Hiles R. We Are One: A Photographic Celebration of Diversity in America

Beyond Words, 2005. — 424 p.A photographic celebration of America's ethnic diversity documents the customs, dress, and cultures of thirty groups currently residing in the U.S., including the Irish, Russians, Cubans, Native Americans, and Eskimos.America is a nation of immigrants. Even the ancestors of the Native Americans migrated across the Bering Straight thousands of years ago and fanned out across the western hemisphere. Over the centuries, America has been enriched by the millions of people who have come to this country from all over the world. We Are One is a celebration of America's ethnic heritage. Author Russel Hiles has traveled the length and breadth of this great nation to photograph thirty or the most important and representative immigrant groups who settled in America. Accompanied by concise text that provides details on each group, the photographs in this book celebrate the immigrants who have strengthened America by Wending with and adding to America's unique cultural composition.