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Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America by Gale Editors (Editor)
Publication Date: 2014-04-11
This third edition of Gale Encyclopedia Of Multicultural America updates the essays in the second edition on specific minority and ethnic groups in the U.S., with an emphasis on culture (religions, holidays, customs, language) in addition to information on historical background and settlement patterns.
Immigrants in American History by Elliott Robert Barkan
Publication Date: 2012-11-01
Search within this publication to find detailed entries on immigrant groups in the United States, both historical and contemporary.
This encyclopedia provides a chronological study of the migration of various ethnic groups to the United States from 1500 to the present day.

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