Immigration History

Brokers of Human Capital
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post Nineteenby Brad Westwood Many early American immigrants first heard about Utah and the American West from steamship and labor agents whose work was similar...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Economic Immigrant Communities’ Impact on Salt Lake City
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post Twenty-OneBy Brad Westwood The arrival of later economic immigrants, from across the United States and around the globe, to Utah and the Pioneer Park...
Last updated: March 4, 2026

Pioneer Park Neighborhood: The Wellspring of Modern Salt Lake City
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post Eighteenby Brad Westwood In the decades following the Civil War, the United States emerged as one of the world’s largest economic engines. It was...
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe and Salt Lake City’s West Side
Salt Lake West Side Stories: Post Twenty-Six By Brad Westwood During the second industrial revolution (1865-1920), the United States absorbed a large population of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe....
Last updated: March 4, 2026
