Anti-Filipino violence
Although Filipinos have been generally less well known in the United States than immigrants from other parts of Asia...
View ArticleAnti-Japanese movement
Japanese immigrants began arriving in small numbers during the 1890’s...
View ArticleMary Antin
One of the most prominent voices of the early twentieth century wave of immigration to the United States...
View ArticleAnti-Semitism
Except for isolated instances, most notably the lynching of Leo Frank in Georgia in 1915...
View ArticleArab immigrants
Christian and Muslim Arab immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa, initially drawn to the United States by economic opportunities...
View ArticleArgentine immigrants
Reflecting significant Italian as well as Spanish influence, Argentines constitute a small immigration population of mostly easily assimilated professionals, scientists, artists, and craftsmen...
View ArticleArizona
Arizona has always been an important destination for Mexican immigrants to the United States.
View ArticleArt
American art forms, like American music and literature, has been immeasurably enriched by the contributions of artists from every land coming to the United States to add their unique ideas and styles...
View ArticleAsakura v. City of Seattle
The Asakura ruling provided a relatively liberal interpretation of treaties with foreign countries that guarantee the civil rights of their citizens residing in the United States.
View ArticleAsian American Legal Defense Fund
Prior to the establishment of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), no reliable sources of assistance were available for special legal issues faced by the Asian American...
View ArticleAsian American literature
Through their writing, Asian American authors have portrayed the Asian immigrant experience as seen by themselves rather than through the eyes of American mainstream press and literature.
View ArticleAsian immigrants
Through almost an entire century after the first wave of Chinese immigrants to California laid a strong foundation of Asian immigration during the 1850’s...
View ArticleAsian Indian immigrants
The Asian Indian diaspora followed three waves of immigration to the United States: The first wave occurred in the first decade of the twentieth century...
View ArticleAsian Pacific American Labor Alliance
The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance was formed to address the workplace and community needs of a growing Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States.
View ArticleAsiatic Barred Zone
Creation of the Asiatic Barred Zone by the U.S. government highlighted the country’s negative attitude toward Asian immigrants during the early twentieth century.
View ArticleAsiatic Exclusion League
The Asiatic Exclusion League concentrated on opposing Japanese immigration, but it was against the immigration of all Asians, including Koreans and Hindus fromIndia.
View ArticleAssimilation theories
Assimilation theories prevailing at different times are barometers of the political and socioeconomic environments experienced by immigrants.
View ArticleAssociation of Indians in America
The association has provided a unified voice and sense of purpose for the nearly two million people of Asian Indian descent living in the United States...
View ArticleJohn Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor established the first American monopoly with his American Fur Company (1808-1834)...
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