Reading List for Accents

BOOKS

Ellis Island: Tracing your Family History Through America's Gateway, by

Loretto Dennis Szucs. Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2000.

Provides a glimpse of what our ancestors encountered when they arrived at

Ellis Island and serves as a guide for those who want to learn more about

their heritage. 50 pages with illustrations.

They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins,

by Loretto Dennis Szucs. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1998.

Was your ancestor naturalized? Learn about the process of naturalization

and how to locate your ancestor's citizenship papers in this informative

guide. 239 pages with illustrations.

Atlas of American Migration, by Stephen A. Flanders. 304.80973 F613a

This book, rich with graphs and maps, tells the story of how the United

States is a county shaped by the movement of its people. Flanders covers

U.S. history from prehistoric times to the present.

A New World: The History of Immigration Into the United States, by Duncan Clarke,

304.873009 C551n

Focusing on the nearly 36 million people who have come to America, whether

forcibly or in search of new opportunity, A New World provides a history of

immigration to the United States. Interwoven into the history are

individual stories of hardship and sacrifice endured by immigrants as they

leave their homeland in search of a better life.

Ellis Island Interviews: In Their Own Words, by Peter M.Coan,

304.873 C631e

Coan has collected interviews with men and women from Europe and the Middle

East who passed through Ellis Island on their way in to America. Written in

the first person, the interviews express the immigrants' enthusiasm and hope

for their lives in their new country.

The Other Americans: How Immigrants Renew Our Country, Our Economy and

Our Values, by Joel Millman

305.90691 M623o

Millman profiles immigrants from various countries in demonstrating how they

live in an America of their own making by revitalizing neighborhoods and

boosting declining services and industries. The Other Americans is a

testament to how immigration to the United State's renews our economy and

values.

How To Get a Green Card: Legal Ways To Stay In The U.S.A., by Loida N.

Lewis, and Len T. Madlansacay

342.083 L587h4

Use this guide to understand all the reasons green cards are issued and the

application process. Immigration experts Lewis and Madlansacay explain

mistakes to avoid, the required documents, and the best ways to work with

the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

U.S. Immigration Made Easy, by Martha S. Siegel,

342.082. Us1

Attorney Martha Siegel wrote this guide to help immigrants learn about the

various options available when taking up residence in the United States and

save money in legal fees by cutting through the red tape involved with the

immigration process.

VIDEOS

ELLIS ISLAND

Produced by A&E and The History Channel: 1997

3 VHS tapes each appx. 50 min.

Immigrants of many ethnic backgrounds recall their adventures, including

sea passage and the difficulties of starting life over in a new land.

Rare photographs and films, interviews, and analyses by historians on

immigration policies help tell the story of U.S. immigration during the

active Ellis Island era. Hosted by Mandy Patemkin.

A FAMILY GATHERING

PBS Video: 1988; 58 min.

Presents the personal journey of three generations of a Japanese

American family from the initial settling in 1900 in Oregon, through

internment camps during WWII, on into their struggle to reclaim their

place as patriotic Americans of today.

Materials available at The Cuyahoga County Library. List prepared the librarians at the Cuyahoga County Library.