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Holli, Melvin G. – Ethnicity, 1981
Describes the fervent political and cultural nationalism of German Americans in Chicago during World War I. Discusses how this nationalism, combined with ethnic conflict between Germans and Slavs, helped to sway public opinion against Chicago's German community. (GC)
Descriptors: Cultural Isolation, Ethnic Relations, Ethnicity, Immigrants
Wong, Vivian Wu; Matsusaka, Yoshihisa Tak – 1998
Using primary source documents, this teaching unit focuses on the problems Chinese immigrants had in the United States during the late 19th century. Each of three lessons presents issues regarding the decision of Chinese immigrants to come to the United States and their subsequent exclusion from and struggles to assimilate into the U.S. society.…
Descriptors: Chinese, Chinese Americans, Cultural Isolation, Discriminatory Legislation