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Home / Authors / Virginia Yans-McLaughlin

Virginia Yans-McLaughlin

Education, For Parents, K-12, Sociology, U.S. History

Virginia Yans-McLaughlin

Virginia Yans-McLaughlin is a historian at Rutgers University. She served as an historical advisor to the National Parks Service and the Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation on the creation of the Ellis Island Museum.

Books written by this author

  • Ellis Island and the Peopling of America  cover

    Ellis Island and the Peopling of America

    The Official Guide
    Virginia Yans-McLaughlin
    $19.95     Buy Now

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