This research guide provides an overview of resources to help students explore the topic of immigration in an American context.
→ This page covers reference sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks) that summarize or repackage background information to help researchers understand important details and context about a topic.
Gathering basic facts and information (names of key events, dates, people, places, concepts, etc.) from reference sources helps researchers generate keywords to use in library catalogs and databases to search for books, articles, and/or primary sources.
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American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction [electronic resource]
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Encyclopedia of American Immigration, 2nd ed.
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Immigration in American History [electronic resource]
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Immigration Reform
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The Oxford Handbook of Ethnicity, Crime, and Immigration
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Anti-Immigration in the United States : A Historical Encyclopedia
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Defining Documents in American History: American Citizenship [electronic resource]
Anti-Immigration in the United States : A Historical Encyclopedia
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Depending on your topic or interest area, see the following research guides:
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