One Mighty And Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle Over American Immigration, 1924-1965
by Jia Lynn Yang
- American History , The 20th Century – The Present
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The fight for immigration reform
The idea of the U.S. as a nation of immigrants is at the core of the American narrative. But in 1924, Congress instituted a system of ethnic quotas so stringent that it choked off large-scale immigration for decades, sharply curtailing arrivals from southern and eastern Europe and banning those from Asia.
In a riveting narrative filled with fascinating characters, Jia Lynn Yang recounts how lawmakers, activists, and presidents worked relentlessly for the next forty years to abolish the 1924 law. Framed by her own family’s story of immigration to America, Yang’s illuminating work of history shows how Americans have strived and struggled to live up to the ideal of a home for the "huddled masses," as promised in Emma Lazarus’s famous poem.
Additional Book Details
Pages: | 336 |
Release Date: | May 19, 2020 |
ISBN: | 9780393635843 |
Club ID: | 1423803 |
Format: | Regular Print |