Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Nicholas Trajano Molnar, "On the Eve of Immigration Restriction"
This article explores the 1920s immigration and social policies of the outsider "law and order" candidate Leonard Wood and the lessons that can be drawn from his candidacy for our time. Wood gave a popular voice to an immigration...
University of Minnesota
Univerisity of Minnesota: Immigration Syllabus: Weeks 7 8
Syllabus for WEEK 7: World War II and the Cold War: The Geopolitics of Immigration Reforms. WEEK 8: Family, Gender, and Sexuality
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: 1911 New York Factory Fire Was Fuel for Labor Laws
Article discusses the impact that the Triangle Company fire had on labor laws and unions.
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Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
MALDEF offers many resources to the Mexican American community. Here anyone can learn about public policy, have access to laws regarding citizenship and equal access, and read news and events regarding the Mexican American community.
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Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action
This St. Norbert College offers a research presentation that provides brief overviews of the equal employment laws, executive order 11246, and hiring processes.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Department of Homeland Security
Read interesting facts and information about the Department of Homeland Security that was formed November 25, 2002, in response to the September 11 attacks to "prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage US borders, enforce...
PBS
The City: Coming to America
This site from the PBS show "The City" provides a timeline of U.S. immigration. Find out about the many ways immigrants were legally discriminated against by the passage of various immigration laws.
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History of Metropolitan Vancouver: Komagata Maru
This site looks at the 1914 incident of the ship Komagata Maru in which a boat loaded with Indians attempted to immigrate into Canada, and the reception they received in the Port of Vancouver. This event was a black mark in Canada's...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Expert Witness Database at the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
This article focuses on the need for expert witnesses which is growing as immigration judges are requiring more and more evidence to back claims made by asylum seekers. The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) at the University...
Texas A&M University
Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Bustamante's Decree of 1830
As part of the Law of April 6, 1830, read this reprinting of the Bustamante's Decree, which explicitly banned any further immigration from the United States to Texas.
PBS
Pacific Link: Immigration From Japan
An article about Japanese migration to the United States, from the 1880s through World War II, including reference to Japanese picture brides and Angel Island.
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Streetlaw: Careers in the Law
If you are interested in being an attorney, corrections officer, court reporter, forensic scientist, police officer, judge or government agent, check out this description of several legal careers. Learn about salary, required education,...
Curated OER
Cbc.ca: Taking the West Pioneers Head West
After Confederation, Canada focused on settling the vast lands to the West. They hoped to avoid the problems already faced by the Americans in western expansion by establishing peace and law before the settlers arrived.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant law to restrict immigration to the United States and banned the immigration of unskilled laborers from China for 10 years from 1882 to 1892, but was then extended by the 1892 Geary Act...
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The Statue of Liberty Photo Tour
A great pictorial tour of the ferry ride and climb into the statue itself and back again. Have fun!
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Tripod: The New Ellis Island, 1898
Text of 1898 article in New York Times Magazine by Charles de Kay in which he expresses his thoughts on the design for new Ellis Island buildings. The new buildings were to replace those destroyed in a fire.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: William Mc Kinley's First Inaugural Address
Read William McKinley's first inaugural address, which focused primarily on the economy, the nation's debt, and tariffs. In addition, he expresses the need for further civil service reforms.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History History Unit: Period 6: 1865 1898: Unit Test
This unit practice test from Khan Academy covers Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. Western expansion, the Gilded Age, and the "New South" are components of this unit test. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US...
PBS
Pbs: Prohibition: Lesson Plans
Provides four detailed lesson plans about Prohibition. The lesson plans include activities, student handouts, assessment and extension ideas, and video segments.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Child Labor in America
Historical photographs provide students with a firsthand look at the issue of child labor during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. In this lesson plan, students will use photographs to further understanding of the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Age of Empire: The Progressive Era
The Progressive Era from the 1890s to the 1920s evolved as a response to the negative effects of industrialization. Reforms that emerged provided protections for workers and consumers and gave women voting rights. Backlash against the...
US National Archives
Nara: Prologue Magazine: u.s. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion
On this site provided by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), we are provided with a discussion of the history and laws that affected immigrant women and their citizenship. Includes some information about the Cable...
Digital History
Digital History: Moral Reform
Early attempts at promoting total abstinence from hard liquor had some basis in a backlash against immigrants. Read about the reasons for moral reform.
Oakland Museum of California
Gold Rush: Law, Order and Justice for Some Discrimination
This resource presents information about the culturally diverse mining towns in California during the time of the gold rush and the treatment of minorities.
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