Sentences with phrase «settled by immigrants»

So he begins Outliers with the story of the town of Roseto in Pennsylvania, settled by immigrants from the town of the same name in Italy and still peopled by them and their descendants.

The town was originally settled by immigrants from southern Germany.

Roseto (population: 1,600) is a town in Eastern Pennsylvania, settled by immigrants from southern Italy in the 1880s.

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Originally settled by Scottish and Irish immigrants, Carlisle was named after its sister city, Carlisle, England, and was also home to the famous Molly Pitcher of Revolutionary War lore.

It was originally founded and settled by German immigrants, and was the largest producer of brownstone on the east coast until the early 1930s.

Immigrants were pouring into America by the millions and settling in already overcrowded city shuns.

We were probably all black skinned immigrants and when we settled the land in Europe that was occupied by Neanderthal, we mixed with them and lost our melatonin.

-- Swedish meatballs were brought to the USA by Scandinavian immigrants; many of whom settled in America's northern mid-west states.

«The danger is that the kind of message that is being sent from these billboards will be taken not just by illegal immigrants but also by many people of settled ethnic minorities as being some sort of sign of open warfare.»

Would - be immigrants suffering from tuberculosis would not be allowed to settle in the UK, under proposals announced by the Conservative Party.

Pottery remains and tomb types suggest the first immigrants came from Brittany in north - west France to southern England, followed around 100 years later by a second wave from north - eastern France who settled in Scotland.

All immigrants to Canada are screened for contagious forms of TB by chest x-ray before emigrating, and some receive secondary surveillance after settling in the country.

Drawn by jobs in the rose fields and iron foundries, Mexican immigrants began settling here with their families in the 1970s.

Proof That Ideas about Education Can Cross International Borders View the Photo Showcase of the Boston Arts Academy Founded by Spaniards and settled by a host of other immigrants, Argentina, like the United States, is a country woven from outside influences.

Similarly, state law creates barriers for recently settled immigrants to attend charter schools by establishing restrictive enrollment practices.

Like the author, the main characters of A Good American are immigrants — Jette and Frederick Meisenheimer, two Germans who board a ship to New Orleans (by chance; they meant to go to New York) in 1904, and end up settling in Beatrice, Missouri.

Originally settled by Scottish and Irish immigrants, Carlisle was named after its sister city, Carlisle, England, and was also home to the famous Molly Pitcher of Revolutionary War lore.

Refugees are matched with a settled and trained immigrant to help ease their transition by speaking English and their native language.

SAN IGNACIO San Ignacio is the administrative center of the Capo District, settled by Mestizo and Maya immigrants from Guatemala and Lebanese traders.

Ferndale is very much a working town, the provenance of Scandinavian, Swiss - Italian, and Portuguese immigrants who settled the tucked - away community in the mid-1800s, drawn here by the booming dairy industry.

Continue to La Boca, Buenos Aires» most colorful neighborhood, where a European atmosphere has remained strong since the neighborhood was settled by Italian immigrants.

Continue on, travelling through the tussocky Mackenzie country, settled by hardy Scottish immigrants through to Lake Tekapo to view the solitary Church of the Good Shepherd.

Travelling through Strathalbyn, which was settled by Scottish immigrants, is one of South Australia's oldest towns as evidenced by the many heritage buildings.

Travelling through Strathalbyn, one of the regions prettiest towns, which was settled by Scottish immigrants and is one of South Australia's oldest towns as evidenced by the many heritage buildings.

Once a sleepy town mainly populated by public employees, the city has rapidly expanded primarily due to immigrants who have settled on the outskirts.

Learn about the city's history from many different museums and cultural centers, then delve into the gastronomies created by the many different nationalities that have settled here including immigrants from the US, China, Germany, and Thailand.

Framing Fraktur explores the relationship between manuscript - based folk art created by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania beginning in the 17th century, and the work of seven contemporary artists presented through two simultaneous exhibitions: «Word & Image: Contemporary Artists Connect to fraktur,» based in the work of contemporary artists, and «Quill & Brush: Pennsylvania German Fraktur and Material Culture,» based in historic works.

Originally settled by Scottish and Irish immigrants, Carlisle was named after its sister city, Carlisle, England, and was also home to the famous Molly Pitcher of Revolutionary War lore.

Mequon has a rich history, including an historic German neighborhood called Freistadt that was settled by German immigrants in 1839 and was home to the first Lutheran church in WI.

Settling is not an easy task as evidenced by the author's own story and the stories of the many immigrants who contributed their stories for the project.

The Coppell area was settled by German and French immigrants in the 1840s.

Originally the home of the Anishinaabe Indians, it was increasingly settled by white immigrants throughout the early to mid-1800s.

Yale, which was settled by German and Polish immigrants, has been making bologna since the 1800s.