To be an American : cultural pluralism and the rhetoric of assimilation / Bill Ong Hing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hing, Bill Ong

Series:

Critical America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism--United States.

Cultural pluralism.

United States.

Immigrants--United States.

Immigrants.

Acculturation--United States.

Acculturation.

United States--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xi, 243 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : New York University Press, [1997]

Summary:

To Be an American considers immigration in the context of the global and national economy, examining such often-overlooked issues as the competition between immigrants and African Americans, inter-group tension, and ethnic separatism. Drawing on Hing's work as a lawyer deeply involved in the day-to-day life of his immigrant clients, the book is a unique blend of substantive analysis, policy, and personal experience.

Contents:

1. A Superior Multicultural Experience

2. A Nation of Immigrants, a History of Nativism

3. Mi Cliente y Amigo Rodolfo Martinez Padilla

4. Searching for the Truth about Immigrants and Jobs

5. How Much Do Immigrants Cost? The Methodology Wars

6. Contextualizing Immigration

7. Low-Wage Immigrants and African Americans

8. Beyond the Economic Debate: The Cultural Complaint

9. The Challenge to Cultural Pluralists: Interethnic Group Conflict and Separatism

10. A New Way of Looking at America

11. Back to Superior.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0814735231

OCLC:

35558966