
Immigration to America
Testimonies from three immigrants whose lives had changed after they emigrated to New York. Herman Kirschbaum is a Russian Jew who ran away from home and went to America where he was able to learn a trade. Tony from Greece was able to run his own restaurant and never looked back. Miguel Santos from Cuba describes the bewilderment that he felt upon arrival in New York City. America, still a new nation and just over a century old, was modern, confident and prosperous, inviting new immigrants to share in its prosperity, to take up a job and make their way in the world.
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