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Immigration

Hexafoil over concentric circle mark in the clerk's room of the 1825 courhouse at Richmond, Tasmania.

Australian Settlers Used Magic Signs to Keep Evil Away

New efforts to collect evil-averting marks show they were used well into the 19th century.

Sarah Laskow February 24, 2017

Detail from an 1831 illustration of Rhipsalis baccifera.

The Mystery of the World's Least American Cactus

How did Rhipsalis baccifera cross the ocean?

Cara Giaimo February 8, 2017

"America—A Nation of One People From Many Countries," by Emma Bourne published in 1940 by the Council Against Intolerance in America.

The Powerful 1940 Map That Depicts America as a Nation of Immigrants

It was produced by the Council Against Intolerance in the lead up to World War II.

Lauren Young February 6, 2017

Ishkashim Market

Ishkashim, Afghanistan

Ishkashim Border Market

A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.

Immigrants walking across the pier at Ellis Island, early 20th century.

In China, Searching to Fill Mysterious Gaps in the Family Tree

China’s revolution made it difficult for Chinese abroad to stay in contact with their families. Now many in the diaspora are searching for their roots.

Veronique Greenwood December 15, 2016

Statues at the front gate of the temple depict the unearthing of the god's image from the anthill.

Hyderabad, India

Visa Balaji Temple

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

This depicts the unearthing of the god's image from the anthill.

The Centuries-Old Shrine Where Indians Pray for U.S. Visas

It has a decent track record.

Michael Schulson September 13, 2016

Central sculpture in front of wall bearing internment camp names

Washington, D.C.

Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

A historical reenactor in what was Burrows and Sons Chinese Laundry.

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Tunnels of Moose Jaw

Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.

Schulenburg, Texas

Painted Churches of Texas

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

You Can Become a U.S. Citizen at Mount Rushmore or Yosemite

To understand the naturalization process, our reporter attended three ceremonies—one at Ellis Island.

Tao Tao Holmes June 8, 2016

Dissidents Cemetery

Valparaiso, Chile

The Dissidents Cemetery

This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.

Before Ellis Island Existed, Castle Garden Welcomed Houdini and Typhoid Mary

How a one-time beer garden became an immigration hub.

Natalie Zarrelli April 7, 2016

How the St. Patrick's Day Parade Paved the Way for Other Immigrant Groups

The parade, invented in America, inspired others to come.

Tao Tao Holmes March 17, 2016

Why Men in the 1920s Paid Women for Spins Around the Dance Hall

For 10 cents, male patrons could hire taxi-dancers and try out the upper-class hobby of ballroom dancing.

Urvija Banerji March 11, 2016

New Hampshire Mill Workers Invented A New Type Of French

Sarah Laskow February 8, 2016

Ellis Island's Forgotten Final Act as a Cold War Detention Center

Brianna Nofil February 2, 2016

Original caption: Emigrant children at Ellis Island, Melanicolic and tense, displaying their Christmas gifts. Photograph, Early 1900's.

'What a Christmas Present! Deportation!': The Revealing History of Ellis Island's Holiday Parties

Brianna Nofil December 18, 2015