St. Patrick's Day and Irish Immigration
By Andy Urban, PhD candidate in History at the University of Minnesota. IHRC Affiliated Faculty
Although the media coverage leading up to this year’s St. Patrick’s Day has highlighted how Catholic leaders have tried to make sure that the holiday’s festive nature and secular activities do not interfere with start of the more somber occasion of Holy Week, those interested in immigration history might think about the significance of ethnic holidays in relationship to the larger story of migration and assimilation.
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