1. Irish Immigrants In America
Since most could not afford to send the entire family at the same time, many relatives were separated. ... "Like the Indians, they have suffered loss of their ancestral land; like the blacks, they have endured bondage; like the Jews, they have tasted religious persecution; like the Asians, they have been scorned because they looked and acted "different"; like the Italians and the Slavs, they have been despised as "poor and ignorant"; like the Hispanics, they have been denounced as violent and disruptive" (Griffin, William D., The Book of Irish Americans, Times Books (New York, 1990). ...
- Word Count: 2562
- Approx Pages: 10
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School