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The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Legacy Exhibits
The Balch Institute, which merged with the Historical Society of Philadelphia in 2002, was a leading repository of information regarding immigrant and cultural material. Some of their exhibits are available online serving and offer rich insight and primary materials:
Extended Lives: The African Immigrant Experience in Philadelphia
Italian-American Traditions: Family and Community
The Japanese-American Experience
Preserving Polonia in America: The Polish American Experience
Something Old, Something New: Ethnic Weddings in America
Japanese American National Museum
North America, Migration Policy Institution
North America, and the United States in particular, is the globe's leading destination for migrants. Research presented "focuses on everything from visa policy and border management to immigrant integration, national identity, the demographics of immigrants in the region and their educational and workforce outcomes, and ways to more effectively use migration policy as a lever for national and regional competitiveness."
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Since its founding in 1969, CSRC has played a pivotal role in the development of scholarly research on the Chicano-Latino population in the United States through their library and special collections archive; academic press; collaborative research projects; public and academic programs; and community-based partnerships.