The new Americans : a guide to immigration since 1965 / edited by Mary C. Waters & Reed Ueda ; with Helen B. Marrow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Credo Reference (Firm)

Waters, Mary C.

Ueda, Reed.

Marrow, Helen B.

Series:

Harvard University Press reference library.

Harvard University Press reference library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

United States.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (58 entries) : 2 images, digital files.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, shaped by successive waves of new arrivals. This comprehensive guide, edited and written by an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars, provides an authoritative account of the most recent surge of immigrants. Based on the latest U.S. Census data and scholarly research, The New Americans is an essential reference for anyone curious about the changing face of America.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Introduction / Waters, Mary C. / Ueda, Reed

Immigration in Global Historical Perspective / Ueda, Reed

Immigration Control Policy: Law and Implementation / Zolberg, Aristide R.

Citizenship and Nationality Policy / Schuck, Peter H.

Refugees / Haines, David W.

Unauthorized Migration / Bean, Frank D. / Lowell, B. Lindsay

Settlement Patterns in Metropolitan America / Logan, John R.

Ethnic and Racial Identity / Gans, Herbert J.

Intermarriage and Multiple Identities / Perlmann, Joel / Waters, Mary C.

Assimilation / Alba, Richard / Nee, Victor

Transforming Foreigners into Americans / Waldinger, Roger

Transnationalism / Morawska, Ewa

Pluralism and Group Relations / Hochschild, Jennifer L.

Immigrants and the Economy / Kaushal, Neeraj / Reimers, Cordelia W. / Reimers, David M.

Ethnic Politics / Jones-Correa, Michael

Ethnic Media / Viswanath, K. / Lee, Karen Ka-man

Religion / Eck, Diana L.

Language / López, David / Estrada, Vanesa

Education / Suárez-Orozco, Carola / Suárez-Orozco, Marcelo

Gender and Family / Pessar, Patricia R.

The Second Generation / Foner, Nancy / Kasinitz, Philip

Africa: West / Halter, Marilyn

Africa: East / Kusow, Abdi

Africa: South Africa and Zimbabwe / Marrow, Helen B.

Canada / Gabaccia, Donna R.

Central America. Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua / Chinchilla, Norma Stoltz / Hamilton, Nora

China: People's Republic of China / Yin, Xiao-huang

China: Outside the People's Republic of China / Holdaway, Jennifer

Colombia / Guarnizo, Luis Eduardo / Espitia, Marilyn

Cuba / Pérez, Lisandro

Dominican Republic / Levitt, Peggy

El Salvador / Menjívar, Cecilia

Europe: Central and Southeastern. Bulgaria, Former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Former Yugoslavia / Ispa-Landa, Simone

Haiti / Konczal, Lisa / Stepick, Alex

India / Leonard, Karen Isaksen

Iran / Bozorgmehr, Mehdi

Jamaica / Vickerman, Milton

Korea / Min, Pyong Gap

Mexico / Camarillo, Albert M.

Middle East and North Africa / Gold, Steven J. / Bozorgmehr, Mehdi

Pacific: Fiji, Tonga, Samoa / Small, Cathy A.

Pacific: Japan, Australia, New Zealand / Oishi, Nana

Philippines / Choy, Catherine Ceniza

Poland / Erdmans, Mary Patrice

Russia / Gold, Steven J.

South America. Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela / Marrow, Helen B.

South Asia. Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal / Kibria, Nazli

Southeast Asia. Laos, Cambodia, Thailand / Bankston, Carl L. / Hidalgo, Danielle Antoinette

United Kingdom / Roth, Wendy D.

Vietnam / Rumbaut, Rubén G.

West Indies. Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, St. Kitts, Trinidad / Holder, Calvin B.

Appendix: Immigration and Naturalization Legislation

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674268272

067426827X

9780674044937

0674044932

OCLC:

436850660