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Contemporary Ethnic Geographies in America / edited by Christopher A. Airriess.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Ethnic relations.
- United States.
- Ethnic relations.
- United States--Race relations.
- Race relations.
- Minorities--United States.
- Minorities.
- Multiculturalism--United States.
- Multiculturalism.
- Cultural pluralism--United States.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Human geography--United States.
- Human geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 412 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Section One: Introduction
- Exploring Contemporary Ethnic Geographies / Christopher A. Airriess
- Creating Contemporary Ethnic Geographies: A Review of Immigration Law / Ines M. Miyares
- Section Two. Urban Landscapes, Labor, and Festivals
- New Ethnic Landscapes: Place Making in Urban America / Brian J. Godfrey
- Immigrants at Work / Michael Reibel and Christopher A. Airriess
- Ethnic Festivals, Cultural Tourism, and Pan-Ethnicity / Michael Hawkins
- Section Three. Latin and Caribbean American Ethnicities
- Mexican Americans / Daniel D. Arreola and Alex P. Oberle
- Caribbean Hispanics: Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Dominicans / Heike Alberts
- Non-Hispanic West Indians: Race, Identity, and Incorporation / Milton Vickerman
- Central Americans: Legal Status and Settledness / Ines M. Miyares
- Andean South Americans: Settlement Patterns and Transnational Networks / Marie Price
- Section Four. Asian and Middle Eastern Ethnicities
- Chinese Americans: Enduring Community and Increasing Diversity / Wei Li and Wan Yu
- Korean Americans: Entrepreneurship and Religion / Jane Yeonjae Lee
- Filipinos: The Invisible Ethnic Community / James A. Tyner
- Asian Indians: Construction of Community and Identity / Emily Skop
- Mainland Southeast Asia: Diversity of Conflict Migrants / Christopher A. Airriess
- Immigrants from the Muslim World: Lebanese and Iranians / Elizabeth Chacko.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Maryann B. Sudo CW'63 and John B. Baxter, Jr., American History Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781442218574
- 1442218576
- Publisher Number:
- 99985175357
- 40025331316
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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