Reader's Advisory | Immigrants in the U.S. | NYPL
Happy Immigrant Heritage Week! Since 2004, New York City has celebrated Immigrant Heritage Week around April 17, coordinated by the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. April 17, 1907 is the date that New York’s immigrant receiving station, Ellis Island, saw its busiest day ever,
processing a record 11,747 new arrivals in a single day. This year, New
York City Immigrant Heritage Week is April 17–April 23. Many free
events celebrating our cultural diversity are scheduled for this week in
NYPL branches and other locations throughout New York City.
A
great way to learn about and celebrate the histories and contributions
of New York City’s diverse immigrant communities is by reading their
stories. Here are some vivid representations of the New York immigrant experience in fiction, as well as a few memoirs and biographies of New Yorkers past and present, who arrived here from all over the world and made their mark on our city. Read more...
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