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Contemporary conversations on immigration in the United States : the view from Prince George's County, Maryland / Judith Freidenberg.
Van Pelt Library JV6997.P75 F74 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freidenberg, Judith, author.
- Series:
- Anthropology of well-being: individual, community, society.
- Anthropology of well-being: individual, community, society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrants.
- Prince George's County (Md.)--Emigration and immigration.
- Prince George's County (Md.).
- Immigrants--Maryland--Prince George's County.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
- United States.
- Emigration and immigration.
- History.
- Maryland--Prince George's County.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 197 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]
- Summary:
- Contemporary Conversations on Immigration in the United States: The View from Prince George's County, Maryland contextualizes the narratives of international migrants arriving to Prince George's County, Maryland from 1968 to 2009.The life course trajectories of seventy individuals and their networks, organized chronologically to include life in the country of origin, the journey, and settlement in the county, frame migration as a social issue rather than social problem. Having internalized the American dream, immigrants toil to achieve upward social mobility while constructing an immigrant space that nurtures well-being. This book demonstrates that an immigrant's experience is grounded in personal, social, economic, and political spheres of influence, and reflects the complexity of migrants' stories to help demystify homogenous categorization. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Contexts of Immigrant Experience 21
- 1 The People of Prince George's County 23
- 2 Conversations about County Identity 49
- Part II Testimonies of Immigrant Experience 75
- 3 Growing Up, Making an Exit Decision, and Leaving 79
- 4 Immigrant Journeys as Geopolitical Bridges 103
- 5 Life Changes in New Destinations 123
- Part III Local Stories, Global Connections 145
- 6 Ideology of the "Good Life" Immigrant Space, and Social Mobility 147
- 7 Imagined and Empirical Frontiers of the Nation-State 159.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Freidenberg, Judith. Contemporary conversations on immigration in the United States
- ISBN:
- 9780739182628
- 0739182625
- OCLC:
- 945434889
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