Into the melting pot : the assimilation of Irish potato famine emigrants in the United States
Graduation Date
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Other
Program
Thesis (M.A.)--Humboldt State University, Social Science, Teaching American History, 2006
Committee Chair Name
Delores Nason McBroome
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Keywords
Potato Famine, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Social Science, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Teaching American History, Irish Emigrants
Abstract
This historiography focuses on the experiences of the Irish people who immigrated to America as a result of the Potato Famine in Ireland during the years 1846 to 1851. These immigrants arrived on the east coast of the United States, and many of them chose to stay in eastern cities that had been established for hundreds of years. However, some of these brave immigrants traveled across the frontier to San Francisco. In so doing, they faced the challenge of surviving the journey across the Atlantic, assimilating into American culture, and overcoming racial prejudice. The determination of the Irish to not only survive the famine in Ireland, but to succeed in America is the underlying theme of this project.
Recommended Citation
Talty, Sinon J., "Into the melting pot : the assimilation of Irish potato famine emigrants in the United States" (2006). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 1747.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/1747
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/v405sc63b