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~ University of Wisconsin-Madison ~
Ethnicity in 20th Century America

  • Excel Program
      Click on Country for specific data
    1. National Origins Quota (must download to view)
    2. Country of Origin
    3. Total Quota
    4. Colonial Stock
    5. Post-colonial Total
    6. Immigrants
    7. Children of Immigrants
    8. Grandchildren & Later Generations

  • Power Point Graphs from Lectures
    1. Immigration, 1870-1920
    2. Immigration, 1890-1920
    3. Irish Immigration, 1841-1914
    4. German Immigration, 1841-1914
    5. Scandinavian Immigration, 1841-1914
    6. The "Old Immigration"
    7. Irish and Italian and Chinese Immigration Flows in Comparison      
    8. Chinese Immigration, 1841-1914
    9. German and Chinese Immigration Flows in Comparison
    10. Japanese Immigration, 1841-1914
    11. Italian and Japanese Immigration Flows in Comparison
    12. Chinese and Japanese Immigration Flows in Comparison
    13. Numbers of Immigrants Admitted: By Country, 1899-1924
    14. Shares of Permanent Immigration, 1899-1924
    15. Sex Ratios and Remigration, 1899-1924
    16. Real Wages: Sending and Receiving Countries
    17. Where Do African-Americans Live in 1870?
    18. Where Do African-Americans Live in 1900?
    19. Where Do African-Americans Live in 1930?
    20. Where Do African-Americans Live in 1960?
    21. Where Do African-Americans Live in 1990?
    22. Socio-Economic Status at Mid-Century
    23. Social Distance Indicators



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