Immigration+and+Assimilation

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=Reference= //American Immigration// REF 304.8 DAN //Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America// REF 305.8 GAL (2v.) -- (also available as an eBook - see directions below) //Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures & Daily Life// REF 305.8 WOR (4v.) //Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism// REF 306.4 ENC (8v.) //Asian American Encyclopedia// REF 305.895 ASI (6v.) //Peoples of North America// REF 305.8 PEO (10v.)

=Print=

Select "Catalog" tab Search term: "//your immigrant group and Americans"// -- look for call numbers in the 300s example: //Japanese and Americans//

General collection suggestions: //Ellis Island Interviews: In Their Own Words// 304.8 COA

//From the Old Country// 325 STA //An Illustrated History of the Immigrant Experience// 325 ELL //Primary Sources - Immigrants in America// 304.8 PRI

//The Gilded Age: a history in documents//- 973.8 GIL //Gateway to Liberty// - 325.73 SHA (p. 121) //Good Girl Work// - 331.3 GOU (p. 30) //Child Labor: Then and Now// - 331.3 GRE (p. 25)

DisCovering Collection - ethnic groups in America GVRL (Gale Virtual Reference Library) - ethnic groups in America Biographies in Context (esp. if you have a specific person or family - Kennedy family info?) __**Suggested search**__: //your immigrant group + Americans// Example: //Chinese Americans// // You will need a password to access these from home. See p. 41 of your student planner. // || //**bonus for tenement group:// [] ||
 * [[image:Gale_powersearch.jpg link="@http://galesites.com/menu/index.php?loc=s0940"]] || __**Suggested databases:**__
 * **Internet** || media type="custom" key="8910638"
 * Search tips:**
 * enter the name of the event (if known): //Triangle Shirtwaist Fire//
 * try different search combinations -- use synonyms
 * use quotes around words that belong together
 * look within larger sites: //for information on tenements in New York go to the Tenement Museum site//