Geographical identities of ethnic America : race, space, and place / Kate A. Berry and Martha L. Henderson ; with a foreword by Dong-Ok Lee and Stanley Brunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berry, Kate A.

Contributor:

Henderson, Martha L., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--United States.

Ethnicity.

Human geography.

Landscapes--Social aspects.

Landscapes.

United States.

Ethnicity--Canada.

Canada.

United States--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Canada--Ethnic relations.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Canada--Race relations.

Landscapes--Social aspects--United States.

Landscapes--Social aspects--Canada.

Human geography--United States.

Human geography--Canada.

Physical Description:

xv, 311 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2002]

Summary:

The complex relationship between human identity and place have been studied by scholars from many disciplines. In Geographical Identities of Ethnic America, eighteen distinguished geographers examine the ways in which place fashions, re-creates, and contextualizes human identity in North America.

The thirteen essays in this volume discuss themes of population and habitat, displacement and circulation, resources and economic survival, and place and experience through the experiences of Native Americans, Asians, Pacific Islanders, African Americans, European Americans, and Hispanics. The volume contributors deal with such topics as Samoan communities in urban Southern California, recent South Asian migration to Canada, Native American health care systems, and public housing for African Americans. Standard geographical themes such as immigration, housing, and landscapes are complemented here by discussions of religious ceremonies, women and marriage-mate selection, resource conflicts, health care, and social networking. The essays are supported by statistical tables and graphs, maps, and photos that reflect a wide range of theoretical and historical approaches.

Seldom has the richness of the continent's ethnic diversity been examined with such insight or sensitivity, nor have the multifarious and constantly evolving connections between places and their human occupants been studied so successfully. For scholars and students seeking fresh insights into the social, cultural, and economic aspects of North America's diverse immigrant and indigenous heritages, Geographical Identities of Ethnic America is essential reading.

Contents:

The changing ethnic map of the United States / Curtis C. Roseman

Black and white spaces in selected metropolitan areas / Donald R. Deskins, Jr. and Christopher Bettinger

Asian Indian immigration to Canada / Purba Fernandez

Profiles of Greek Americans / Stavros T. Constantinou

Varieties of Oglala Lakota resistance to displacement and control / Matthew G. Hannah

The Samoan archipelago in urban America / Stephen R. Koletty

Alaska's contested rural landscapes and the subsistence claims of Alaska natives / Steven Behnke

Cultural landscape change in a Hispanic region / Jeffrey S. Smith

Coping with health care delivery on the Round Valley Indian Reservation / Teresa L. Dillinger

Creating Vietnamese landscapes and place in New Orleans / Christopher A. Airriess

Russian acculturation in Sacramento / Susan W. Hardwick

Epilogue: geographical imageries and race matters / Nanda R. Shrestha and Wilbur I. Smith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0874174872

OCLC:

48092102