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Immigrant struggles, immigrant gifts / edited by Diane Portnoy, Barry Portnoy, and Charlie Riggs, for the Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. ; contributors, Wayne A. Cornelius ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrants--United States.
- Immigrants.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Fairfax, Va. : GMU Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- The latest book from the Immigrant Learning Center addresses some of the most prominent immigrant groups and the most striking episodes of nativism in American history. The introduction covers American immigration history and law as they have developed since the late eighteenth century. The essays that follow--authored by historians, sociologists, and anthropologists--examine the experiences of a large variety of populations to discover patterns in both immigration and anti-immigrant sentiment. The numerous cases reveal much about the immigrants' motivations for leaving their home countries, the obstacles they face to advancement and inclusion, their culture and occupational trends in the United States, their assimilation and acculturation, and their accomplishments and contributions to American life. Contributors -- Wayne Cornelius, University of California, San Diego * Anna Gressel-Bacharan, independent scholar * Nancy Foner, Hunter College * David W. Haines, George Mason University * Luciano J. Iorizo, SUNY Oswego * Alexander Kitroeff, Haverford College * Erika Lee, University of Minnesota * Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan * David M. Reimers, New York University * William G. Ross, Cumberland School of Law * Robert Zecker, Saint Francis Xavier University -- Distributed for George Mason University Press
- Contents:
- German Americans 15
- Irish Americans 37
- Italian Americans 55
- Chinese Americans 75
- Eastern European Americans 97
- Jewish Americans 117
- Greek Americans 141
- Refugees 159
- Black West Indian Americans 177
- Mexican Americans 193
- Muslim Americans 211.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0981877907
- OCLC:
- 816364158
- Publisher Number:
- 99952718233
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