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Timeline: Asian-American History, 1950-Present
Asian immigration to America, 1600s to the present by David Johnson 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Back to Beginning 1952 McCarran-Walter Act abolishes race an immigration…Mediterranean Migrant Deaths and
Thousands meet tragic ends fleeing across the Mediterranean each year. Year Victims Arrivals Largest Route 2014 3,283 # Libya–Italy 2015 3,783 1,012,179…Chinatowns and Other Asian-American Enclaves
by David Johnson Guide to Asian-American Enclaves Introduction ChinatownsFilipinotownsNihonmachi (Japantowns)Little IndiasKoreatownsLittle SaigonsIn the mid-1800s, many Chinese were…February 2015 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of February 2015. New England Beats Seattle to Take Fourth Super Bowl (…Civics: Angel and Ellis Islands Timeline 1890-2000
Links to History: Angel & Ellis Islands 1890 1892 Ellis Island opens as an immigration station in New York harbor. 1900 1907 In a single day, 11,747 immigrants pass through…Fourth of July by the Numbers
Census facts just perfect for July 4 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Related Links National Hot Dog Month BBQ Primer Immigration Immigrants to U.S. by Country of Origin…Mitt Romney: Campaign Issues
Where he stands Mitt RomneyRelated Links Barack Obama: Campaign Issues Campaign 2012 Closest Presidential Races…Morse, Samuel Finley Breese
(Encyclopedia) Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791–1872, American inventor and artist, b. Charlestown, Mass., grad. Yale, 1810. He studied painting in England under Washington Allston and achieved some…Know-Nothing movement
(Encyclopedia) Know-Nothing movement, in U.S. history. The increasing rate of immigration in the 1840s encouraged nativism. In Eastern cities where Roman Catholic immigrants especially had…Heath, Sir Edward Richard George
(Encyclopedia) Heath, Sir Edward Richard George, 1916–2005, British statesman. Educated at Oxford, he served in the Royal Artillery during World War II, rising to the rank of colonel. He was elected…Trending
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