From Many Lands

I’m downsizing.  I’m getting rid of literally hundreds of books, including one I came across yesterday by Alberta Eiseman entitled “From Many Lands,”  (N.Y.:  Atheneum, 1970).  The book is about immigrants to America. 

There are chapters on the English, Irish, Germans, Scandinavians, Italians, Jews, and Asians.

What major groups were left out?

I’ve heard people ask, “Why do we need a special month for black history?’

There you go.  

Maybe we also need another month for Latino history.  And maybe one more for the original inhabitants of this land.