I am a third-generation American citizen. My grandfather was born here, to immigrant parents who came from Alcamo, Sicily, to ...
Opinion: Efforts to save the hospital campus on Ellis Island are imperative to understanding the largest mass migration in human history.
Today, about 40 percent of Americans can trace their ancestry to Ellis Island. That's what made the U.S. so prosperous. And we need a lot more immigration if it's going to stay that way.
Ellis Island ceased to be an immigration port in 1954. But while it remains central to one of New York's most iconic images, ...
Immigration is central to America's identity — and for most of us, to our family histories. As we turn away from that legacy, who will we become?
I am a third-generation American citizen. My grandfather was born here, to immigrant parents who came from Alcamo, Sicily to the United States, looking for a better life. As an Italian-American and a ...
(Though the island is largely known for being a processing hub for European and Asian immigrants, Black immigrants from the Caribbean also came to the country through Ellis Island.) "I begged him ...
Ellis Island, located just a short ferry ride away from the Statue of Liberty, was the gateway to America for millions of immigrants. The Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration offers a ...
Jim Dessicino Named Save Ellis Island Museum Creative Director Save Ellis Island announces the appointment of Jim Dessicino as Museum Creat ...