Immigration+Webquest

Immigration- To enter and settle in a country to which you are not native

Migration- The movement of persons from one country to another

Ellis Island- location of what was from January 1, 1892, until November 12, 1954 the main entry facility for immigrants entering the United States

Angel Island- From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island Immigration Station processed approximately 1 million Asian immigrants entering into the US, leading to it sometimes being referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West"

Assimilation- The process by which a minority group gradually adopts the cusoms and attitudes of the prevailing culture

Political Asylum- A right given from a country to an out of country person to stay for safety reasons

Tenant Building- An apartment building

Refugee- one who flees to a shelter or place of safety

Alien- a resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization

Citizen- a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection

Ethnic Groups- group of people whose members identify with each other through a common heritage that is real or presumed



Italian Women immigrants.

All the immigrants in the photos above look generally miserable. The children look very unhappy with having to leave their homes. The first family looks cold and tired. The immigrants have all been through a lot to get where they are now. They left their hometowns where they grew up all their lives. Their culture was somewhat taken away from them, and it was up to them to keep it alive.