Eugenic States: A Contextual Archive Main Menu Introduction Critical Themes in the History of Eugenics Eugenic Practices in California, Iowa, and North Carolina What We Can Say with Data Acknowledgements

Race and Immigration

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In the 75 years before World War I, the number of immigrants to the United States rose sharply. In the 1850s, only about 2.2 million foreign-born people lived in the country. That figure doubled within 10 years and climbed steadily until it peaked in the 1930s, when about 14.2 million of the nation’s residents had been born abroad.

This page has paths:

  1. Critical Themes in the History of Eugenics Gianna May Sanchez

Contents of this path:

  1. The “Right” to Procreate
  2. Asian Immigration and Eugenics in California
  3. Whiteness and Interracial Relationships
  4. Race and Immigration in North Carolina
  5. Eugenic Field Worker: C.M. Beatrice Lantz