New Immigrants in New York / Nancy Foner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foner, Nancy, editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2001]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A collection of essays on the transformation of New York City by recent immigration and how the immigrants themselves have been changed by their move to New York.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction: New Immigrants in a New New York / Foner, Nancy

2. Immigration to New York: Policy, Population, and Patterns / Percy Kraly, Ellen / Miyares, Ines

3. Immigrants, the Native-Born, and the Changing Division of Labor in New York City / Wright, Richard / Ellis, Mark

4. Soviet Jews: The City's Newest Immigrants Transform New York Jewish Life / Orleck, Annelise

5. Chinese: Divergent Destinies in Immigrant New York / Zhou, Min

6. Koreans: An "Institutionally Complete Community" in New York / Gap Min, Pyong

7. Jamaicans: Balancing Race and Ethnicity / Vickerman, Milton

8. West Africans: Trading Places in New York / Stoller, Paul

9. Dominicans: Transnational Identities and Local Politics / R. Pessar, Patricia

10. Mexicans: Social, Educational, Economic, and Political Problems and Prospects in New York / C. Smith, Robert

About the Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Apr 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88720-5

OCLC:

1100451884