The national monument to immigration at Ellis Island is in the latter part of a $117 million makeover as the U.S. marks its ...

As the country celebrates its 250th birthday, relatives of the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island reflected on the ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

Two hundred and fifty years of American history have produced this enduring truth: Every generation has debated immigration — ...

Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. -- or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and ...

Part of JR’s ‘Unframed — Ellis Island’ installation (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) One of New York City’s most haunting ruins has direct views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan ...

Between 1892 and 1924, more than 12 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) bid farewell to their hometowns in search of better opportunities in the land of the free. Traveling with little more than a ...

NEW YORK (WHSV) - 70 years ago, Nov. 12, 1954, marked the day Ellis Island, the famous gateway to the U.S. in New York Harbor, closed its doors for good. Named after merchant Samuel Ellis, Ellis ...

A history of immigration shows how successive waves of arrivals have reshaped the economy, identity and politics of the ...

Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the United States—or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Battle Creek Symphony will explore the American immigrant experience with its upcoming concert, "American Dream." The ...

They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis Island finally ceased operating roughly 71 years ago. Yet ...