Ethnic History
The purpose of this category is to cover the history of those groups outside of the American mainstream. Specifically, this includes content on Latino-Americans, non-WASP white ethnics, Asian-Americans, and other groups. It does not include Black History -- there is a separate category dedicated specifically to that topic.
Key Topics:
Recommended Reading
- An Irish-Speaking Island: State, Religion, Community, and the Linguistic Landscape in Ireland, 17701870 (History... - Nicholas M. Wolf
- Stakeknife: Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland (History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora) - Martin Ingram
- The Italian Americans: A History - Maria Laurino
- Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics (Signet Classics) - William L. Riordan
- Internment of Japanese Americans, The (Perspectives on Modern World History) - Jeff Hay
- Anti-Asian Exclusion in the United States During the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: The History Leading to... - Herbert P. Lepore
- The Hyphenated American: Four Plays: Red, Scissors, A Beautiful Country, and Wonderland - Chay Yew
Florida Hist. Society -- "Ponce de Leon and Florida's Fountain of Youth"
Ponce de Leon, founder of Spanish Florida, is known for having sought the "Fountain of Youth", but in fact this story is most likely a myth.
ERAS:
Pre-Contact - Colonial - Revolutionary - Antebellum - Civil War - Gilded Age - Depression/World War II - Modern
PEOPLE:
American Indian - Anglo/Scottish - Black - Hispanic - Women - Asian - LGBT - Irish - Jewish - Children