Immigrant Heritage Month 2025
Immigrant Heritage Month is observed in June to honor the diversity of those who have moved to the United States from their birth countries and highlight the ways they’ve enhanced American society and culture.
The U.S. is the top destination in the world for people moving from one country to another, according to the Pew Research Center. Census data show that more than 70 million people have migrated to the United States since 1965. They represent nearly all countries around the world. Today, the largest number of immigrants hail from Mexico and India. Nearly a century ago, the largest immigrant populations were from Germany and Italy.
Immigrants have traveled to the U.S. for many reasons over the years—including seeking work, an education, or an escape from persecution. And, in establishing new lives, their presence has influenced everything from art and cuisine, language and literature, and politics and the economy.
The content below provide more information about the U.S. immigration history and immigrant perspectives:
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U.S. immigration timeline (list)
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Immigrants at Ellis Island (video)
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Here and There: 15 memoirs about the immigrant experience in America (list)
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First-generation Chinese American uncovers her family’s immigration story (video)
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Why I came: One immigrant’s story of traveling to the U.S. (article)
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Great migrations: A people on the move – Caribbean and African immigration (videos)
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On being Italian American—The immigrants (article)
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How immigrants from everywhere made American food the most diverse in the world (article)
Originally published by at weareall.nd.edu on June 04, 2025.