Passages to America : oral histories of child immigrants from Ellis Island and Angel Island / Emmy E. Werner.

Author/creator Werner, Emmy E.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2009.
Descriptionxiii, 177 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Passing through Ellis Island -- First in line : child immigrants from the British Isles -- From the pale of settlement to the golden land -- The Italian bambini -- St. Olaf's children from Scandinavia -- Survivors of the Armenian genocide -- German immigrant children during the Great Depression -- Escape from Hitler's Third Reich -- Europe's displaced children come to the United States -- The paper sons of Angel Island -- Risk and protective factors in the lives of immigrant children -- From sojourners to citizens.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2009012772
ISBN9781597972963 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1597972967 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JV6600 .W47 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold