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1 online resource (732 pages) |
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Harvard University Press Reference Library |
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Harvard University Press reference library.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction / Waters, Mary C. / Ueda, Reed -- Immigration in Global Historical Perspective / Ueda, Reed -- Immigration Control Policy: Law and Implementation / Zolberg, Aristide R. -- Citizenship and Nationality Policy / Schuck, Peter H. -- Refugees / Haines, David W. -- Unauthorized Migration / Bean, Frank D. / Lowell, B. Lindsay -- Settlement Patterns in Metropolitan America / Logan, John R. -- Ethnic and Racial Identity / Gans, Herbert J. -- Intermarriage and Multiple Identities / Perlmann, Joel / Waters, Mary C. -- Assimilation / Alba, Richard / Nee, Victor -- Transforming Foreigners into Americans / Waldinger, Roger -- Transnationalism / Morawska, Ewa -- Pluralism and Group Relations / Hochschild, Jennifer L. -- Immigrants and the Economy / Kaushal, Neeraj / Reimers, Cordelia W. / Reimers, David M. -- Ethnic Politics / Jones-Correa, Michael -- Ethnic Media / Viswanath, K. / Lee, Karen Ka-man -- Religion / Eck, Diana L. -- Language / López, David / Estrada, Vanesa -- Education / Suárez-Orozco, Carola / Suárez-Orozco, Marcelo -- Gender and Family / Pessar, Patricia R. -- The Second Generation / Foner, Nancy / Kasinitz, Philip -- Africa: West / Halter, Marilyn -- Africa: East / Kusow, Abdi -- Africa: South Africa and Zimbabwe / Marrow, Helen B. -- Canada / Gabaccia, Donna R. -- Central America. Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua / Chinchilla, Norma Stoltz / Hamilton, Nora -- China: People's Republic of China / Yin, Xiao-huang -- China: Outside the People's Republic of China / Holdaway, Jennifer -- Colombia / Guarnizo, Luis Eduardo / Espitia, Marilyn -- Cuba / Pérez, Lisandro -- Dominican Republic / Levitt, Peggy -- El Salvador / Menjívar, Cecilia -- Europe: Central and Southeastern. Bulgaria, Former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Former Yugoslavia / Ispa-Landa, Simone -- Haiti / Konczal, Lisa / Stepick, Alex -- India / Leonard, Karen Isaksen -- Iran / Bozorgmehr, Mehdi -- Jamaica / Vickerman, Milton -- Korea / Min, Pyong Gap -- Mexico / Camarillo, Albert M. -- Middle East and North Africa / Gold, Steven J. / Bozorgmehr, Mehdi -- Pacific: Fiji, Tonga, Samoa / Small, Cathy A. -- Pacific: Japan, Australia, New Zealand / Oishi, Nana -- Philippines / Choy, Catherine Ceniza -- Poland / Erdmans, Mary Patrice -- Russia / Gold, Steven J. -- South America. Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela / Marrow, Helen B. -- South Asia. Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal / Kibria, Nazli -- Southeast Asia. Laos, Cambodia, Thailand / Bankston, Carl L. / Hidalgo, Danielle Antoinette -- United Kingdom / Roth, Wendy D. -- Vietnam / Rumbaut, Rubén G. -- West Indies. Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, St. Kitts, Trinidad / Holder, Calvin B. -- Appendix: Immigration and Naturalization Legislation -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Index |
| Summary |
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, shaped by successive waves of new arrivals. This comprehensive guide, edited and written by an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars, provides an authoritative account of the most recent surge of immigrants. Based on the latest U.S. Census data and scholarly research, The New Americans is an essential reference for anyone curious about the changing face of America |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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Emigration and immigration.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
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| Subject |
United States.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ueda, Reed
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| ISBN |
9780674044937 |
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0674044932 |
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