Coming to America

Features immigrant's history from early experiences in America to today, and achievements of notable Filipino Americans.

Contains articles that provide insights into the experiences of Hmong immigrants in the United States and features biographical profiles of five accomplished Hmong Americans. Includes a chronology.

Presents eighteen essays that describe how Cuban immigrants came to America to escape repression in their homeland, and how they have adapted to life in the U.S. while keeping their old traditions alive.

Presents essays, articles, and other kinds of writings on the experiences of Chinese immigrants in America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, covering such topics as the Transcontinental Railroad, racism, and fleeing communism, and profiles cellist Yo-Yo Ma, skater Michelle Kwan, and scientist David Ho.

Presents essays, articles, and other writings on the experiences of Italian immigrants in America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and includes profiles of several famous Italian Americans.

Contains sixteen essays that examine the experiences of Irish immigrants to the United States, look at what life was like for immigrants who came to the U.S. because of Ireland's potato famine, and discuss the role of the Irish in U.S. history and society, and includes profiles of notable Irish Americans.

Presents twenty informational essays on the Vietnamese experience in America, first-person accounts by Vietnamese immigrants, and biographies of accomplished Vietnamese Americans, and includes an introduction, chronology, and list of further resources.

A collection of essays on the Arabs who migrate to and make their homes in America. Focusing on themes of disturbed homelands, the Americanization of the first Arab immigrants, and anti-Arab hate. Also includes several essays on Arab Americans who have contributed to the nation's culture with poetry, movies, and consumer advocacy.

Traces the history of West Indian immigration to the United States, discussing why they emigrated, their problems in a new land, and their contributions to American culture.