emigration and immigration

A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America.

Ten-year-old Gim Lew Yep immigrates from China to America with his father, whom Gim barely knows, and fears he will be a disappointment to his family when he arrives at Angel Island.

Describes the geography, landscape, economy, government, and culture of Pakistan today and discusses Pakistan's influence of and relations with the rest of the world"--Provided by publisher.

Anya Rosen moves with her family from Odessa to Shanghai in order to escape religious persecution from Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, but after Anya discovers a newborn baby abandoned in the middle of the street and her hero, Amelia Earhart, goes missing, Anya fears that there is no safe place for her family.

In the 1930s, a young Finnish-American boy reluctantly moves with his family to Karelia, a communist-Finnish state founded in Russia, where his idealistic father soon realizes that his conception of a communist utopia is flawed.

A confrontation between a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan, called Little Bee, and a wealthy British couple on vacation, has life-changing consequences for everyone involved.

In the early days of Texas history, ten-year-old Johann comes from Germany with his family to settle in this vast land and soon grows to love his new home.

Discusses the origin of this huge continent of contrasts, the emigration of its inhabitants throughout the world, and the role of slavery in the lives of its people.

Historical and new photographs celebrate the gateway to America. Includes excerpts from the oral histories of people who went through Ellis Island.

Sixth-grader Priya feels left out of things after moving to Chicago from India, but a school project gives her classmates some food for thought.