Ellis Island and the Peopling of America : The Official Guide

A valuable guide for parents & teachers who want to teach the younger generation about American & world history through an exploration of Ellis Island & the immigrant experience. Discusses how experts & scholars describe the different ways in which immigration is organized & how it shaped American history. Chronicles immigration to the U.S. Focuses on immigration policy past & present & explains Ellis Island itself as an artifact of that policy. Includes a series of historical documents relating to or written by those who came to the U.S. Describes how this guide may be used as a teaching resource & offers a special bibliography of resources on immigration issues. Illustrations.Yans-Molaughlin, Virginia is the author of 'Ellis Island and the Peopling of America : The Official Guide', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756797799 and ISBN 0756797799.