Immigrant Athletes in the Summer 2004 Olympics

Research and Analysis

Published: September 1, 2004

Immigrants and the children of immigrants are prominent among the athletes representing the United States in the 2004 Olympics. The stories of these immigrant athletes offer a vivid glimpse of the immigrant experience in the United States.

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