Red Star Line

The Belgian shipping company Red Star Line carried more than 2 million migrants from Antwerp to New York between 1873 and 1934. Most of them were Eastern Europeans who had left their homes and their families due to war and poverty. After a long and exhausting journey they would reach America. Yet...

Ellis Island is the legendary gate to America. Millions of immigrants who were in search of a better life, first landed on this island. The mythical building on the island preserves the tapes of the Oral History Program. In more than 2000 interviews people tell about their most important journey ...

At the time of the Eastern European migration, Antwerp is full of migrants.
The migrants are exhausted and they have no money to buy things. However, before they can even depart for America, they have to stay in this city they barely know. Once aboard they again had to face a new challenge, as ...

When the European migrants see the Statue of Liberty, suddenly, the ‘American Dream’ seems to become reality. However, the challenge is not over, because the migrants still have to wait for the results of the medical examination on Ellis Island. Many entrants have been sent back to Antwerp due to...