Life in America: Comparing Immigrant Experiences

America meant "freedom" to the immigrants of the early 1900s—but a freedom very different from what they expected.  Cities were crowded and jobs were scare.  Children had to work selling newspapers, delivering goods, and laboring swe...

The Buffalo Soldiers were the first peacetime all-black regiments of the U.S. Army.  Created around the time of the Civil War, they fought bravely in several wars, and also played an important role in the history of the American West.  Inf...

During World War II, the Japanese military cracked the codes used by the American Army and Navy, but never the Marines.  What made the Marines’ code different?  They used Navajo Code Talkers, specially recruited American Indian soldi...

Highlights presents Coming to America written by Laura Purdie Salas. This selection is a combination of factual information about immigration to the United States and letters and journal entries from a recent Mexican immigrant, Nuria. Nuria describe...

The Potato Famine started the Irish people moving to the United States. For many, the trip ended at Boston, Massachusetts. There, they had to find a place to stay and a job. At first it was easy because they knew English.The Irish in Boston worked t...

In their own words, immigrants recall their arrival in the United States. Includes brief biographies and facts about the Ellis Island Oral History Project.

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military pilots in the United States armed forces.  Flying bombers and fighters, they completed over 1500 combat missions in World War II. Infographics, sidebars, and fact boxes bring the expe...

Millions of people made the long journey to America in the early 1900s. They looked for freedom, safety, or the promise of a new life. Follow the waves of immigrants that flooded into the United States to see why they came and how they changed the c...

When Estela Juarez's mom is deported to Mexico, Estela knows she has to speak up for her family. Told in Estela's own words, Until Someone Listens is a true story about a young girl finding her voice and using it to make change.Estela’s family...