Articles with keyword "immigrants"
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Writing Chicago
From Upton Sinclair to Richard Wright, Chicago has produced writers whose work reflects the spirit of the day.
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“I Have Seen the Elephant”
Some forty-niners found instant wealth in California, but for most the trek west meant hardship and loss.
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“History Alive!”
A gallery of California notables are recreated in Chautauqua performances for the state's sesquicentennial.
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Eavesdropping on a Generation
Yiddish programs from the Golden Age of radio hit the airwaves.
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Dvořák and America
A new film traces the composer's life in the United States and his championing of black music.
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Isaac Bashevis Singer: Master Storyteller
A rabbi's son takes his tales of the shtetl to America and wins a Nobel Prize.
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North Carolina’s Doug Quin
Growing up abroad led Doug Quin to take a grassroots approach to programming in North Carolina.
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Minnesota’s Stanley Romanstein: Connecting the Arts and Humanities
Stanley Romanstein connects music and the humanities in Minnesota.
