Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Palm Springs, CA), 272, 274
Robinson, Edward G., 56
Rockne, Knute, 45
Rodriguez, Rita M., 165
Romania and Romanian immigration to US, 15, 17, 29
Betty Dornbaum's story, 66–72
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 18
moves INS to the Department of Justice in 1940, 129
sending Japanese Americans to relocation centers, 129–30, 135, 139
Rossellini, Isabella, 232
Roybal-Allard, Lucille, 330
Russia and Russian immigration to US
Faye Lundsky's story, 47–54
and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, 163–64
Ava Rado-Harte's story, 166–69
one of top ten emigration countries
in 1890s, 45
in 1900s, 56
in 1910s, 74
in 1990s, 278
in 2000s, 307
pogroms in Russia, 26, 44
Faye Lundsky's story, 47–48
Stella Dushats's story, 234–39
treatment of Jews in the 1970s, 234–36
Russian Tea Room restaurant (New York City), 190
Sacco, Nicola, 57
Saltman, David, 95–103
San Diego, CA, 286–87
Santana, Carlos, 198
School of the Sisters of Notre Dame (Wilton, CT), 77
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 199
Scotland and Scottish immigration
David Saltman's story, 95–103
photo of Scottish family, 49
See also United Kingdom
Scranton, PA, 82, 85
Secada, Jon, 232
September 11, 2001, attacks, 305
Kiril Tarpov's story, 309, 312–13
Serious Man, A (movie), 234
Shahn, Ben, 57
Sharapova, Maria, 279
Shatner, William, 164
Shibuya, Ryohitsu and family, 139
Siciliano, Angelo. See Atlas, Charles
Sikorsky, Igor, 75
Simmons, Gene, 165
Simon, Rene, 211–12
Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 26
Skelton, Ike, 332–33
Skouras, Spyros, 75
Smith, Charles Kingsford, 89
Social Security numbers and illegal
immigration, 318, 324
black market for, 314
fraudulent use carrying prison time, 321–23
Martine Kalaw's story, 336
Society of Chefs of Paris [La Société des Cuisiniers de Paris], 184
Soltner, André, 210–21, 212
Soltner, Simone, 210, 214, 219
Somalis having refugee status, 319
Sosa, Sammy, 259
Soulé, Henri, 188, 189
Sound of Music, The (movie), 36, 77, 115, 119, 120, 121
comparisons with real von Trapp experiences, 125
original poster for, 118
South Africa as a destination for migrants in the 1900s, 16
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 249
South Korea. See Korea and Korean immigration to US
South Vietnam, US withdrawal from in 1975, 231
See also Vietnam and Vietnamese immigration to US
Stalin, Joseph, 343
“stateless” aliens during World War II, 18
Staten Island, NY, 95–97
Statue of Liberty
Betty Dornbaum's memory of, 66, 70
Patricia Fitzgerald's memory of, 63
Paul Laric's memory of, 146
unveiling of in 1886, 30, 32, 44
Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation, 21, 23
steerage of a steamship, 46, 49, 63, 89, 92, 92
Stewart, Patrick, 259
stock market crash of 1929, 87
Stokowski, Leopold, 57
Stowe, VT, 116, 120, 123–25
Strasberg, Lee, 57
Streetcar Named Desire, A (movie), 75
“Street Singer, The.” See Tracy, Arthur
Stroheim, Erich von, 57
student visas. See visas
Styne, Jule, 75
Sudanese immigration, 319, 320
Sumac, Yma, 131
Supreme Court
foreigners ineligible for refugee status if they committed a nonpolitical crime in own country, 278
narrowing residency deportation provision in 1984, 257
not allowing profiling by Border Patrol in 1977, 231
upholding Canadians and Mexicans commuting freely in 1974, 231
Surmain, André, 213–14, 215, 217, 220
Sweden and Swedish immigration to US, 55
holding Nazi sympathies during World War II, 121
one of top ten emigration countries
in 1890s, 45
in 1900s, 56
in 1920s, 88
Swift meatpacking plant, 314, 317, 318, 320, 325
Juan and Elizabeth after Swift raid, 320–23
Syracuse University, 335, 336
Talent, Jim, 332–33
Talking Heads (music group), 198
Tarpov, Angel, 309–10, 311
Tarpov, Kiril, 309–13, 310
Tarzan (movies), 56, 141
Taylor, Elizabeth, 107
Taylor, Susan Douglas, 337
Teichman, Moses. See Murray, Arthur
Teller, Edward, 107
Temporary Protected Status, 319
Tesar, Mary (Sister), 77–80
Three Little Pigs (charcuterie in New York City), 242–44
Three Musketeers, The (Dumas), 240
Tijuana border. See Mexican–American border, crossing of
RMS Titanic (ship), sinking of in 1912, 73
Tito, Josip Broz, 185
Torres, Jacques, 259, 272–76, 273
“Tortilla Curtain.” See Mexican–American border, crossing of
Toscanini, Arturo, 125–26
tourist/visitor's visa. See visas
Townes, Leslie. See Hope, Bob
TPS. See Temporary Protected Status
Tracy, Arthur, 57
Tran, Tam, 330, 338–41
Trapp Family Singers. See von Trapp, Georg; von Trapp, Maria Franziska
Treasury Department
put in charge of immigration in 1890, 14
requiring Ellis Island fireproofed after 1897, 44
Trebek, Alex, 232
Trénet, Charles, 131
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, 73
Trigére, Pauline, 107
Trinidad, Golly Ramnath's story of immigrating from, 299–303
Try to Remember (Gomez), 200, 202–204
Tsai, Ming, 192
Tsiang, H. T., 89
Turkey and Turkish immigrants to US, 14, 15
Murat Tuzcu's story, 266–71
Tuzcu, Murat, 266–71, 267
Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934 (Philippine Independence Act), 106
Ubaldi, Giacomo “Jack,” 81–86
UCLA, 338, 339
underclass, 29
United Kingdom as one of top ten emigration countries
in 1890s, 45
in 1900s, 56
in 1910s, 74
in 1920s, 88
in 1930s, 106
in 1940s, 130
in 1950s, 164
in 1960s, 198
in 1970s, 232
in 1980s, 258
See also Scotland
University of Miami, 227
University of Missouri, 334
USCIS. See Citizenship and Immigration Services
US–Mexican border. See Mexican–American border, crossing of
Utica, NY, 158
Valentino, Rudolph, 75
Valtin, Jan, 107
Van Halen, Eddie, 199
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 57
Vietnam and Vietnamese immigration to US, 277
boat people, 338
US response to, 257
one of top ten emigration countries
in
1980s, 258
in 1990s, 279
in 2000s, 307
Vietnam War, 231
visas, 120, 121, 237, 291
expiration of, 143, 144, 179, 301, 309
staying on illegally after, 328
granting to refugees of the Hungarian Revolution, 164, 171
J-1 visa, 275
“New Immigrants” difficulties in obtaining, 32, 36
student visas, 33, 137, 226, 274, 301
for physician training, 269, 270
tourist/visitor's visa, 33, 137, 301–302, 324, 335
work visas, 309, 310, 311
See also green cards (permanent resident alien cards); work permits
Vitae Society, 331
Vongerichten, Jean-George, 218
von Trapp, Agathe Whitehead, 115, 122
von Trapp, Georg, 36, 107, 120, 122
von Trapp, Joahnnes, 120–27, 121
von Trapp, Kristina, 126
von Trapp, Maria Augusta, 115, 120, 126
von Trapp, Maria Franziska, 36, 107, 115–19, 116
von Trapp, Sam, 120, 126
von Trapp, Werner, 117
Voskovec, George, 164
Walcott, Derek, 165
Wang, An, 131
Wang, Wayne, 199
war brides, 19
and War Brides Act of 1945, 18, 130
War Refugee Board, 18
“War Relocation Camps.” See Japanese Americans, interned during World War II
Wasner, Franz, 125–26
“We are Marie” campaign, 332
Weissmuller, Johann “Johnny,” 56, 141
Weisz, Rachel, 308
“We're in the Money” (song), 45
West, Barbara, 75
West, importance of in the history of immigration, 30, 31
Westminster College (Fulton, MO), 331
WGBH (TV station, Boston, MA), 192
White House, 180, 189–90
Wiesel, Elie, 164
Wilander, Mats, 307
Wilder, Billy, 107
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, 93
Wilson, Woodrow, 74
Winfrey, Oprah, 292–93
Winwar, Frances, 57
WNET (TV station, New York City), 192
work permits, 206, 319–20, 336, 339–40, 341
See also green cards (permanent resident alien cards); Social Security numbers; visas
work visas. See visas
World's Fair in 1939, 189
World Trade Center, 190
World War I, 343
Bertha Renner Zeichner's story, 90–91
effecting mass immigration from Europe, 74
Giacomo “Jack” Ubaldi's story, 82–83
impact on immigration, 16
Sister Mary Tesar's story, 78–79
World War II, 18, 343
Aniela Szeliga's story, 154–56
David Saltman's story, 97–103
impact on immigration to US, 129
internment of Japanese Americans during, 129–30, 135, 139
Jacques Pépin's story, 182–83
Paul Laric's story, 137
Poland given to Russia at end of World War II, 157
preludes to in 1932 and 1933, 106
“stateless” aliens during, 18
Sweden holding Nazi sympathies during, 121
US entry into in 1941, 129
Yahoo!, 233
Yang, Jerry, 233
Yezierska, Anzia, 56
YMCA, 16
Yoelson, Asa. See Jolson, Al
Young, Neil, 199
Youngman, Henny, 57
Yugoslavia and Yugoslavian immigration
Hitler's conquests leading to “stateless” aliens from, 18
Paul Laric's story, 133–48
Zeichner, Bertha Renner, 90–94
Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 307
Zucco, George, 75
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