Enduring mystery of New York icon with Welsh owner
Ellis Island ceased to be an immigration port in 1954. But while it remains central to one of New York's most iconic images, ...
Will Smith initially refused to do the memorable Ellis Island scene in 'Hitch,' the director says
Will Smith initially rejected the memorable "Hitch" scene on Ellis Island because he thought Black people didn't immigrate ...
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My View: Realities of immigration are not reflected in xenophobic attitudes
I am a third-generation American citizen. My grandfather was born here, to immigrant parents who came from Alcamo, Sicily, to ...
Save Ellis Island Announces Artist And Arts Administrator Jim Dessicino As Museum Creative Director
Jim Dessicino Named Save Ellis Island Museum Creative Director Save Ellis Island announces the appointment of Jim Dessicino as Museum Creat ...
The Story Behind The Hitch Scene Will Smith Had To Be ‘Begged’ To Film: ‘I’m Trying To Save The Sequence’
Hitch is truly an example of a laugh-out-loud comedy with so many hilarious scenes. Ones that come to mind include when Hitch ...
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Abramova: The Ukrainians have arrived in Auburn!
America and Auburn witnessed many waves of immigration during the late 1800s, early 1900s and even into this new century, as ...
Today's Migrants Are Just like Your Immigrant Great-Grandparents
Nearly 40 percent of Americans have at least one ancestor who entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. However, today's migrants may be shut out and deported, a humanitarian tragedy that would ...
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We nearly lost Ellis Island. We can do more to preserve this national treasure
Opinion: Efforts to save the hospital campus on Ellis Island are imperative to understanding the largest mass migration in human history.
Opinion
Commentary: A fading lamp beside the golden door
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?