The New Americans
A Guide to Immigration since 1965
Published on 1. July 2009
736 pages
978-0-674-04493-7 (ISBN)
Description
The U.S. has always been a nation of immigrants, shaped by successive waves of new arrivals. This comprehensive guide provides an authoritative account of the most recent surge of immigrants. Based on the latest U.S. Census data and scholarly research, this book is an essential reference for anyone curious about the changing face of America.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04493-7 (9780674044937)
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01/2007
Harvard University Press
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Content
Immigration in Global Historical Perspective 14 Reed Ueda Immigration Control Policy: Law and Implementation 29 Aristide R. Zolberg Citizenship and Nationality Policy.. .... 43 Peter H. Schuck Refugees 56 David W Haines Unauthorized Migration 70 Frank D.1 Bean and BA Lindsay Lowell Settlement Patterns in Metropolitan America 83 John R. Logan Ethnic and Racial Identity . 98 Herbertj. Gans Intermarriage and Multiple Identities 110 Joel Perbnan.n and Mary C Waters Assimilation 124 RichardAlba and Victor Nee Trlansforming F.isoreigners into.Amnericans 137 Roger Wa/inger Transnatonalism i49 Ewa Morawska Pluralism and Group Relations 164 Jennifir L. Hocbsebjild . Immigrants and the Economy 176 Neeraj Kaus/al, Cordelia W.Reimers, and David M, Reiters Ethnic Politics 189 Michael Jones-Corar Ethnic Media 202 K Vii:wa nah and Karen Ka-man Lee Religion 214 Diana L. Eck Language 228 David Ldpez and Vanesa Estrada. Education 243 Carola Sudrez-Orozco andAMarcelo Sudrez-Orozvo Gender and Family 258 Patricia R. Pessar The Second Generation 270 NVancy Loner andPhip Kasinitz Africa: West 283 Marilyn Ha/ter Africa: East 295 Abdi Ansow Africa: South Africa and Zimbabwe. 307 Helen B. Marrow Canada 319 Donna R. Gabarcia Central America 328 Morn7a Stoltz Chinchilla and Aora Hamilton China: People's Republic of China 340 Xiao-huang Yin China: Outside the People's Republic of China 355 jennifer Holdaway Colombia 371 Luis Eduardo Guarnizo and Marilyn Espitia Cuba 386 Lisandro P&rez Dominican Republic 399 Peggy Levitt El Salvador 412 Cecilia Menjivar Europe: Western 421 Donna kt Gabaccia Europe: Central and Southeastern 433 Simone Ispa-Landa lHliti 445 Lisa Konczal and Alex Stopick India 458 Karen Isaksen Leonard Iran 469 Mehdi Bozorgmehr Jamaica 479 Milton Vickerman Korea 491 Pyong Gap .An Mexico504 Albert M. Camarillo Middle East and North Africa 518 Steven . Gold andAMehdi Bozorgnehr Pacific: Fiji., Tonga, Samoa 534 CathyA. Small Pacific: Japan, Australia, New Zealand 543 Nana Oishi Philippines5 .1,':: iilIApp.ll.lCi'i ' )(' Catherine Ceniz/a Choy Poland 570 Mary Patrice Erdmans Russia 579 Stevenj Gold South America 593) Helen B. Marrow South Asia 612 Nazli (ibria Southeast Asia. 624 Carl L. Bankston /I and Danele Antoinette Hidalgo United Kingdom. 641 Wendy D. Roth Vietnam 652 Ruban C. Rumbant West Indies 674 Calvin B. Holder
