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Discusses immigration, past and present, focusing on how four children from different countries came to live in the United States.

A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

Sixteen-year-old Rose Nolan arrives on Ellis Island in 1911 in the hopes of starting a new life, but after most of her family is sent back to Ireland, she must find her own way in a new country and fend for herself and her younger sister.

"Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama"--Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Rosa and thirteen-year-old Jake form an unlikely friendship as they try to survive and understand the 1912 Bread and Roses strike of mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

A collection of stories about young Latino's immigrant experiences in the United States.

When a little girl visits her great-grandfather at his curio-filled home, he tells her the story of his childhood in Italy and immigration to America using his collection of mementoes stored in matchboxes.

Describes the United States as a nation of immigrants and the reasons why people came to America, examining how the early immigrants, from the Dutch to the Africans, settled and adapted to their new home.

Twelve-year-old Lee, an orphan, reluctantly leaves his grandparents in China for the long sea voyage to San Francisco, where he and other immigrants undergo examinations at Angel Island Immigration Station.

Explores the controversial issues surrounding America's policies concerning immigration including the rise in illegal immigration, the possible threat to national security, and the economic, social, and political changes imposed upon American culture.

Juana, abandoned when her mother is jailed, heads for the United States in search of her father who left years earlier to find work and meets a young prostitute who plays a major role in the course of the rest of her life.

Contains three literature-based study units on immigration, examining the role of immigration in the U.

Examines the experiences and contributions of the immigrants and how they helped determine the future of the U.

Writing in the diary which her father gave her, thirteen-year-old Yara describes life with her family in Havana, Cuba, in 1967 as well as her experiences in Miami, Florida, after immigrating there to be reunited with some relatives while leaving others behind.

While eagerly awaiting the arrival of her two younger brothers from the old country, Anna tries to speak more English and less Yiddish.