Title A tale of two cities : Santo Domingo and New York after 1950 / Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof

Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2008]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, maps Contents From the burro to the subway -- Progreso cannot be stopped -- Beautiful barrios for the humble folk -- Yankee, go home ... and take me with you! -- Hispanic, whatever that's supposed to mean -- To have an identity here -- Not how they paint it -- Strange costumbres Summary In the second half of the 20th century Dominicans became New York City's largest and poorest, new immigrant group. By 1990, one of every ten Dominicans lived in New York. This text tells the fascinating story of this emblematic migration from Latin America to the United States Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-306) and index Notes Print version record Subject Dominican Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions -- 20th century Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions -- 20th century Dominicans (Dominican Republic) -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century Transnationalism -- Case studies Sociology, Urban -- Case studies HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. Dominican Americans -- Social conditions Emigration and immigration Ethnic relations Immigrants -- Social conditions Social conditions Sociology, Urban Transnationalism Einwanderung SUBJECT Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century New York (N.Y.) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) -- Social conditions -- 20th century New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century New York (N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century Subject Dominican Republic -- Santo Domingo New York (State) -- New York New York, NY Santo Domingo Dominikaner <Volksgruppe> Genre/Form Case studies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780691188393 0691188394

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