
WORKING AMERICANS 1880-2007
VOLUME VIII: IMMIGRANTS
Working Americans 1880-2007 Volume VIII: Immigrants illustrates what life was like for families leaving their homeland and creating a new life in the United States. Each chapter covers one decade and introduces the reader to three immigrant families. Family profiles cover what life was like in their homeland, in their community in the United States, their home life, working conditions and so much more.
Family Profiles, Historical Snapshots & News Features
- 1884 Profile: Photography Assistant/ Liu Wang
- 1885 Profile: Cigar Maker/Bernard Schmidt
- 1892 Profile: Farmer/Christian Holberg
- 1896 News Feature
- 1901 Profile: Petros Bakolas/Shoe Factory Worker
- 1903 News Feature
- 1905 Profile: Deirdre Mellane/Servant
- 1909 Profile: Anzia Ravage/Seamstress
- 1913 News Feature
- 1913 Profile: Karin Moberg
- 1916 Profile: Alexander Nodirov/Furrier
- 1918 Profile: Josephine Glueck
- 1924 Profile: Leonid Abkarian/Automobile Factory Worker
- 1926 Profile: Reynaldo Lucero/Sugarcane Plantation Worker
- 1928 News Feature
- 1929 Profile: Adam Checler/Lawyer
- 1932 Profile: Maria Azuela/Mother
- 1933 Profile: Paul Lecomte/Boxer
- 1936 Profile: Miguel Guerrero Rodriguez/Coal Miner
- 1939 News Feature
- 1944 Profile: Gerrit DeGraaf/Toolmaker
- 1946 Profile: Eileen Andrews/Homemaker
- 1948 Profile: Cesare Barandoni/Longshoreman
- 1951 News Feature
- 1956 Profile: Annette Martinez/Garment factory worker
- 1957 Profile: Kira Leszczow
- 1958 Profile: Jozsef Kertesz/Graduate student
- 1960 News Feature
- 1966 Profile: Miguel Lopez/Cotton-picker
- 1967 Profile: Peng Liu/Medical Student
- 1969 Profile: Bian Scott/Floor scrubber
- 1971 News Feature
- 1975 Profile: Andrea Spencer/Housekeeper
- 1978 Profile: Andrei Dancescu/Photojournalist
- 1979 Profile: Vang Ghia/Middle-school basketball player