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From Ellis Island to JFK: New York's Two Great Waves of Immigration
From Ellis Island to JFK New York's Two Great Waves of Immigration Author:Nancy Foner Two great waves of immigration-one at the start of the twentieth century and another in its final decades-transformed the history and personality of New York City. This book, the first in-depth comparison of New York's two most recent immigration eras, reassesses the myths that surround both sets of immigrants. Winner of the 2000 Theodore Salout... more »os Book Award of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society« less