Punch, Terrence M.
Summary: Erin's Sons not only sheds light on many of the Irish immigrants who resided in Atlantic Canada between 1761 and 1853 but also provides an invaluable tool for U.S. researchers, since many New England Irish families can trace their ancestry through Atlantic Canada.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 2008
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4 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3415 Punch VOL. ICall number: R GEN 929.3415 Punch VOL. II
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Dobson, David
Contents: 1. Parts 1-2 -- 2. Part 3 -- 3. Part 4 -- 4. Part 5. -- 5. Part 6 -- 6. Part 7 -- 7. Part 8 -- 8. Part 9.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 2001
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.341 DOB Vol. 9Summary: Examines the history of the seven million Irish who emigrated to America in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including the causes of the exodus and the immigrant experience in the United States. Uses photographs, archival footage, manuscript material and interviews with Irish immigrants to describe their experiences and the profound influence they have had on American culture.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shanachie Entertainment 1997
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV OUTGiff, Patricia Reilly.
Summary: When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction Giff 2000MacCarald, Clara
Summary: Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Irish immigrants. Additional features include a Fast Facts page, a timeline, informative photo captions, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, additional resources for further study, and an index.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.049 MACKelly, John
Summary: Describes the Great Irish Potato Famine that began in 1845 and discusses how the combined forces of bacterial infection, political greed, and religious intolerance started a disaster that killed twice as many people as died during the American Civil War.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.5081 KELSummary: An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Brooklyn 2016Woodham Smith, Cecil
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1962
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Summary: "Edward Rutherfurd's stirring account of Irish history, the Dublin Saga, concludes in this magisterial work of historical fiction. Beginning where the first volume, The Princes of Ireland, left off, The Rebels of Ireland takes us into a world transformed by the English practice of "plantation," which represented the final step in the centuries-long British conquest of Ireland. Once again...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC RUTLaxton, Edward.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.5081 LAXMiles, Kathryn
Summary: The dramatic true tale of a boy born at sea during the Irish Potato famine and the "coffin ship" that saved him and thousands of others from one of the world's greatest humanitarian crises.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.5081 MILGiff, Patricia Reilly.
Summary: When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GIFSummary: "From the origins of the 'scattering' of the Irish over the centuries, to the dreams of a mythical home nurtured by so many Irish migrants today, The Irish Empire is a lively exploration of the ups and downs of the Irish experience abroad -- as seen by themselves, and as they are perceived by others."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV IRIEllis, Eilish.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1977
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.373 ELLThomas, Matthew
Summary: "Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swings between heartbreak and hilarity, depending on whether guests are over and how much alcohol has been consumed. Eileen can't help but dream of a calmer life, in a better neighborhood. When Eileen meets Ed Leary, a scientist whose bearing is nothing like those of the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THOCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Thomas 2014Contents: Disc 1: The songs and stories. The stories they brought ; Our ship it is ready to sail away (8:02) -- Preparing to leave ; Thousands are sailing (7:59) -- The goodbye ; Greenfields of Amerikay (7:45) -- To be left behind ; A stor mo chroGi (7:19) -- Becoming an American ; Castles of gold (9:06) -- The arrival ; Stormy seas ; The highlander (8:35) -- The immigrant's return ; The hill of...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Green Linnet 2002
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwich House 1983
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 914.15 SHECaplan, Bryan Douglas
Summary: "American policy-makers have long been locked in a heated battle over whether, how many, and what kind of immigrants to allow to live and work in the country. Those in favor of welcoming more immigrants often cite humanitarian reasons, while those in favor of more restrictive laws argue the need to protect native citizens. But economist Bryan Caplan adds a new, compelling perspective to the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 325.73 CAPFreedman, Russell
Summary: A middle-grade history of the "other Ellis Island" traces how Angel Island served as an entry point for one million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters and "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it closed to describe the center's screening process, immigration policies and eventual renaissance as a historic site.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 FRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J979.4 FREForest, Christopher
Summary: "In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of immigration through Ellis Island. Interesting photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about this important part of American history. An infographic enhances understanding of immigration through Ellis Island, and What Do You Think? sidebars encourage...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pogo books are published by Jump! 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 304.8 FORHarmony, Cynthia
Summary: A heartwarming tale of a girl waiting for her beloved Papá to return when the monarchs fly south to their home in Mexico. Lucía loves to watch the monarchs' migration from her home in Mexico with Papá. But this year, the monarchs' journey north holds extra weight; Papá is heading north, too, to look for work. He promises her that when "the weather turns cold and the monarcas return, our winged...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024
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Summary: "Josef es un chico judío que vive en la Alemania nazi, Isabel es una chica cubana que se ve obligada a huir de su país después de las revueltas en contra del gobierno de Castro, en 1994, y Mahmoud es un muchacho que padece la guerra de Siria en 2015. Tres jóvenes distintos y una misión en común: huir de su país."--Publisher's description.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Editorial Santillana 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH GRAGratz, Alan
Summary: Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC GRACopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Gratz 2017Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRAChoy, Catherine Ceniza
Summary: "Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022