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- Doug Noverr, Michigan State University Professor of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures, delivers a talk entitled, "Two versions/visions of Irish immigrant history: Ron Howard's 'Far and away' (1992) and Martin Scorsese's 'Gangs of New York' (2002)". Noverr describes the films and their historical context and recounts Irish patterns of immigration, intermarriage with Native Americans, and settlement on the continent. He explains the fear and racism directed at the Irish by the "Know nothings" as well as the machine politics rampant in New York City. Questions and answers conclude the event. Noverr is introduced by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-11-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama participates in a naturalization ceremony for service members and a wreath laying at the National War Memorial to honor fallen soldiers. Walter Haith, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service Field Office Director, introduces Robert Daum, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service Deputy District Director for Asia-Pacific, to administer the oath of allegiance to 20 individuals.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-04-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump campaigns for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. U.S. Senate candidate and current Republican Congressman Jim Renacci and Congressman Steve Chabot also speak to the crowd. Trump announces the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson from a Turkish jail and covers familiar talking points about the economy, trade, tax policy, immigration, and crime. Trump also says that if the Democrats win the election they will take away jobs and healthcare, that the crime rate will increase, and that the borders will be thrown open. Held at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Ohio.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump signs an executive order that he says will end the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump says there is still a "zero tolerance" policy for those attempting to cross the border illegally, but claims that families will now be able to stay together during the prosecution process. Vice President Mike Pence and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen thank the President for his actions and urge Congress to change immigration laws. Held in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-06-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Rowan University Professor of History Melissa R. Klapper delivers a talk entitled, "Small strangers: Immigrant children in America, 1880-1925", in conjunction with a yearlong initiative and exhibit by the Michigan State University Jewish Studies Program called "Telling family stories: Jews, genealogy and history". Klapper describes the waves of immigration to the U.S. and the experiences of children as they came of age, finding themselves increasingly caught between Old World expectations and New World demands. Klapper is introduced by MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis. Michigan State University Professor Kirsten Fermaglich explains the Jewish Studies Program exhibit. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series, held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- On his first foreign trip, U.S. President George W. Bush holds a joint press conference with Mexican President Vicente Fox. Bush and Fox speak on a variety of issues, including free trade, anti-drug efforts, and immigration issues. Following their remarks they take questions from reporters.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama calls for comprehensive immigration reform and a bipartisan approach to fixing a broken immigration system, in a speech given at the Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso, Texas. He calls for ending illegal immigration while creating mechanisms to bring in trained and talented workers. Obama also explains why immigration reform is critical to building a Twenty-first Century economy.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Homng immigrant Chou Xiong reflects on her childhood in Laos and her family's migration to Michigan by way of refugee camps in Thailand and France. She discusses working multiple jobs in each location, eventually becoming a business owner, and speaks about how these experiences caused her to encourage her children to pursue education.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump answers questions from the press and defends his administration's immigration policy as well as the personnel changes he has made in the Department of Homeland Security. Trump also says that current immigration laws allow too many people into the country and attacks President Obama's immigration policies. Trump's comments are made during an Oval Office meeting with the Egyptian President.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Helen Piwkowski and Jeannette Oksa talk about their lives, families, and their work in a cigar factory in Detroit, Michigan. They also discuss being born in Poland and emigrating to the U.S., their education, their union activity, race relations in Detroit neighborhoods and in the workplace, and the Polish community in Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1981-02-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection