From Ellis Island to JFK : New York's Two Great Waves of Immigration
, by Nancy Foner- ISBN: 9780300093216 | 0300093217
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 1/11/2002
Two great waves of immigration -- one at the start of the twentieth century and another in its final decades -- transformed the history and personality of New York City. This book, the first in-depth comparison of New York's two most recent immigration eras, reassesses the myths that surround both sets of immigrants.



