U.S. Immigration and Migration: Almanac (U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library Series)
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Overview
U.S. Immigration and Migration: Almanac presents a comprehensive overview of the groups of people who have immigrated to the United States from the nations of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, as well as those who migrated within the country to unexplored lands or to newly industrialized cities. Its seventeen chapters include information on groups or clusters of groups of immigrants from other nations and cultures: Pre-Columbian; Spanish; English; Scotch and Scotch-Irish; French and Dutch; African; German; Irish; Scandinavian; Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino; Jewish; Italian and Greek; Eastern European; Arab; Asian Indian, Korean, and Southeast Asian; Mexican; and other Latino and Caribbean groups. Internal migration is also covered, including westward expansion, forced migration, and industrialization and urbanization. The Almanac also contains more than 150 black-and-white photographs and maps, sidebars containing interesting facts about people and events related to immigration and migration, "Fact Focus" and "Words to Know" boxes, a "Research and Activity Ideas" section, a timeline, and an index.Synopsis
Designed for high school and beginning undergraduate students, this two-volume survey presents concise histories of specific cultural groups as well as chapters on larger issues, such as forced migrations, urbanization, and westward migrations. Included in the descriptions of the different groups of immigrants are details of their country of origin, the history of their immigration to the US, cultural traditions that were maintained in the US, contributions to American culture, and notable figures. Each chapter also includes population statistics, lists of vocabulary, a bulleted list of facts, and inset boxes on special topics. The chapter on African Americans includes a detailed discussion of slavery and the slave trade as well as information on the Africans who arrived with the Spanish colonialists. A glossary, timeline, and list of references and websites are included. Together with this almanac, a 2v. set of biographies, a volume of primary sources, and a cumulative index make up the publisher's US Immigration and Migration Reference library. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
School Library Journal
Gr 7-10-Almanac opens with an overview of immigration to and migration patterns within the U.S. and current theories about Pre-Columbian migrations to North America. Separate, well-written chronological chapters cover from the early arrival of the Spanish and English to the more recent immigration of Latino and Caribbean groups. Discussions examine the factors that pushed people from their homelands and pulled them to the U.S.; objective analysis about assimilation; and information about the contributions, current numbers, and locations of each subpopulation. The author also details voluntary and forced internal migrations within the U.S. These readable volumes offer much more background than Sandy Pobst's The Newest Americans (Greenwood, 2003). Biographies profiles 50 men and women who either immigrated to this country or influenced the debate on the treatment of immigrants. The balanced profiles are separately authored, so readability varies; while admiring of their subjects, the contributors also discuss their weaknesses. Sidebars provide additional information or quotes. In Primary Sources, the 17 excerpts begin with Lord Baltimore's 1649 Declaration of Religious Tolerance and end with Pat Buchanan's views on immigration policies. The letters, articles, government documents, Supreme Court rulings, and the reflections of authors such as Willa Cather and Mark Twain offer a wide variety of viewpoints. Each entry begins with a lengthy introduction that places the piece in historical context. While some of the sources can be difficult or dry reading they do illustrate how the document changed policies or influenced public opinion. Average-quality black-and-white illustrations appear throughout the set. Almanac is particularly strong, but all of these titles make solid report material.-Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.