The history of Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in America, 1900-2000 : patterns of migration, survival, and adjustment / Solomon Addis Getahun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Getahun, Solomon Addis.

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

New Americans recent immigration and American society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethiopians--United States--History.

Ethiopians.

Ethiopia--Emigration and immigration.

Ethiopia.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ethiopians form the third largest post-1960 African immigrant in the U.S. Over the years, their migratory patterns have changed in response to changes in Ethiopian and American diplomatic relationships. The Ethiopian immigrants also vary among themselves depending on whether they were granted asylum, are refugees, or benefit from the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery winners. Getahun studies the context of the immigrants' arrival, their patterns of settlement, and their adjustment in the U.S. Differences between immigrants may be explained by ethnic or regional origin, class, politics, and religion. The resultant communities support social and religious institutions and Ethiopians are succeeding in establishing community organizations and religious institutions and seek to influence U.S foreign policy towards Ethiopia.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-319) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-249-6

OCLC:

476326963