Essays on Immigration (ed. Blaisdell - Dover ed.)

Editor: Bob Blaisdell

ISBN: 9780486489025

Binding: paperback

Section: Political Science

"In America, everything was possible," recalls Louis Adamic of Slovenia. "There even the common people were 'citizens,' not 'subjects' . . . a citizen, or even a non-citizen foreigner, could walk up to the President of the United States and pump his hand. Indeed, that seemed to be a custom in America."

This anthology surveys the recollections of emigrants from around the world who sought new lives in the United States. Poignant, eye-opening reflections include those of a Polish sweatshop laborer, a Chinese businessman, an Italian bootblack, and a Ukrainian musician, in addition to observations and reminiscences by Jacob Riis, Edwidge Danticat, Junot Díaz, and other well-known authors.