Becoming American: Our Immigration Experience Past and Present

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The series is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, the Moline Public Library, the German American Heritage Center, the Butterworth Center, St. Ambrose University and uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø.

Today's films will be "The Century of Immigration," about the 40 million immigrants from 1820-1924 who transformed immigration into a major and defining aspect of American life.

Other series topics:

March 12: "Promise and Prejudice, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Moline Public Library
March 19: "Between Two Worlds: Identity and Acculturation," 5:30-7:30 p.m., German American Heritage Center, Davenport
March 26: "Help uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍøed? Immigration and Work," 7-8:30 p.m., Hanson Hall room 102, uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø uedbetÌåÓý¹ÙÍø
April 2: "Family and Community," 3-5 p.m. Butterworth Center, Moline.