William H Siener
Biographic Data
| ID | 1146145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William H Siener |
| GIVEN NAMES | William H |
| FAMILY NAME | Siener |
| SIGNATURE | SIENER W H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The United Nations at Niagara
In 1946 a group of Western New York and Southern Ontario business leaders proposed locating United Nations headquarters on Navy Island, Canadian territory in the Niagara River. One of the most visionary proposals ever to come from the region, it was a genuinely binational project, grounded in the symbolism of the peaceful relationship along the Niagara after the War of 1812. The proposal revealed a high level of cross-border economic and cultural…
“A Barricade of Ships, Guns, Airplanes and Men”
On April 19,1929, Chief Boatswain's Mate Hubert E. Wilbur and Surfman Orville M. LaGrant, both members of US. Coast Guard, began routine patrol of Niagara River. The patrol, which nearly ended in bloodshed, provoked an international incident that took almost year to resolve. The episode resulted from United States' arming its borders to an unprecedented extent in an effort to win Canadian government's assistance in enforcing Prohibition laws. Per…
Through the Back Door
Research Article| July 01 2008 Through the Back Door: Evading the Chinese Exclusion Act along the Niagara Frontier, 1900 to 1924 William H. Siener William H. Siener Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (2008) 27 (4): 34–70. https://doi.org/10.2307/27501852 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation William H. Siener; Through the Back Do…
Georgian Canada, Conflict and Culture, 1745-1820
Through the Back Door
Research Article| July 01 2008 Through the Back Door: Evading the Chinese Exclusion Act along the Niagara Frontier, 1900 to 1924 William H. Siener William H. Siener Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (2008) 27 (4): 34–70. https://doi.org/10.2307/27501852 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation William H. Siener; Through the Back Do…
Georgian Canada, Conflict and Culture, 1745-1820
“A Barricade of Ships, Guns, Airplanes and Men”
On April 19,1929, Chief Boatswain's Mate Hubert E. Wilbur and Surfman Orville M. LaGrant, both members of US. Coast Guard, began routine patrol of Niagara River. The patrol, which nearly ended in bloodshed, provoked an international incident that took almost year to resolve. The episode resulted from United States' arming its borders to an unprecedented extent in an effort to win Canadian government's assistance in enforcing Prohibition laws. Per…
Through the Back Door
Research Article| July 01 2008 Through the Back Door: Evading the Chinese Exclusion Act along the Niagara Frontier, 1900 to 1924 William H. Siener William H. Siener Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Ethnic History (2008) 27 (4): 34–70. https://doi.org/10.2307/27501852 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation William H. Siener; Through the Back Do…
The United Nations at Niagara
In 1946 a group of Western New York and Southern Ontario business leaders proposed locating United Nations headquarters on Navy Island, Canadian territory in the Niagara River. One of the most visionary proposals ever to come from the region, it was a genuinely binational project, grounded in the symbolism of the peaceful relationship along the Niagara after the War of 1812. The proposal revealed a high level of cross-border economic and cultural…
Political science (4 works) · Canadian Identity and History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · American History and Culture (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (1 work) · Canadian Policy and Governance (1 work)