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Pochmann, Henry A. German Culture in America: Philosophical and Literary Influences 1600–1900 (1957). 890pp; comprehensive review of German influence on Americans esp 19th century. online; Pochmann, Henry A. and Arthur R. Schult. Bibliography of German Culture in America to 1940 (2nd ed 1982); massive listing, but no annotations. Schelbert, Leo.
Switzerland’s mountainous geography and lack of natural resources historically led the Swiss to seek economic opportunities abroad. While some immigrants did settle in the region, the influx of significant migrant groups to Switzerland began primarily in the late 19th century, coinciding with industrialization.
From the 19th century onwards, the geographical origins of immigrants changed. In previous centuries, the British had been the most numerous in the United States, but German immigration overtook British after 1820, [27] [28] and, in Latin America, Spanish and Portuguese immigrants, dominant in all previous centuries, were overtaken by the ...
Switzerland and Australia, with about a quarter of their population born outside the country, are the two countries with the highest proportion of immigrants in the western world, although who counts as an immigrant varies from country to country, and even between agencies within countries. Some countries naturalise immigrants easily, while ...
In February 2024, the nonprofit Every Texan reported that for every 1,000 workers, Texas immigrants and asylum seekers add $2.6 million to state and local taxes in their first year of eligibility ...
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."
Immigrants made up 9.2% of business owners in 2019 despite comprising 6.9% of the population. About 1,600 immigrant entrepreneurs made $43.3 million in income that year.
The author says they have more access to nature, and kids are more independent in Switzerland. Nadezhda1906?Getty Images My family lived in New York, California, and Connecticut before moving abroad.