children of immigrants

Text and contemporary photographs chronicle the life of immigrant children at home, school, work, and play during the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Jonas, having left his marriage, embarks on an emotional journey by reconstructing the family story of a trip from Peoria to Nashville before he was born that ended with the car in a ditch and his mother's final departure from his abusive father.

A young man born of Indian parents in America struggles with issues of identity from his teens to his thirties.

Text and color photographs describe a young Salvadoran girl's experience integrating into an American school.

Presents the words and drawings of children from China, India, Russia, Argentina, Germany, and other countries, in which they describe their feelings about moving to Canada.

A teacher of immigrant children explains her teaching methods and shares examples of student work that express their feelings about the immigration experience.

Presents a collection of poems that relate a fictional story, inspired by actual events, where a young girl struggles with the difficulty of growing up in America as an immigrant from Kosova, Yugoslavia.