In this richly evocative collection ten men and women of European, Latin
American, and Asian backgrounds tell of their immigrant experiences. They range from a Shetland Islander who sailed to Virginia as an indentured servant before the American Revolution to a Vietnamese refugee family living in Chicago in the 1980s.
Thomas Dublin presents diaries, letters, reminiscences, and oral history in a volume that memorably reflects the diversity and commonalties of two centuries of U.S. immigration. His introduction places the primary sources in a broad interpretive framework and offers readers an overview of the place of immigration in national development.
- ISBN10 0252062906
- ISBN13 9780252062902
- Publish Date 1 August 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 April 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Illinois Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 336
- Language English