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The Wilson-Smythe-Harris family!!! Based off my own family, a South African / Canadian mix of first, second and third gen immigrants :)

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2022-04-08

in 1841 the Irish Emigrant Aid Society was founded to help Irish immigrants survive and thrive, changing the immigrant experience and NY’s Irish community. We explore its roots and those of the related Emigrant Savings Bank here in our neighborhood; https://t.co/DDhMd2fx8U

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2022-03-23

By the late 1890s, a group of Finnish immigrants working in coal mines on were looking for a better life. They set up a colony on and called it which means “place of harmony” in Finnish. https://t.co/oPQlzUjbWx

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2022-03-18

Schneller Geist “Quick Spirit”/Snallygaster - North America folklore from German-immigrants tales - First apparitions began in 1730s in Blue Ridge Mountains, terrorising the population of the colonies, then the beast returned in 1909 in Frederick Country’s area -

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2022-03-17

This weeks digest features: Macclesfield's Jacquard Loom; Polish immigrants in post war Slough; Liquid Light - watercolour at the Laing Art Gallery and more 🎉

Sign up to the digest to read the full stories ➡ https://t.co/J0Y8EPDQX4

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2022-03-17

Happy 50th Anniversary to Jan Troell’s THE NEW LAND! Together with THE EMIGRANTS, this Oscar-nominated epic saga of Swedish immigrants moving to 19th century Minnesota is deeply moving & unforgettable, all 6 hours of it. Available from !

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2022-02-27

Highly inaccurate meme.

Most immigrants (Irish incldued) joined the Union army to get citizenship in the US.

The fact the British supported the Confederacy wasn't common knowledge at the time, and even then it was limited to the aristocracy and royal family.

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2022-02-20

Najashi, the king of Abyssnia, provided the Muslim immigrants shelter and protected them against the Quraysh. He was a great leader who played an essential role in the Seerah.

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2022-02-16

I fell in love with WE ARE A GARDEN and the lyrical words of Lisa Westberg Peters that shines the light on plus and in the US. Students understand with how came to be.

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2022-02-12

My latest 'toon: "Inside the Faux News mind."

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2022-02-11

February's Book of the Month, "Czech Immigrants and the Sokol Movement" documents the role of Sokol clubs in facilitating the Czech culture in America by contributing to fitness through gymnastics, as well as the arts. On sale until Feb. 28.
https://t.co/RzVCgMSLir

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2022-02-08

please look at this "Latin American" peacock dumbass (in quotations because its a fictional world but his homeland is based off Latin American countries)
he's a druid and he helps immigrants out of their abusive countries 🥰
he's also supposed to be holding a whip but I forgot

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2022-02-03

Here are the two Legacy cards I did for ’s game a game about exploring identity as children of immigrants 🥺✨

I had so much fun designing these unique environments, and I can’t wait to hear about the stories they help inspire!

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2022-01-20

Captain America is the son of immigrants.

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2022-01-18

There has to be a line drawn where criticizing china does not mean the US or the west is a perfect country. Both have theur pros amd cons sure but there is a reason why third world country immigrants mostly choose the US instead of china. https://t.co/TSiRCx5IWy

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2021-12-29

There was this one time where I and my grandparents (who are immigrants and from a hot country) visited us when we lived in North Carolina, and it started to snow. It was the first time they've ever seen snow ^^

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2021-12-19

How many Mayo people does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Trick question: Nothing gets changed and they waste time blaming the bulb going out on immigrants. 🤷🏻

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2021-11-30

Remember when the last administration only wanted immigrants from Europe?

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2021-11-29

Matt Wuerker updates our tHanks to those Pilgrim immigrants and dreamers...

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2021-11-26