| Description |
1 online resource (292 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Arrival, Settlement, and the Construction of Cultural Landscapes; 2. Immigrant Identities and the Meanings of Citizenship; 3. Temples, Mosques, and Churches; 4. Ethnic Associations; 5. Festivals and Banquets; 6. Pathways to Wider Participation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
For refugees and immigrants in the United States, expressions of citizenship and belonging emerge not only during the naturalization process but also during more informal, everyday activities in the community. Based on research in the Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth area of Texas, this book examines the sociocultural spaces in which Vietnamese and Indian immigrants are engaging with the wider civic sphere. As Civic Engagements reveals, religious and ethnic organizations provide arenas in which immigrants develop their own ways of being and becoming "American." Skills honed at a meeting, festival, o |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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East Indian Americans -- Political activity -- Texas
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Vietnamese Americans -- Political activity -- Texas
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East Indian Americans -- Texas -- Societies, etc
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Vietnamese Americans -- Texas -- Societies, etc
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Immigrants -- Political activity -- United States -- Case studies
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Immigrants -- United States -- Societies, etc. -- Case studies
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Immigrants -- Political activity
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Immigrants -- Societies, etc.
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Texas
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Reed-Danahay, Deborah
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| ISBN |
9780804778985 |
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0804778981 |
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0804775281 |
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9780804775281 |
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