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Swiss immigration diminished after 1930 because of the depression and World War II, but 23,700 more Swiss had arrived by 1960, followed by 29,100 more between 1961 and 1990, many of whom were professionals or employees in American branches of Swiss companies who later returned to Switzerland.
The Swiss American Historical Society (SAHS) is a historical society founded in Chicago in 1927. According to the Society's website, it was established "to promote the study of the Swiss in America, of Swiss–American relations, of Swiss immigration to the United States, and of American interest in Swiss history and culture."
Theobald (Diebold) von Erlach (1541–1565), first Swiss person known to have settled in North America. [2] Wright brothers, aviation pioneers, mother of partial Swiss descent; Louis Chevrolet, co-founder of Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911; John Joachim Zubly (1724–1781) of St. Gallen, pastor, planter, and statesman during the American ...
U.S. states by foreign born population (2017) State Total foreign born population [2] Foreign born population (%) Alabama 162,567: 3.4 Alaska 60,784: 8.2 Arizona 960,275
A small Ohio town is the latest victim of the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policy after 3,000 migrants from the West African nation of Mauritania moved in in the past year — lured ...
Galveston Immigration Stations. The immigrant inspection station at the Port of Galveston, in Galveston, Texas, was the gateway for tens of thousands of immigrants to the Southwest of the United States. Galveston was one of the largest cities in Texas until the hurricane of 1900 devastated the city The Galveston station opened in 1906. [1]
Though the Swiss initially seemed protective of their pristine mountains, lakes, and public spaces — the international community in Switzerland welcomed us into a massive multicultural melting pot.
A 38-year-old from Venezuela with a family of four children he had to leave behind, Jose Rodriguez arrived in New York with the same dream that has driven immigrants for centuries — the hope of ...