Author: Globe Fearon
Publisher: Globe Fearon
ISBN: 9780835922289
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Teenagers from Ethiopia describe the conditions in that country that caused them to leave and their new lives in the United States.
Palestinian Teenage Refugees and Immigrants Speak Out
Author: Nabil Marshood
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823924424
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Six Palestinian teenagers living in the United States present their views on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823924424
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Six Palestinian teenagers living in the United States present their views on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Teenage Refugees and Immigrants from India Speak Out
Author: R. Viswandath
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823924400
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Teenagers from India discuss why their families left that country and how they have adjusted to life in the United States.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823924400
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Teenagers from India discuss why their families left that country and how they have adjusted to life in the United States.
Teenage Refugees from Mexico Speak Out
Author: Gerald Hadden
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823924417
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Six teenagers tell about their experiences in immigrating to the United States for the opportunities which elude them in Mexico because of its political and economic instability.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823924417
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Six teenagers tell about their experiences in immigrating to the United States for the opportunities which elude them in Mexico because of its political and economic instability.
American Immigration
Author: Roger Daniels
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195113160
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"Once I thought to write a history of the immigrants in America. Then I discovered that the immigrants were American history," wrote historian Oscar Handlin. Immigrants and generations of their descendants have defined the American nation from its beginning and continue to provide America's characteristic diversity, representing practically every race, nationality, religion, and ethnic group around the world. Some immigrants came to the New World in search of economic gain. Others were brought in chains. Still others found refuge in America from religious or ethnic persecution. This single-volume encyclopedia includes more than 300 entries, covering multiple aspects of immigration history and policy: * ethnic groups, including census and immigration statistics, major periods of immigration and areas of settlement, predominant religion, and historical background * key immigration legislation, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1990, and Refugee Act of 1980 * terms and concepts, including green card, quota system, citizen, naturalization, picture brides, and nativism * categories of immigrants, including refugees, indentured servants, children, and exiles * immigration stations: Angel Island, Castle Garden, and Ellis Island * religious groups and churches, such as Amish, Huguenots, Muslims, and Eastern Rite churches * further reading lists and cross-references follow each entry An introductory essay provides a cogent overview of the entire scope of the book. More than 150 photographs and illustrations complement the entries. Statistical boxes supplement the articles with key information. A list of immigration, ethnic, and refugee organizations; a guide to further research that includes books, museums, and websites; and a detailed chronology conclude this useful resource for research in American history, ethnic and multicultural studies, and genealogy. Oxford's Student Companions to American History are state-of-the-art references for school and home, specifically designed and written for ages 12 through adult. Each book is a concise but comprehensive A-to-Z guide to a major historical period or theme in U.S. history, with articles on key issues and prominent individuals. The authors--distinguished scholars well-known in their areas of expertise--ensure that the entries are accurate, up-to-date, and accessible. Special features include an introductory section on how to use the book, further reading lists, cross-references, chronology, and full index.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195113160
Category : Immigrants
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"Once I thought to write a history of the immigrants in America. Then I discovered that the immigrants were American history," wrote historian Oscar Handlin. Immigrants and generations of their descendants have defined the American nation from its beginning and continue to provide America's characteristic diversity, representing practically every race, nationality, religion, and ethnic group around the world. Some immigrants came to the New World in search of economic gain. Others were brought in chains. Still others found refuge in America from religious or ethnic persecution. This single-volume encyclopedia includes more than 300 entries, covering multiple aspects of immigration history and policy: * ethnic groups, including census and immigration statistics, major periods of immigration and areas of settlement, predominant religion, and historical background * key immigration legislation, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act of 1990, and Refugee Act of 1980 * terms and concepts, including green card, quota system, citizen, naturalization, picture brides, and nativism * categories of immigrants, including refugees, indentured servants, children, and exiles * immigration stations: Angel Island, Castle Garden, and Ellis Island * religious groups and churches, such as Amish, Huguenots, Muslims, and Eastern Rite churches * further reading lists and cross-references follow each entry An introductory essay provides a cogent overview of the entire scope of the book. More than 150 photographs and illustrations complement the entries. Statistical boxes supplement the articles with key information. A list of immigration, ethnic, and refugee organizations; a guide to further research that includes books, museums, and websites; and a detailed chronology conclude this useful resource for research in American history, ethnic and multicultural studies, and genealogy. Oxford's Student Companions to American History are state-of-the-art references for school and home, specifically designed and written for ages 12 through adult. Each book is a concise but comprehensive A-to-Z guide to a major historical period or theme in U.S. history, with articles on key issues and prominent individuals. The authors--distinguished scholars well-known in their areas of expertise--ensure that the entries are accurate, up-to-date, and accessible. Special features include an introductory section on how to use the book, further reading lists, cross-references, chronology, and full index.
Ethiopia
Author: Allison Lassieur
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736869577
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
"Describes the geography, history, economy, and culture of Ethiopia in a question-and-answer format"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736869577
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
"Describes the geography, history, economy, and culture of Ethiopia in a question-and-answer format"--Provided by publisher.
Young Jesus
Author: Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402757136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This exploration of the life of Christ as a grass-roots reformer draws on new evidence from historical and archeological records, in addition to close readings of the canonical and Gnostic Gospels.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402757136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This exploration of the life of Christ as a grass-roots reformer draws on new evidence from historical and archeological records, in addition to close readings of the canonical and Gnostic Gospels.
American Immigration
Author: Grolier Educational Corporation
Publisher: Grolier Educational Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
An alphabetical reference work examining the background, statistics, reception, and current status of those groups who have immigrated to America throughout history.
Publisher: Grolier Educational Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
An alphabetical reference work examining the background, statistics, reception, and current status of those groups who have immigrated to America throughout history.
Sing and Sing On
Author: Kay Kaufman Shelemay
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022681002X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
"In Sentinel Musicians of the Ethiopian American Diaspora, Kay Kaufman Shelemay shares more than forty years of research among Ethiopian musicians in the midst of a widespread and evolving diaspora. Beginning on the eve of the Ethiopian revolution in 1974 all the way up to the present day, Shelemay follows musicians as some leave Ethiopia for the US, setting up essential networks of support in cities such as New York, Boston, and Washington, DC. Throughout this profound transition, Shelemay shows how Ethiopian musicians serve a critical function in social and political life by both safeguarding community identity and challenging authority within Ethiopian society. She coins the term "sentinel musicians" to express musicians' double capacity to guard culture and guide it through periods of change, transforming the world around them under political pressures and during times of extreme social stress. While musicians held this role in Ethiopian culture long before the revolution began, it has taken on new meanings and contours in the Ethiopian diaspora. Some sentinel musicians have quite literally led the way as they migrated to new locales, establishing transnational networks, founding new institutions, and undertaking numerous initiatives in community building. Ultimately, Shelemay shows that musicians are uniquely positioned to serve this sentinel role as guardians and challengers of cultural heritage"--
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022681002X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
"In Sentinel Musicians of the Ethiopian American Diaspora, Kay Kaufman Shelemay shares more than forty years of research among Ethiopian musicians in the midst of a widespread and evolving diaspora. Beginning on the eve of the Ethiopian revolution in 1974 all the way up to the present day, Shelemay follows musicians as some leave Ethiopia for the US, setting up essential networks of support in cities such as New York, Boston, and Washington, DC. Throughout this profound transition, Shelemay shows how Ethiopian musicians serve a critical function in social and political life by both safeguarding community identity and challenging authority within Ethiopian society. She coins the term "sentinel musicians" to express musicians' double capacity to guard culture and guide it through periods of change, transforming the world around them under political pressures and during times of extreme social stress. While musicians held this role in Ethiopian culture long before the revolution began, it has taken on new meanings and contours in the Ethiopian diaspora. Some sentinel musicians have quite literally led the way as they migrated to new locales, establishing transnational networks, founding new institutions, and undertaking numerous initiatives in community building. Ultimately, Shelemay shows that musicians are uniquely positioned to serve this sentinel role as guardians and challengers of cultural heritage"--
Refugee Boy
Author: Benjamin Zephaniah
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350171913
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
An eye for an eye. It's very simple. You choose your homeland like a hyena picking and choosing where he steals his next meal from. Scavenger. Yes you grovel to the feet of Mengistu and when his people spit at you and kick you from the bowl you scuttle across the border. Scavenger. As a violent civil war rages back home in Ethiopia, teenager Alem and his father are in a bed and breakfast in Berkshire. It's his best holiday ever. The next morning his father is gone and has left a note explaining that he and his mother want to protect Alem from the war. This strange grey country of England is now his home. On his own, and in the hands of the social services and the Refugee Council, Alem lives from letter to letter, waiting to hear something from his father. Then he meets car-obsessed Mustapha, the lovely 'out-of-your-league' Ruth and dangerous Sweeney – three unexpected allies who spur him on in his fight to be seen as more than just the Refugee Boy. Lemn Sissay's remarkable stage adaptation of Benjamin Zephaniah's bestselling novel is published here in the Methuen Drama Student Edition series, featuring commentary & notes by Professor Lynette Goddard (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) that help the student unpack the play's themes, language, structure and production history to date.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350171913
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
An eye for an eye. It's very simple. You choose your homeland like a hyena picking and choosing where he steals his next meal from. Scavenger. Yes you grovel to the feet of Mengistu and when his people spit at you and kick you from the bowl you scuttle across the border. Scavenger. As a violent civil war rages back home in Ethiopia, teenager Alem and his father are in a bed and breakfast in Berkshire. It's his best holiday ever. The next morning his father is gone and has left a note explaining that he and his mother want to protect Alem from the war. This strange grey country of England is now his home. On his own, and in the hands of the social services and the Refugee Council, Alem lives from letter to letter, waiting to hear something from his father. Then he meets car-obsessed Mustapha, the lovely 'out-of-your-league' Ruth and dangerous Sweeney – three unexpected allies who spur him on in his fight to be seen as more than just the Refugee Boy. Lemn Sissay's remarkable stage adaptation of Benjamin Zephaniah's bestselling novel is published here in the Methuen Drama Student Edition series, featuring commentary & notes by Professor Lynette Goddard (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) that help the student unpack the play's themes, language, structure and production history to date.
American Immigration: English
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
An alphabetical reference work examining the background, statistics, reception, and current status of those groups who have immigrated to America throughout history.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
An alphabetical reference work examining the background, statistics, reception, and current status of those groups who have immigrated to America throughout history.