The sanctuary city : immigrant, refugee, and receiving communities in postindustrial Philadelphia / Domenic Vitiello.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vitiello, Domenic, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refuge (Humanitarian assistance)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Refuge (Humanitarian assistance).

Sanctuary movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Sanctuary movement.

Refugees--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions.

Refugees.

Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Political refugees--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Social conditions.

Political refugees.

Noncitizens--Government policy--United States.

Noncitizens.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Physical Description:

pages cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"This book relates the history of Central American, Southeast Asian, Liberian, Arab, and Mexican migration, settlement, and civil society in Philadelphia since the 1970s. It explores the politics of immigration, community relations, and "sanctuary," defined as a wide set of contested protections and assistance at local, national, and transnational scales"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Sanctuary and the Immigrant City

Sanctuary in Solidarity : Central Americans and the Sanctuary Movement

Refugee Resettlement : Southeast Asians and the Resettlement System

African Diasporas : Liberians and Black America

Muslim Town : Iraqis, Syrians, and Palestinians in Arab and Muslim America

New Sanctuary : Mexicans and the New Immigration Movements

Conclusion : What Do We Owe Each Other?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version:

Vitiello, Domenic. Sanctuary city

ISBN:

9781501764691 : HRD

1501764691 : HRD