{"id":79,"date":"2016-05-02T19:21:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T19:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:00:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; column_spacing=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-image-slider.vcex_69d13e62d19c1 .wpex-slider-caption{font-size:60px;padding-block-start:800px;}<\/style><div class=\"wpex-slider-preloaderimg wpex-relative\"><img width=\"1956\" height=\"1210\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited.jpg 1956w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-1536x950.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-200x124.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1956px) 100vw, 1956px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"vcex-image-slider vcex-module wpex-slider slider-pro wpex-clr vcex_69d13e62d19c1\" data-auto-play-delay=\"5000\" data-animation-speed=\"600\" data-height-animation-duration=\"500\" data-thumbnail-height=\"70\" data-thumbnail-width=\"70\"><div class=\"wpex-slider-slides sp-slides\"><div class=\"wpex-slider-slide sp-slide\"><div class=\"wpex-slider-media wpex-relative\"><img width=\"1956\" height=\"1210\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited.jpg 1956w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-1536x950.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/06_01_012688_edited-200x124.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1956px) 100vw, 1956px\" \/><div class=\"wpex-slider-caption wpex-text-lg wpex-md-text-3xl wpex-text-white wpex-font-semibold sp-layer sp-static hidden-phone\"data-position=\"bottomCenter\" data-width=\"70%\" data-vertical=\"200\"><p>A Portal to the Region\u2019s Immigrant Past and Present<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 18px; margin-left: 50px;\"><em>Boy saluting, immigrants arriving in Boston, photograph by Edmunds Bond. Courtesy of the Trustees of Boston Public Library<\/em><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1740515641178{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221; bottom_margin=&#8221;30px&#8221; width=&#8221;1200&#8243;]Global Boston is a digital project chronicling the history of immigration to greater Boston since the early nineteenth century. Examining different time periods and ethnic groups, the site features capsule histories, photographs, maps, documents, and oral histories documenting the history of a city where immigrants have long been a vital force in shaping economic, social and political life.\u00a0To get started, try clicking on the Eras of Migration box below to explore different time periods in the region&#8217;s\u00a0history.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d13e62d27cc .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d13e62d27cc .vcex-teaser-content{background:#ffe865;padding:20px;}.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d13e62d27cc .vcex-teaser-text{color:#000000;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1769205639980 vcex_69d13e62d27cc\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg wpex-child-inherit-color\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/sample-page\/eras-of-migration\/test-page\/\" class=\"wpex-no-underline\">Immigrant Rights at the Crossroads<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Under the second Trump administration, the country is seeing unprecedented changes in immigration laws and policies. Mass deportation, challenges to birthright citizenship, the potential defunding of sanctuary cities, and many other issues are at stake. To help you keep up, Global Boston features a curated list of <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/nativism-and-racism\/immigrant-rights-at-the-crossroads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent news articles<\/a><\/span> on how deportation and other immigration issues are unfolding around Boston and at the state level.<\/p>\n<p>To explore these issues from a historical perspective, we&#8217;ve also compiled a list of <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/for-teachers\/teaching-resources-immigrant-rights-at-the-crossroads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resources for Educators<\/a><\/span>, which includes information for teachers on supporting immigrant-origin students and parents in these stressful times. We&#8217;ll continue to update these resources in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d13e62d2fc7 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;font-weight:700;}<\/style><a class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser vcex-teaser-has-link wpex-inherit-color wpex-no-underline wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1739736549432 vcex_69d13e62d2fc7\" href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/eras-of-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><img width=\"500\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Boston-Chart-e1467227524236.jpeg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg\">Eras of migration<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>For a good introduction to immigration in Boston and beyond, click here to explore four different eras of migration history from 1820 to the present. And for more detail, try out our interactive timeline of key events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d13e62d38be .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;font-weight:700;}<\/style><a class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser vcex-teaser-has-link wpex-inherit-color wpex-no-underline wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1739736558045 vcex_69d13e62d38be\" href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/ethnic-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><img width=\"1183\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ship-1923_05_01_000288-crop-1024x679.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg\">Ethnic groups<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>A perpetual immigrant gateway, Boston has been home to dozens of immigrant\u00a0groups over the years. Click here to discover the histories and personal stories of\u00a0the region&#8217;s\u00a0principle ethnic groups.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d13e62d415a .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;font-weight:700;}<\/style><a class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser vcex-teaser-has-link wpex-inherit-color wpex-no-underline wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1739736568800 vcex_69d13e62d415a\" href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/home\/immigrant-places\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/N-End-Feast-ca-1930-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph of Hanover Street with various decorations in the air spanning the length of the street, including decorative lights, crests, and scarves.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/N-End-Feast-ca-1930-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/N-End-Feast-ca-1930-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/N-End-Feast-ca-1930-1-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg\">Immigrant places<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Immigrant communities have flourished across Boston as well as in nearby cities, towns and suburbs. Explore these immigrant places and how newcomers have inhabited and transformed them over the past two centuries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d13e62d49e1 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><a class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser vcex-teaser-has-link wpex-inherit-color wpex-no-underline wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1739736579316 vcex_69d13e62d49e1\" href=\"http:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/nativism-and-racism\/\" title=\"Nativism and Racism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GilesMulimBan.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"A photograph of many individuals protesting in their winter clothing. Many individuals hold various letters to spell out #No Muslim Ban. There are other various signs and posters throughout the photograph, such as one that says, &quot;We won&#039;t turn our backs. Refugees are all welcome.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GilesMulimBan.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GilesMulimBan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GilesMulimBan-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg\">Nativism and Racism<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>While often described today as an immigrant-friendly city, Boston was once at the forefront of nativist political movements. These anti-immigrant movements helped shape national immigration debates and laws that would significantly change the racial\/ethnic make-up of Boston and the nation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d13e62d5281 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><a class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser vcex-teaser-has-link wpex-inherit-color wpex-no-underline wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1739736588299 vcex_69d13e62d5281\" href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/restaurants-protype\/\" title=\"Global Eats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><img width=\"3369\" height=\"2259\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Russian-Bear-photo-1933-1.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Russian-Bear-photo-1933-1.jpg 3369w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Russian-Bear-photo-1933-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Russian-Bear-photo-1933-1-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Russian-Bear-photo-1933-1-1024x687.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3369px) 100vw, 3369px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg\">Global Eats: The Rise of \"Ethnic\" Restaurants in Boston<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p class=\"p1\">Immigrants have been feeding America for generations. They\u2019ve run restaurants, introduced new foodways, and shaped the dining culture of our cities. To better understand this history, Global Eats explores the rise of \u201cethnic\u201d restaurants in Boston in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dig in and browse our menu of restaurant stories, maps, photos and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69d13e62d5bb5 .vcex-teaser-heading{color:#494949;}<\/style><a class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser vcex-teaser-has-link wpex-inherit-color wpex-no-underline wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vc_custom_1739736595092 vcex_69d13e62d5bb5\" href=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/index.php\/for-teachers\/\" title=\"For Teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-media wpex-mb-20\"><img width=\"1587\" height=\"1026\" src=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Henderson-school.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Henderson-school.jpg 1587w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Henderson-school-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Henderson-school-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Henderson-school-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalboston.bc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Henderson-school-1536x993.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1587px) 100vw, 1587px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h2 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-lg\">For Teachers<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Interested in using Global Boston in your classroom? This page has been developed especially for educators, making use of the website\u2019s growing set of resources on immigration history in greater Boston. It features a\u00a0unit plan that includes seven ready-to-use lesson plans on different aspects of immigration history, plus a final project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; column_spacing=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]Boy saluting, immigrants arriving in Boston, photograph by Edmunds Bond. 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