The ethnic dimension in American history / James S. Olson and Heather Olson Beal.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Worlds collide : Indian people, Africans, and Europeans in colonial America -- The first Americans -- The European migration -- Ethnicity and manifest destiny -- African Americans in the early years -- Conclusion : ethnic America in 1890 -- Ethnic America in transition, 1890-1945 -- The new immigrants -- American Jews -- Asian Americans -- The nativist reaction -- Native Americans : the assault on tribalism -- Jim Crow and ghettos : African Americans -- The Mexican Americans -- Conclusion : ethnic America in 1945 -- Change and continuity in ethnic America, 1945-present -- Black power : the African Americans -- The Hispanic mosaic -- Asian Americans in the modern world -- The newest arrivals -- Native Americans in the modern world -- White ethnics in modern America -- Conclusion : ethnic America in 2010.