Immigrant Crossroads : Globalization, Incorporation, and Placemaking in Queens, New York / edited by Tarry Hum [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hum, Tarry, 1961- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--New York (State)--New York.

Immigrants.

Urban policy--New York (State)--New York.

Urban policy.

Globalization--New York (State)--New York.

Globalization.

Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Economic aspects.

Queens (New York, N.Y.).

Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.

Queens (New York, N.Y.)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Analyzes contemporary urban immigration in the United States through the case study of Queens, New York. Questions taken up by the authors include: What does neighborhood change look like? What policies and practices facilitate or impede immigrant incorporation? What are the prospects for multiracial democracy in the 21st century?" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface | Ron Hayduk, Francois Pierre-Louis Jr., and Michael Alan Krasner

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Immigrant Crossroads | Tarry Hum

Part I: Globalization

1. Queens Neighborhoods: From European Strongholds to Global Microcosms | Joseph J. Salvo and Arun Peter Lobo

2. The Queens Economy: Where Global Meets Local | David Dyssegaard Kallick

3. The Restructuring of Manufacturing in Queens and Its Impact on Immigrant Workers | Lynn McCormick

4. Employee Ownership as an Immigrant Workforce Strategy | Christopher Michael

Part II: Incorporation

5. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): On Reaching Queens' Diverse and Eligible Immigrant Populations | Arianna Martinez

6. Advocacy for Immigrant Health: Language Access in New York Pharmacies | Alice Sardell

7. The More Things Change . . . : Machine Politics in Queens | Michael Alan Krasner and Ron Hayduk

8. The New Machine: Nonprofits and South Asian Political Incorporation | Sayu Bhojwani

9. How Would You Spend a Million Dollars? Immigrant Engagement in Participatory Budgeting | Ron Hayduk, Diana Tamashiro Folla, and Kristen Hackett

Part III: Placemaking

10. Placemaking and Public Space in Hyperdiverse Astoria | Sofya Aptekar

11. Flushing Meadows Land Grab: The Battle for the Heart of a Borough | Donovan Finn

12. The Politics of a "New Deal" for Roosevelt Avenue: Business Improvement Districts, Placemaking, and Community Resistance | Samuel Stein and Tarry Hum

13. Coalition Building in the Making of the Haitian Community in Queens: A Case Study of the Haitian American United for Progress | Francois Pierre-Louis Jr.

14. American Muslims: The Queens Experience | Nazreen S. Bacchus

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781439915950

1439915954

OCLC:

1178867708