Fiction film about a German immigrant becoming a US citizen
16mm film "This is America" Part of a series produced by Frederic Ullman Jr. in the 1940s. This episode, "New Americans," which dates from around the late 1940s, focuses on a German immigrant (or refugee) and his quest to become a United States citizen. Depicted are his arrival in the city via Ellis Island, meetings with immigration officials, and attempts to find housing and a job. He is led to the National Refugee Service where he finds friendly assistance. He perseveres and is eventually sworn in as a United States citizen.
Thema's
Organisatie
Collectie
- EHRI
Type
- Archief
Rechten
Identificatienummer van European Holocaust Research Infrastructure
- us-005578-irn724116
Trefwoorden
- New York, NY, United States
- UNITED STATES
- Film
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