"America, Land of Dreams" - Immigration Now and Then
Oct 11, 2006
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Maxey Auditorium, Whitman College
Speaker: Barry Moreno Librarian and Historian of Museum Services Division, at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York
Cost: Free
Most United States citizens are not indigenous people. We, or our relatives immigrated here. Come learn about the realities faced by immigrants coming to "America, Land of Dreams” now and in the past.
Librarian and Historian of Museum Services Division, at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York, Barry Moreno will focus on the experience and challenges of coming to America via Ellis Island.
Local community members will then share their stories of what is involved in becoming a United States Citizen today.