Browse Items (53 total)

Beer Steins Are Raised as the Concord Singers Practice Singing German Songs in New Ulm, Minnesota. They Are Trying to Keep the Town's Heritage Alive. Twenty Years Ago Many of the Townspeople Spoke Some German, But the Tradition Is Dying Out. New Ulm…

Guide at Little Norway, Blue Mounds, Wis.

Each night, George Voss gives thanks that he is in America. Each day he gives his undivided and complete attention to the work at hand--the processing of parts for America's medium tanks. Employed by a large Midwest tank factory, German-born George…

Peter Michael shares the photos, along with the story, of his Iraqi-American friend Wilsam. Wilsam takes the oath of allegiance and celebrates his citizenship.

Peter Michael posts to Facebook a story about his friend, Wilsam. Wilsam is an muslim refugee from Iraq. He is a member of the U.S. military and celebrates is newly gained citizenship.

Voting instructions to recent immigrants from the Secretary of State for Minnesota Mike Holm, issued between 1920 - 1930. Featured on the Minnesota Historical Society's Collections Up Close blog.

My dad with his only living sister/sibling - both immigrated here on their own from China when they were in their teens/early 20's. Coming to America meant they would never see their parents again. It was a heartbreaking price, apparently mutually…

A man recently emigrated from Eastern Europe working behind the counter at Hot Grill, a restaurant located in Clifton, New Jersey.

Senior Airman Deng Deng, a logistics management specialist with the 319th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND on Sept 2, 2009. When he was 14 years old, he was one of the "Lost Boys of the Sudan" that were allowed to…

This story was only one portion of the 1934 article titled “From the Memories of Old Czech Settlers in America”. From the Life of Antonín Wíša, For Kalendář Amerikán.