Student Contributions

Read student immigration stories, view images from Springfield's diverse past, and examples of student research on the topic of Pluralism.

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• First Peoples

  Resources coming soon.

• Colonial Period

  Resources coming soon.

• Resisting Slavery

  Resources coming soon

• Industrialization & Immigration

  Black and White with Many Shades of Grey [PDF]
  A former Springfield Technical Community College students story about the formation of her mixed African American, Caribbean, Canadian, and European family in the Connecticut River Valley.

  The Immigrant Experience in Holyoke [PDF]
  An STCC student's report on shifting attitudes towards immigrants in Holyoke, MA

  Imeacht Eire (Leaving Ireland)
  An STCC student tells the story of her grandmothers immigration to the United States.

  Interview with Stephen Martin [PDF]
  STCC student and Springfield resident Stephen Martin discusses his parents immigration to the United States in the 1920s, their lives in Europe and their motivations for coming to the US as well as growing up in Depression Era Detroit.
  

• Recent Arrivals

  Ahiska Turkish Movements [PDF]
  A Springfield Technical Community College student's family story about being a minority group in the former Soviet Empire and eventual immigration to the United States of America.

  Born in Moscow [PDF]
  A Springfield Technical Community College student’s story of how she and her family immigrated to the United States from the then Soviet Union.

  A Vietnamese Immigrant's Story [PDF]
  An STCC student’s interview with a Vietnamese immigrant
   
  A Puerto Rican Immigrant's Story [PDF]
  An STCC student’s interview with a Puerto Rican immigrant
   
  A Polish Immigrant's Story [PDF]
  An STCC student’s interview with a Polish immigrant
   
  My Immigrant Experience [PDF]
  An STCC student tells the story of his arrival from Portugal

  The Immigrant Experience in Holyoke [PDF]
  An STCC student's report on shifting attitudes towards immigrants in Holyoke, MA

  Coming to America: A Nigerian Immigrants Story [PDF]
  An STCC student tells the story of his immigration from Nigeria.
  
  Moving From Poland to America [PDF]
  An STCC student tells the story of his parents immigration from Poland.

  Why I Came to America [PDF]
  An STCC student tells about her reasons for coming to the United States from Iran and explores her experiences in her new home.

  An American Lad from Ireland
  An STCC student tells the story of her grandfather's immigration from Ireland.
  

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