition
possible. * * * * * |
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Italian Links: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Website:
All kinds of Information to assist in the study
of the Italian-American * * * * * |
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Italian Hand Signals (video) |
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The History of Bocce |
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Italian Coffee: The Art of Drinking Espresso
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Immigration: The Italian |
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The Story of Italian Immigration |
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Italian Festivals: Italian and Italian American
festivals held around the country. It was
compiled by the National Italian American
Foundation. |
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Milestones of the Italian-American Experience |
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Casa Italiana: New York University |
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Italian and Italian-American Heritage Books |
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The Italian |
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The Chinese-American |
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Chinese Immigration In The United States
Pre-1900 |
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Presidential Papers 1789-1897 Regarding Chinese
Immigration Part I |
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Presidential Papers 1789-1897 Regarding Chinese
Immigration Part II |
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Chinese Immigration to New York |
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The History of New York's Chinatown |
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Chinese Americans |
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The Chinese-American: A New Community |
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The History of Chinese-Americans |
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Coolies, Sailors and Settlers Part I Viewer
Guide |
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Chinese In The Frontier West: An American Story
,Viewer Guide: Ancestors, Part 2 |
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The Chinese |
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The Hollanders |
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Hollanders Who Helped Build America |
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Prominent Hollanders Name Index..New York |
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Prominent Hollanders Bios..New York |
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Hollanders In The United States |
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Dutch Immigration to the United States |
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The Polish-American |
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Poles In The United States |
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A Polish Neighborhood In Milwaukee |
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"The Old Neighborhood isn't The Same Anymore":
The Evolution of Polish-American Ethnicity |
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Polish Immigrants |
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Polish-American Contributions To Our Nation |
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Polonia: United States |
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