Physical & Online Sources
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Background Sources
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CQ ResearcherCovers the most current and controversial issues of the day with summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and more. Provides reporting and analysis on issues in the news, including coverage of issues relating to health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
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Gale Global Issues in ContextIntegrates news, global viewpoints, reference, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics and more in a single search.
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Global Boston: A Portal to the Region's Immigrant Past and PresentGlobal Boston is a digital project based at Boston College that chronicles the history of immigration to greater Boston since the early nineteenth century. Examining different time periods, ethnic groups, and places of settlement, the site features capsule histories, photographs, maps, documents, videos, and oral histories documenting the history of a city and metro area where immigrants have long been a vital force in shaping urban life.
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The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies by Publication Date: 2014 -
Encyclopedia of American Immigration by Location: Online via HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access ServicePublication Date: 2001 -
Encyclopedia of American Immigration by Location: Online via HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access ServicePublication Date: 2010 -
Contemporary Immigration in America: A State-by-State Encyclopedia by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2015 -
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Anti-Immigration in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2011 -
Shapers of the Great Debate on Immigration: A Biographical Dictionary by Location: Online via HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access ServicePublication Date: 1999 -
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Global Refugee Crisis by Location: Mugar Memorial Library Stacks (HV640 .L625 2010 )Publication Date: 2010
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