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Multicultural America : an encyclopedia of the newest Americans / Ronald H. Bayor, editor.
LIBRA E184.A1 M815 2011 v.1-4
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cultural pluralism--United States--Encyclopedias.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Multiculturalism--United States--Encyclopedias.
- Multiculturalism.
- Immigrants--United States--Encyclopedias.
- Immigrants.
- Ethnology--United States--Encyclopedias.
- Ethnology.
- Minorities--United States--Encyclopedias.
- Minorities.
- Race relations.
- Ethnic relations.
- United States--Ethnic relations--Encyclopedias.
- United States.
- United States--Race relations--Encyclopedias.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes (xxviii, 2334 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2011]
- Summary:
- Bayor (history, Georgia Institute of Technology) draws together sociologists, historians, anthropologists, political scientists, geographers, ethnic studies specialists, and other social scientists for this collection of essays on 50 immigrant groups who have contributed to the diversity of the US, from countries ranging from Afghanistan to Mexico to Vietnam, and including little-known nations like Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Nigeria, and Thailand. They describe their geography and history; early and later waves of immigration; population size, age, educational and economic attainment, and health; family, life-cycle rituals, gender relations, links to the ancestral home, social organizations, religion, language, the ethnic press, food, music, and holidays; the path towards citizenship, intergroup relations, forging an American identity, political participation, and return immigration; second and later generations and their ethnic identity, educational attainment, and cultural identification; and relations between the US and the country of origin. Each essay includes lists of notable individuals, a glossary of foreign language terms, and stories of immigrants. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Multicultural America.
- ISBN:
- 9780313357862
- 0313357862
- 9780313357886
- 0313357889
- OCLC:
- 702357644
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