# Dendrochronology of U.S. immigration

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2019-01-12

dendrochronology, history, immigration, migration, northeastern-university, study, uncategorized, united-states, university, us-immigration, video

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I can’t remember where I found it, but I recently stumbled upon [this video](https://vimeo.com/276140430) simulating the dendrochronology of U.S. immigration from 1830 to 2015. 

It is part of [an ongoing project](https://web.northeastern.edu/naturalizing-immigration-dataviz/) by Pedro Cruz, John Wihbey, Avni Ghael, and Felipe Shibuya, and is supported by Northeastern University.

As its name suggests, the video (and broader study) uses the metaphor of a tree (and its growth rings) to explain historical immigration to the U.S. 

If you can’t see the video below, [click here](https://vimeo.com/276140430).

\[vimeo 276140430 w=640 h=280\]

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/dendrochronology-of-us-immigration)*