From the late nineteenth century through the end of World War II, immigration policy in the United States underwent dramatic changes that helped to alter both the pace and the face of immigration. High rates of immigration in the nineteenth century sparked nativist sentiment and encouraged the introduction of restrictive legislation, particularly toward immigrants from Asia. Two World Wars and the Depression only intensified nativist and anti-immigration forces, as numerous bills in Congress advocated the suspension of immigration due to high unemployment, and even the deportation of non-Americans who experienced financial difficulties. Deportation became a particularly common theme after the... more...
| Selections from FutureHmong: Voice of the Hmong magazine, 2001-2004 |
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| A survey of Milwaukee's Hispanic community, 1976 |
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| The Founding of a Migrant Farm Workers' Union (1966) |
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| A little bit of Italy in Vernon County |
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| A rural Italian community in Cumberland |
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| Czech immigrants settle in Langlade County in the 1880s |
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| Fifty years of Polish settlement in Portage County, 1857-1907 |
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| A description of the early Polish immigrants to Wisconsin, 1901 |
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| The character and activities of Bohemian immigrants, 1901 |
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| A Made-to-Order Farm to lure settlers northward, 1921 |
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| Polish Americans in Milwaukee start an ethnic newsletter, 1932 |
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| An overview of Polish immigration through 1896 |
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| An assessment of the needs of minorities in La Crosse, 1987 |
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| A report looks at the needs of Hmong youth |
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| The history and status of La Crosse's Hmong population, ca. 1984 |
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| A 1991 meeting on racist comments toward Hmong women |
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| A guide to Hmong history and culture, 1984 |
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| A government newsletter explains American life to Southeast Asian refugees, 1975-76 |
| Wisconsin Holocaust survivors recall their experiences |
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| Wisconsin Jews are asked to support settlements in Palestine, ca. 1941 |
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| Working conditions in the cherry industry, 1950 |
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| A survey report of migratory labor in Wisconsin in 1962 |
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| A resource guide to Wisconsin's Hispanic community |
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| A brief history of migrant labor in Wisconsin |
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| Mexican-Americans in Milwaukee, 1930 |
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| A post-season report on farm laborers, 1960 |
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| Human rights violations against migrant workers, 1950 |
| A migrant family at a Plymouth pea cannery, 1948 |
| The state examines the mental capacity of migrant children, 1950 |
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| A survey of the recreational and health services available in migrant labor camps, 1953 |
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| A task force seeks to improve life for Wisconsin's Hispanic community, 1971 |
| Golda Meir's school in Milwaukee |
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| Milwaukee's East Village Historic District |
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| Photographs of a Finnish homestead in northern Wisconsin |
