Translation of poster from 1917: "Food will win the war - You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - waste nothing." / C. E. Chambers. Courtesy of Library of Congress.
We are a group of Macaulay Honors students from Hunter College in Seminar II, Professor Friedlander‘s class. We are studying two groups of immigrants to New York: Jews (in the late 19th century) and Mexicans (at present).

Sign at the Mexico/Arizona border
Our site is broken down by theme:
- Demography and Residence Patterns
- Education
- Culture / Literature
- Family Life and Gender Relations
- Work and Professions
- Religion
- Jews’ Popular Culture and Politics
- Mexicans’ popular Culture and Politics
- Immigration Policies
- Settlement Houses and Assistance
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