Poetry about the Immigrant Experience
The New Colossus, Emma Lazarus
Let America Be America Again, Langston Hughes.
in The Collected Works of Langston. Hughes
Swirbul Library, PS3515 .U274 2001
Immigrant Blues, Li-Young Lee
We All Return to the Place Where We Were Born, Oscar Gonzales
Trailing Clouds of Glory,Vijay Seshadri
in 3 Sections
Swirbul Library , PS3569.E747 A6 2013
because we come from everything
American Academy of Poets
Museum Collections
Streaming Documentaries
Relevant collections:
Banned!: Films from Countries in the U.S. Travel Ban
Immigrant Stories
Notable films:
What is an American? Immigration in American History
The Elevator Operator: An Immigrant's Experience
Edison Shorts: Perils of the New Land
Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant Women Transformed Their World
Essential Arrival: Michigan's Indian Immigrants in the 21st Century
Immigrant Nation! The Battle for the Dream
Musicians
Musicians from a Different Shore by Call Number: ML3795 .Y67 2007ISBN: 1592133320Publication Date: 2007-10-28
American Musicspheres by Call Number: ML3551.7.H4 O37 2013ebISBN: 0199813043Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Films in the Library's Collections
- Documented: a film by an undocumented American byCall Number: JV6456 .D63 2014Publication Date: 2014
Theatre Productions
- Digital Theatre+ This link opens in a new window
The Container
"Enclosed in a freight container somewhere in Europe, five people huddle together with a common aim. Can they rely on each other? How far will each of them go to get there? 2007 Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award Winner."
A View from the Bridge
"Italian-American immigrant life in the 1950s textures Arthur Miller's searing drama of love and revenge."