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Once substantial immigration to the United States started, it increased steadily, peaking between 1910 and 1920
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One major difference #Canadian immigrants would encounter in U.S. politics involves the dominance of two political parties. In Canada, there are three national political parties, the Progressive Conservatives, the Liberals, and the New Democratic Party
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Mental health issues related to the trauma of war are common among #Afghan #Americans especially more recent arrivals to the US. PTSD is common. Family stress based on changing gender roles in the face of #American culture is also a factor
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Many #CapeVerdeans arrived in America at the rise of the auto and steel industries and took jobs in those factories.
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July 26, 1948 President Truman issued an executive order to end segregation in the US Armed Forces
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Once financially independent, most immigrants remit a large portion of their salaries to family left behind. On several occasions they have also united in the wake of disaster in Colombia
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Along with its economic appeal, America attracted #English settlers because of its similar language and customs and the popular admiration for "things #English," especially in its large cities and in the South
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On the West Coast, #Liberians are concentrated in California, with the primary settlement points being Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and Stockton.
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There are no documented health problems or medical conditions that are specific to #Guyanese Americans. Many families have health insurance coverage through their employers
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Once in the United States, many Serb immigrants worked in fishing or shipping in cities such as San Francisco, New Orleans, and Galveston, Texas
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One could not decline the challenge to a #Choctaw duel without suffering everlasting disgrace within the community. Needless to say, #Choctaws became adept at getting along with one another
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Along with the traditional Christian and #American holidays, there are certain festival days that are of special significance to the #Estonian #American community
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One major problem facing the #Mormon church is its growing international membership, both worldwide and in American ethnic communities. Church leaders face the dilemma of separating gospel values from the American secular traditions that they have interwoven into #Mormon culture.
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Once removed from the immediate threats of war, drought, and famine, #Eritreans Americans have no greater health issues than the general population
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Lovelock Paiute Tribeo f the Lovelock #Indian Colony #Nevada is an #Indian #Tribal entity recognized and eligible for services from the United States Bureau of #Indian Affairs
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Once in the United States, #Finnish immigrants recreated #Finnish institutions, including churches, temperance societies, workers' halls, benefit societies, and cooperatives
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The way people who have a disability talk about their disability is their choice
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Along with some members of the other Baltic groups, some #Lithuanians blamed the Democrats for the "betrayal" of #Lithuanian independence in the Yalta agreement of 1945, which extended Soviet territories to the West.
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