Immigrant Races in North America
Author: Peter Roberts
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 150
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Immigrant Experiences in North America
Author: Harald Bauder
Publisher: Canadian Scholars’ Press
Published: 2015-05-01
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 1551307146
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImmigration, settlement, and integration are vital issues in the twenty-first century—they propel economic development, transform cities and towns, shape political debate, and challenge established national identities. This original collection provides the first comprehensive introduction to the contemporary immigrant experience in both the United States and Canada by exploring national, regional, and metropolitan contexts. With essays by an interdisciplinary team of American and Canadian scholars, this volume explores major themes such as immigration policy; labour markets and the economy; gender; demographic and settlement patterns; health, well-being, and food security; education; and media. Each chapter includes instructive case examples, recommended further readings, links to web-based resources, and questions for critical thought. Engaging and accessible, Immigrant Experiences in North America will appeal to students and instructors across the social sciences, including geography, political science, sociology, policy studies, and urban and regional planning.
The Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America
Author: Ronald H. Bayor
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 1032
ISBN-13: 9780231119948
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith more than 240 primary sources, this introduction to a complex topic is a resource for student research.
America Classifies the Immigrants
Author: Joel Perlmann
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2018-03-26
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 0674425057
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoel Perlmann traces the history of U.S. classification of immigrants, from Ellis Island to the present day, showing how slippery and contested ideas about racial, national, and ethnic difference have been. His focus ranges from the 1897 List of Races and Peoples, through changes in the civil rights era, to proposals for reform of the 2020 Census.
Encyclopedia of North American Immigration
Author: John Powell
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 143811012X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents an illustrated A-Z reference containing more than 300 entries related to immigration to North America, including people, places, legislation, and more.
Black Identities
Author: Mary C. WATERS
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009-06-30
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9780674044944
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of West Indian immigrants to the United States is generally considered to be a great success. Mary Waters, however, tells a very different story. She finds that the values that gain first-generation immigrants initial success--a willingness to work hard, a lack of attention to racism, a desire for education, an incentive to save--are undermined by the realities of life and race relations in the United States. Contrary to long-held beliefs, Waters finds, those who resist Americanization are most likely to succeed economically, especially in the second generation.
Race in North America
Author: Audrey Smedley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-04-20
Total Pages: 391
ISBN-13: 0429974418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis sweeping work traces the idea of race for more than three centuries to show that 'race' is not a product of science but a cultural invention that has been used variously and opportunistically since the eighteenth century. Updated throughout, the fourth edition of this renowned text includes a compelling new chapter on the health impacts of the racial worldview, as well as a thoroughly rewritten chapter that explores the election of Barack Obama and its implications for the meaning of race in America and the future of our racial ideology.
How Race Is Made in America
Author: Natalia Molina
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 0520280075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow Race Is Made in America examines Mexican AmericansÑfrom 1924, when American law drastically reduced immigration into the United States, to 1965, when many quotas were abolishedÑto understand how broad themes of race and citizenship are constructed. These years shaped the emergence of what Natalia Molina describes as an immigration regime, which defined the racial categories that continue to influence perceptions in the United States about Mexican Americans, race, and ethnicity. Molina demonstrates that despite the multiplicity of influences that help shape our concept of race, common themes prevail. Examining legal, political, social, and cultural sources related to immigration, she advances the theory that our understanding of race is socially constructed in relational waysÑthat is, in correspondence to other groups. Molina introduces and explains her central theory, racial scripts, which highlights the ways in which the lives of racialized groups are linked across time and space and thereby affect one another. How Race Is Made in America also shows that these racial scripts are easily adopted and adapted to apply to different racial groups.
A Nation of Immigrants
Author: John F. Kennedy
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2018-10-16
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 0062892843
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“In this timeless book, President Kennedy shows how the United States has always been enriched by the steady flow of men, women, and families to our shores. It is a reminder that America’s best leaders have embraced, not feared, the diversity which makes America great.” —Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Throughout his presidency, John F. Kennedy was passionate about the issue of immigration reform. He believed that America is a nation of people who value both tradition and the exploration of new frontiers, deserving the freedom to build better lives for themselves in their adopted homeland. This 60th anniversary edition of his posthumously published, timeless work—with a foreword by Jonathan Greenblatt, the National Director and CEO of the ADL, formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League, and an introduction from Congressman Joe Kennedy III—offers President Kennedy’s inspiring words and observations on the diversity of America’s origins and the influence of immigrants on the foundation of the United States. The debate on immigration persists. Complete with updated resources on current policy, this new edition of A Nation of Immigrants emphasizes the importance of the collective thought and contributions to the prominence and success of the country.
Class and Race Formation in North America
Author: James W. Russell
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780802096784
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Russell's meticulously researched and highly detailed book presents a critically important people's history of North America. It provides rich insights and demonstrates the potential of comparative research to broaden our perspective." - Dan Zuberi, University of British Columbia
