I was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral History ProjectIn their own words, coupled with hand-painted collage illustrations, immigrants recall their arrival in the United States. Includes brief biographies and facts about the Ellis Island Oral History Project. |
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I was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral ... Ellis Island Oral History Project No preview available - 1995 |
I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral ... Veronica Lawlor No preview available - 1997 |
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12 years old aboard admitted America to join ANN VIDA ARMENIAN ARRIVED IN 1920 basket became a U.S. biographies BIRGITTA HEDMAN FICHTER born brother CELIA ADLER closing in 1954 CZECHOSLOVAKIA days on Ellis detained on Ellis DONALD ROBERTS dreaming EDWARD CORSI EDWARD FERRO Ellis Island Immigration ELLIS ISLAND ITALY Ellis Island Oral eventually became family settled family spent father FELICE TALDONE Fiorello FRANK MARTOCCI German Giuliani go to America GOLDA MEIR HELEN COHEN HUNGARY ARRIVED immigrant experience immigrants recall immigrated to America inspector interpreter interviews Island Immigration Museum ISLAND ITALY ARRIVED Island Oral History Jersey KATHARINE BEYCHOK LaGuardia land at Ellis LAZARUS SALAMON looked beautiful married Mayor minister mother National Parks Service Oral History Project ORESTE TEGLIA PAUL STURMAN POLAND Rudolph W Russia shoes sister took stepfather Sweden three days took sick traveled to America TURKEY U.S. citizen uncles VARTAN HARTUNIAN warm milk York City