Migration, immigration and emigration Books

Book SynopsisDiverging from the studies of southern African migrant labor that focus on particular workplaces and points of origin, Bound for Work looks at the multitude of forms and locales of migrant labor that individuals - under more or less coercive circumstances - engaged in over the course of their lives.

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Book SynopsisMigration has been a major factor in the life of the Jewish people throughout the two and a half millennia of their dispersion. This book covers the period of the Chmielnicki Massacre and the Thirty Years War, and the movement of impoverished Jewish refugees into Western Europe.

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Book SynopsisInvestigating how the particular, and changing, urban contexts of New York City and Amsterdam have shaped immigrant and second generation experiences.Trade Review"This book of well-written essays develops the comparative framework that migration studies so badly needs, illuminating both the features common to the migration experience in New York and Amsterdam and the factors that set these two cities, and their migrants, apart." -- Roger Waldinger,author, Still the Promised City?"Centuries ago, the highly diverse city of Amsterdam not only gave 'New Amsterdam' its name, but also early waves of immigrants. Today, both cities are microcosms of the worlds diversity. How do the unique features of cities affect immigrant incorporation? Moving beyond analyses that focus on immigrants individual characteristics or group differences, the elegant comparisons in this volume highlight how cities distinct economies, social relations, cultural space, and politics affect immigrants and their integration. A fascinating read!" -- Irene Bloemraad,author, Becoming a Citizen"Transatlantic dialogue is highly needed in ethnic and migration studies. When top Amsterdam and New York social scientists engage in it through a systematic comparison between their two cities, the result is fascinating. It is also extremely useful for scholars on both sides of the Atlantic who are interested in understanding better how migration reshapes cities. A wonderful multidisciplinary and collective endeavor!" -- Marco Martiniello,co-editor, Minorities in European Cities"[]New York and Amsterdamoffers a rich understanding of the contexts of immigration in each city." * International Migration Review *"The book instructively delves into differing definitions of race, religion and ethnic politics, of integration versus assimilation. In New York, immigrants and their children are approaching a majority of voting-age citizens. In Amsterdam, noncitizens are allowed to vote in local elections after five years of legal residence in the Netherlands." * New York Times *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments IntroductionJan Rath, Nancy Foner, Jan Willem Duyvendak, and Rogier van ReekumPart I 1. Immigration History and the Remaking of New YorkNancy Foner 2. To Amsterdam: Migrations Past and Present Leo LucassenPart II 3. Immigrants in New York City's Economy: A Portrait in Full Living ColorDavid Dyssegaard Kallick 4. From Amsterdamned to I Amsterdam: The Amsterdam Economy and Its Impact on the Labor Market Position of Migrants, 1980-2010Robert C. KloostermanPart III 5. Nativism, Racism, and Immigration in New York City Mary C. Waters 6. Governing through Religion in AmsterdamJustus Uitermark, Jan Willem Duyvendak, and Jan RathPart IV 7. The Rise of Immigrant Influence in New York City PoliticsJohn Mollenkopf 8. Immigrant Political Engagement and Incorporation in AmsterdamFloris Vermeulen, Laure Michon, and Jean TilliePart V 9. Immigrants, the Arts, and the "Second-Generation Advantage" in New YorkPhilip Kasinitz 10. Immigrant Youths' Contribution to Urban Culture in AmsterdamChristine Delhaye, Sawitri Saharso, and Victor van de VenAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisMore than anywhere else in the Western world, religious attachments in America are quite flexible, with over 40 percent of US citizens shifting their religious identification at least once in their lives. The author draws on empirical data from large-scale national studies to provide a portrait of religious change and its consequences in the US.Trade Review"Provides a fascinating glimpse into the changing religious landscape in the U.S., telling us who the winners and losers have been in a half century of demographic and religious change. Using the best available data, Sherkat busts the myths concerning the rise in conservative Christianity, showing that non-Christians groups and unaffiliated nonbelievers have grown faster. Rather than supporting the notion that religions operate like a marketplace, Sherkat reminds us how important ethnic ties, immigrant origins, and fertility differentials are in contemporary religious affiliation. He makes a significant contribution by showing not just how religious affiliations have changed , but why it matters in how people form families and decide upon schooling and careers. If you want to know which denominations are growing or declining and, most importantly, why, this book is for you." -- Jennifer Glass,Barbara Bush Regents Professor of Liberal Arts, University of Texas - Austin"Religious identification matters in the United States, shaping private and publicly-oriented behaviors. This book identifies immigration and generational change as major sources of change in religious identification, and shows why 'grand theories' do not help us to understand the religious landscape. . . . An important book which will serve as a resource for scholars and students who want an accurate, empirically-based understanding of the causes and implications of Americans' changing religious identifications." -- Penny Edgell,author of Religion and Family in a Changing Society"Changing Faithis a well-written, compelling book. By illustrating the importance of demographic factors in understanding religions in the United States today,Changing Faithis an important book with which all sociologists of religion should be familiar" * Sociology of Religion *"Darren SherkatsChanging Faithis an interesting and valuablebook. []Changing Faithis worth reading, debating, and teaching." * American Journal of Sociology *"a work that is highly relevant and useful for further research and application. This book is highly recommended" * Catholic Library World *"Sherkat's study undermines the popular claim that while fewer Americans have a formal religious identification, they nevertheless retain many of the trappings of religious belief and personal practice." * Choice *"The great virtue of this book is that it compiles in a single place almost everything worth knowing about American religion that can be learned from the cumulative U.S. General Social Surveys (GSS), surveys that have been collected every one or two years since 1972. . . . This is a great book. The style is clear, the coverage is comprehensive, and the analysis is insightful and sophisticated." * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Making Sense of American Religion 1 1 Religious Identification in America 31 2 Religious Switching and Religious Change 50 3 Belonging and Believing 90 4 Faith, Family, and Fortune 115 5 Religious Identification and Politics in the United States 145 Conclusions: Making Sense of Shifting Identities and Their Influence 174 References 193 Index 209 About the Author 213

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Book SynopsisWith analysis spanning across generations and ethnic groups, this title traces the evolution of the experience of Protestantism and Catholicism in the United States, the dramatic growth of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, and the rise of non-identification, now the second most common religious affiliation in the country.Trade Review"Provides a fascinating glimpse into the changing religious landscape in the U.S., telling us who the winners and losers have been in a half century of demographic and religious change. Using the best available data, Sherkat busts the myths concerning the rise in conservative Christianity, showing that non-Christians groups and unaffiliated nonbelievers have grown faster. Rather than supporting the notion that religions operate like a marketplace, Sherkat reminds us how important ethnic ties, immigrant origins, and fertility differentials are in contemporary religious affiliation. He makes a significant contribution by showing not just how religious affiliations have changed , but why it matters in how people form families and decide upon schooling and careers. If you want to know which denominations are growing or declining and, most importantly, why, this book is for you." -- Jennifer Glass,Barbara Bush Regents Professor of Liberal Arts, University of Texas - Austin"Religious identification matters in the United States, shaping private and publicly-oriented behaviors. This book identifies immigration and generational change as major sources of change in religious identification, and shows why 'grand theories' do not help us to understand the religious landscape. . . . An important book which will serve as a resource for scholars and students who want an accurate, empirically-based understanding of the causes and implications of Americans' changing religious identifications." -- Penny Edgell,author of Religion and Family in a Changing Society"Changing Faithis a well-written, compelling book. By illustrating the importance of demographic factors in understanding religions in the United States today,Changing Faithis an important book with which all sociologists of religion should be familiar" * Sociology of Religion *"Darren SherkatsChanging Faithis an interesting and valuablebook. []Changing Faithis worth reading, debating, and teaching." * American Journal of Sociology *"a work that is highly relevant and useful for further research and application. This book is highly recommended" * Catholic Library World *"Sherkat's study undermines the popular claim that while fewer Americans have a formal religious identification, they nevertheless retain many of the trappings of religious belief and personal practice." * Choice *"The great virtue of this book is that it compiles in a single place almost everything worth knowing about American religion that can be learned from the cumulative U.S. General Social Surveys (GSS), surveys that have been collected every one or two years since 1972. . . . This is a great book. The style is clear, the coverage is comprehensive, and the analysis is insightful and sophisticated." * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Making Sense of American Religion 1 1 Religious Identification in America 31 2 Religious Switching and Religious Change 50 3 Belonging and Believing 90 4 Faith, Family, and Fortune 115 5 Religious Identification and Politics in the United States 145 Conclusions: Making Sense of Shifting Identities and Their Influence 174 References 193 Index 209 About the Author 213

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Book SynopsisA sobering evaluation of a landmark caseTrade ReviewProminent legal scholar Michael Olivas provides...informed and insightful commentary on the complex nature of immigration, education, and the collision of these two highly charged issues. * The Review of Higher Education *Olivas makes a technical legal argument with an appeal to both compassion and common sense. * Zocalo Public Square *No Undocumented Child Left Behind is without doubt a valuable book. The book makes an important stride... a well-written, crisp narrative about a past Supreme Court case that remains in effect in the present. -- Luis F.B. Plascencia * Latino Studies *Highly readable, relevant, and well documented. -- Nancy Almand * Social Sciences *University of Houston law professor Michael A. Oliva's brief book on the 1982 Supreme Court case decision, Plyer v. Doe, which ruled a Texas provision that allowed school districts to charge tuition to undocumented schoolchildren was unconstitutional, is a fascinating legal analysis of the effect of the decision and how it has withstood legal challenges in the thirty years since the high court handed down the decision. -- Jon Reyhner * Southwestern Historical Quarterly *Provocative and wise, Michael Olivass important book challenges all of us to carefully consider how our nations core values are reflected both in the way we educate immigrant children and treat noncitizens in our midst. Authored by one of the nations foremost experts on immigrant education, this definitive study will be the starting point for any informed inquiry into contemporary debates on education and immigration.It will, as well, provide many an insight into the complicated politics that surround immigration policy in our federalist system. -- Victor C. Romero,author of Alienated: Immigrant Rights, the Constitution, and Equality in AmericaMichael Olivas is a passionate storyteller who knows the saga of Plyler v. Doe first-hand and skillfully recounts an important chapter in the history of immigration law and the Constitution -- Peter Schuck,co-editor of Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional NationHighly readable, relevant, and well documented. * Library Journal *Olivas presents an overview of the political, educational and legislative context of thePlyercase in a clear and concise manner, and starts each chapter with a short story or testimony to engage and connect with readers, while remaining rigorous, focused on the topic and well-documented. * Language Policy *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Why Plyler Matters 2 The Story of Plyler v. Doe: The Education of Undocumented Children and the Polity 3 The Implementation of Plyler v. Doe 4 The Political Economy of the DREAM Act and the Legislative Process: Doe Goes to College 5 Conclusion: The Discourse and the Danger (or, Why Plyler Should Have Been Decided on Preemption Grounds) Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisBlacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. In "Other Immigrants", David M. Reimers offers a comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the stories of frequently overlooked Americans.Trade ReviewIn Other Immigrants David Reimers cements his position as a leading interpreter of recent and contemporary immigration. He uses his profound understanding of the process to weave the stories of individual newcomers into the epic of immigration to America showing that these latter day 'huddled masses,' largely from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia, have much in common with their predecessors. -- Roger Daniels,author of Guarding the Golden Door: American Immigration Policy and Immigrants since 1882I have always valued Reimers books on immigration as a reference source as well as for my students who need access to well-written and comprehensive accounts of immigration history and politics. Other Immigrants continues in this successful mold, providing a useful additional resource on the new immigration. -- Mark Ellis,University of Washington, SeattleReimerss book has the merit of not leaving anyone out. Every nationality, religion, race, and ethnicity under the sun, or at least every group, community and set of beliefs which have become a presence in the great bouillabaisse of American life, gets a chapter, or a couple of pages, or a brief paragraph here. -- Eric Homberger,University of East AngliaWhile some social scientists write panicky articles about the & changing face of American immigration in the 21st century, historian David Reimers prefers the long view. His measured, nuanced history of black, Latino, and Asian immigration to the United States explains how, when, and why these groups came or were brought here. Shunning the Eurocentric perspective on migration to the United States, Reimers substitutes this rich chronicle that explains the contributions migrants of color made and continue to make to America's economy, society, and culture. Scholars must have it on their bookshelves; policy makers ought to, as well. -- Alan M. Kraut,American UniversityReimers possesses a gift for weaving together chronological narrative and sociology. * The Journal of American History *This work is recommended for anyone interested in the changing nature of the American population brought about by immigration since 1965. * Multicultural Review *The capstone of ground-breaking work on immigration, Reimers thoughtful history recognizes the ambiguity and subjectivity of race, noting that individuals often define themselves more complexly than census forms allow. * NYU Today *The post-1965 immigration to the United States is larger and far more diverse than the & New Immigration, which had such profound an impact upon virtually every aspect of American life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Reimers has written a comprehensive account of this new immigration, supplementing and in some respects transforming a story which a generation ago had been largely focused upon European immigration. * Institute of Historical Research *Table of ContentsContentsPreface Introduction Part I: From beyond Europe, 1492-1940 1 The Beginnings, 1550-1900 2 Asians in Hawaii and the United States 3 North to America, 1900-1940 Part II: The Emergence of a New Multicultural Society, 1940-Present 4 El Norte: Mexicans, 1940-Present 5 Central and South Americans 6 Across the Paci?c Again: East Asian Immigrants 7 Across the Paci?c Again: South Asian Immigrants 8 Middle Easterners 9 The New Black Immigrants 10 The Refugees: Cubans and Asians Epilogue Notes Suggested Reading Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisLooks at the relationship between American immigrants and the popular culture industry in the 20th century. Using case studies, this book shows how specific trends in popular culture have their roots in the complex socio-political nature of immigration in America. It offers an introduction to the major approaches to the study of popular culture.Trade ReviewIn this eminently readable and insightful overview of U.S. cultural history in the last century, Rachel Rubin and Jeffrey provide a view into the roiling production of American culture. * Journal of American Ethnic History *Eloquently written. * Popular Music *A thought-provoking examination of immigration history. * Choice *This books account of the interaction of immigration, popular culture, and mainstream America is loaded with brief chronicles of different levels of historieshistories of American immigration, popular culture forms, immigration laws, American cultural imperialism, and mainstream representations of immigration. * African American Review *Immigration and Popular Culture: An Introduction is an excellent and very necessary contribution to American Studies and to the complex and important relationship between the two topics in its title. -- Norma Coates * American Studies Journal *A sprawling and uniquely synthetic account of the role immigrants have played as performers, entrepreneurs, and as the subjects of the mass culture industry. Brings a stunning, transnational array of immigrant cultural forms, immigration policies, and cohorts together in new and important ways. -- Rachel Ida Buff,University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeRachel Rubin and Jeff Melnick show us the skinny on pop's melting pot. The cauldron does not burn off immigrant character, creating American sameness, but intensifies its many tastes. Ladle after ladle of ethnic infusions go into the potScarface to Gypsy Punks, pachuco zoot suiters to Ravi Shankar, Jimmy Cliff to West Side Story. They compound the terms of race and place until they reform the mainstream. And, suddenly, that old wasp canon has become just another ethnic style. -- W. T. Lhamon, Jr.,author, most recently, of Jump Jim Crow: Lost Plays, Lyrics, and Street Prose of the First Atlantic Popular CultureTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Aliens, Inc.1. Hollywood, 1930: Jewish Gangster Masquerade 2. Los Angeles, 1943: Zoot Suit Style, Immigrant Politics 3. Broadway, 1957: West Side Story and the Nuyorican Blues 4. Monterey, 1967: The Hippies Meet Ravi Shankar 5. South Bronx, 1977: Jamaican Migrants, Born Jamericans, and Global Music6. Cyberspace, Y2K: Giant Robots, Asian Punks Afterword: Chelsea, 2006: Wandering Popular CultureAppendix: TimelineWorks CitedIndexAbout the Authors

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Book SynopsisLooks at the relationship between American immigrants and the popular culture industry in the 20th century. Using case studies, this book shows how specific trends in popular culture have their roots in the complex socio-political nature of immigration in America. It offers an introduction to the major approaches to the study of popular culture.Trade ReviewIn this eminently readable and insightful overview of U.S. cultural history in the last century, Rachel Rubin and Jeffrey provide a view into the roiling production of American culture. * Journal of American Ethnic History *Eloquently written. * Popular Music *A thought-provoking examination of immigration history. * Choice *This books account of the interaction of immigration, popular culture, and mainstream America is loaded with brief chronicles of different levels of historieshistories of American immigration, popular culture forms, immigration laws, American cultural imperialism, and mainstream representations of immigration. * African American Review *Immigration and Popular Culture: An Introduction is an excellent and very necessary contribution to American Studies and to the complex and important relationship between the two topics in its title. -- Norma Coates * American Studies Journal *A sprawling and uniquely synthetic account of the role immigrants have played as performers, entrepreneurs, and as the subjects of the mass culture industry. Brings a stunning, transnational array of immigrant cultural forms, immigration policies, and cohorts together in new and important ways. -- Rachel Ida Buff,University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeRachel Rubin and Jeff Melnick show us the skinny on pop's melting pot. The cauldron does not burn off immigrant character, creating American sameness, but intensifies its many tastes. Ladle after ladle of ethnic infusions go into the potScarface to Gypsy Punks, pachuco zoot suiters to Ravi Shankar, Jimmy Cliff to West Side Story. They compound the terms of race and place until they reform the mainstream. And, suddenly, that old wasp canon has become just another ethnic style. -- W. T. Lhamon, Jr.,author, most recently, of Jump Jim Crow: Lost Plays, Lyrics, and Street Prose of the First Atlantic Popular CultureTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Aliens, Inc.1. Hollywood, 1930: Jewish Gangster Masquerade 2. Los Angeles, 1943: Zoot Suit Style, Immigrant Politics 3. Broadway, 1957: West Side Story and the Nuyorican Blues 4. Monterey, 1967: The Hippies Meet Ravi Shankar 5. South Bronx, 1977: Jamaican Migrants, Born Jamericans, and Global Music6. Cyberspace, Y2K: Giant Robots, Asian Punks Afterword: Chelsea, 2006: Wandering Popular CultureAppendix: TimelineWorks CitedIndexAbout the Authors

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Book SynopsisDiscusses the unprecedented challenges that the movement of peoples across national borders poses, for the people involved as well as for the places to which they travel and their countries of origin.Trade Review"Benhabib and Resnik have succeeded admirably in their aspiration ‘to reorient the lively debate concerning globalization, borders, migration and citizenship . . . .’ With the appearance of this volume, the debate will never be the same. It is an essential resource for serious students of the subject." -- Peter H. Schuck,Simeon E. Baldwin Professor, Yale Law School"Crossing disciplinary boundaries and navigating the comparative and transnational frontiers of migration, this extraordinary volume displaces the traditional male-centered perception of immigration without falling into an essentializing and unitary vision of the world’s diverse female migrants. Topical, timely, and well organized, the editors are to be congratulated for having assembled a collection that will undoubtedly stimulate a lasting debate in the field." -- Ayelet Shachar,author of The Birthright Lottery: Citizenship and Global Inequality"The rare and much needed interdisciplinarity evident in this book makes it a key contribution to the subject. Each chapter engages a critical dimension of the larger puzzle. And the editors' introduction brilliantly lays out an expanded analytic terrain for the old and new questions addressed by the authors." -- Saskia Sassen,author of Territory, Authority, Rights"The broad themes brought forth by the contributors . . . offer a rich introduction to the important problems that will occupy scholars of immigration law and policy for many years to come." * The Law and Politics Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction I Situated Histories of Citizenship and Gender 1 Citizenship and Gender in the Ancient World 2 The Stateless as the Citizen's Other II Global Markets, Women's Work 3 Citizenship, Noncitizenship, and the Transnationalization of Domestic Work 4 A Bio-Cartography III Citizenship of the Family, Citizenship in the Family 5 The "Mere Fortuity of Birth"? 6 Transnational Mothering, National Immigration Policy, and European Law IV Engendered Citizenship in Practice 7 Global Feminism, Citizenship, and the State 8 Particularized Citizenship 9 Multiculturalism, Gender, and Rights V Reconfiguring the Nation-State: Women's Citizenship in the Transnational Context 10 Globalizing Fragmentation 11 Status Quo or Sixth Ground? Adjudicating Gender Asylum Claims 12 Intercultural Political Identity 13 Mobility, Migrants, and Solidarity 14 Citizenships, Federalisms, and Gender About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisOffers a rare full-scale look at an African immigrant congregation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (PCGNY)Trade ReviewFrom Africato America provides a fascinating analysis of Ghanaian immigrants to the United States since the 1980s. This lively account paints a revealing picture of the real life of these immigrants, showing how their religious life as a community sustains them as they cope with the process of adaptation. -- John Mbiti,author of Introduction to African Religion, 2nd EditionTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Coming to America: Ghanaians and U.S. Immigration 2 By the Hudson River: The Ghanaian Presence in New York 3 Remembering the Homeland: Ghana and Its People 4 How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song? PCGNY: An Overseas Mission 5 The Compound House: Communal Life and Welfare 6 Conflict and Cohesion: Gender and Intergenerational Relations 7 Ebenezer: Spirituality and Identity 8 Paddling on Both Sides: Analysis and Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisCaught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. This title provides insight into the many obstacles faced by battered immigrant women of colour, bringing their stories and voices to the fore.Trade Review"This book is a great resource for those interested in Women's and Gender Studies, Immigration Studies, Cultural Studies, Legal Studies, and Human Rights." -- Jenell Navarro * Women's Studies *"Villalón is able to provide a nuanced analysis of immigration law in such a manner that ordinary individuals...can easily understand the contradictions that are codified in the laws...it is the preseverance of the women chornicled in the book...that remains with the reader long after finishing the last page." -- Kristin Carbone-Lopez * Race and Justice *"[Villalón]'s book engages the reader with personal stories...[she] gives a well-written, detailed and sensitive account of how intersections of race, class, nationality and the bureaucratic complexities of the U.S. legal system affect the path to citizenship..." -- Laurie Paul * Feminism & Psychology *"By going beyond 'abstract notions of agency' and giving concrete examples that are placed within a historical and social context, the authors uncover the multidimensionality of women's agency and the role that the multiple patterns of oppression have in restraining it." -- Maria Isabel Ayala * Gender & Society *"Roberta Villalon's Violence Against Latina Immigrants tells a timely and compelling story illustrated by a refreshingly thorough application of ethnographic methods." -- Karen James Williams * Journal of Immigrant Minority Health *"A stunning documentation of the ways in which structural and cultural conditions in current immigration and Violence Against Women laws in the United States reinforce the hierarchies and intersections of race, class, and heterosexuality that impact on the lives of battered Latina immigrants." -- Natalie J. Sokoloff,author of Domestic Violence at the Margins: Readings in Race, Class, Gender, and Culture"By locating the experiences of immigrant women and their advocates within a rich ethnographic study of state policies and organizational practices, Villalón paints a complex picture of the contradictions that contribute to the reproduction of inequality. This is activist scholarship at its best." -- Nancy A. Naples,author of Grassroots Warriors: Activist Mothering, Community Work and the War Against Poverty"This book has a lot to offer and can be read as an analysis of an organization, how its vision changed from the pursuit for social justice when they were a grass roots group to providing a social service as the organization became formalized and professionalized and in the process more cautious about social change.The book is also an important contribution to other fields, notably women and immigration and violence against women as well as sociological and citizenship studies." * Social Forces *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction: Theoretical and Methodological Approach 2 Violence against Latina Immigrants and Immigration Law 3 Formal Barriers to Citizenship 4 Informal Barriers to Citizenship 5 Resisting Inequality 6 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn era of mass immigration to the United States has brought newcomers from the most diverse class and national origins, legal statuses, and cultural backgrounds. Their children too come in all castes and hues, sometimes in unimaginable circumstances, and must adapt in highly variable and rapidly changing conditions. This fascinating volumethe most illuminating single book on the subject to dateemploys a wide-angle ecological framework to understand their developmental contexts, processes, and (at times paradoxical) outcomes, from health and mental health to identity and acculturation, language and religion, academic achievement and civic engagement. Transitions is a superb contribution, offering a wise and thorough assessment of a vast field and of future directions for research, practice and policy. -- Rubén G. Rumbaut,co-author of Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second GenerationOffers a stunning developmental psychology of childhood in motion. . . . These children enter the U.S. with and without parents or papers, with and without dreams, trauma or bellies full of hope. Through this book we bear witness to stories of the social and psychological processes they enact and embody, and the wildly varied outcomes they produce and endure. Beautifully written for the general public and college students, future teachers, lawyers, social workers and community members with a soul, Transitions is a mirror to yesterday, a GPS to tomorrow, and a vivid history of the contemporary reimagination of America. A gift to psychology and education, this study has been delicately midwifed and tenderly inscribed by creative and talented researchers, Carola Suárez-Orozco, Mona Abo-Zena and Amy Marks. -- Michelle Fine,Graduate Center at the City University of New YorkThis important new book humanizes the experience of immigrant youth by illuminating how they cope with the numerous challenges they face in adjusting to a new country and culture. Insightful, informative and thought provoking, this book will be an invaluable resource to those who seek to move beyond the headlines to understand the experience of immigrant youth. -- Pedro A. Noguera,Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, New York University

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Book SynopsisA realistic account of the porous US-Mexico border - from both sidesTrade ReviewThis engaging, entertaining, and educational 14-chapter book is a call to action for all to work on improving cross-border cooperation. Recommended for all readership levels. * CHOICE *[O]ne insight that is clearly articulated throughout this work is that the decisions that our governments make, whether unilaterally or cooperatively, have direct and critically important impact on their constituents. -- David Hatten * clcjbooks *"No doubt, borders are incredibly fascinating. And if you want a pleasant way to understand the multitude of factors driving the enormous legal and illicit traffic across the U.S.-Mexico border, then Run for the Border is the book for you. Benders detailed and nuanced review of the U.S.-Mexican border, its history and its complexity, is invaluable. It presents a very readable collection of historic to very modern examples demonstrating why people move goods and themselves in both directions. Benders rich analysis gives us the tools to understand what is wrongand occasionally right--with our trade, immigration and drug policies. In reviewing immigration reform and drug legalization Steve Bender makes some sober and some surprising policy suggestions. Run for the Border takes common U.S. border mythology and smashes it to pieces. What is left after reading this very interesting and compelling book is a much richer understanding of the U.S.-Mexico border. It uses history and modern cultural references to show what the border is and does. We also learn how and why people, legally and otherwise, have crossed goods and themselves over it for the past 150 years. Bender reveals the complexity of border traffic and shows us, strand by strand, how it works. Along the way, he also exposes the unfortunate fog of myths, stereotypes, and rank racism that have obscured our understanding of the border and the people who cross it. Run for the Borders fact-based approach gets us well beyond the din of the intense and sometimes bitter debate over immigration and drug policies. -- Raymond C. Caballero,former mayor of El Paso, TX"Benders account offers an important corrective to the idea that there is any single narrative that ought to drive the complex debate on immigration policy. With a series of graphic illustrations Bender explodes many of the myths about immigration and tells the complicated interlocking series of stories that have colored our understanding of the relationship this country has had with Mexico and which Mexico has had with us. It is an important and valuable contribution to the increasingly vituperative political debate on how to manage the border. -- Gerald Torres,author of The Miner's Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming DemocracyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I . Running for the Border to Escape Justice 1 El Fugitivo Part I I . Economic Motivations for Southbound Border Runs 2 Gringos in Paradise 3 A Giant Sucking Sound Part I I I . Illicit Motivations for Southbound Border Runs 4 Margaritaville: The Lure of Alcohol 5 Losin' It: Prostitution and the Child Sex Trade 6 Going Southbound: Mexican Divorces and Medical Border Runs Part IV. Economic Motivations for Northbound Border Runs 7 Rum-Running for the Border 8 Acapulco Gold 9 Coming to America Part V. A Framework for Comprehensive Border Reform 10 Lessons from 150 Years of Border Crossings 11 Good Neighbor Immigration Policy viii | Contents 12 Reefer Madness 13 A Framework for Southbound Crossings 14 Laws the Border Leaves Behind Conclusion Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisOffers multiethnic and multidisciplinary perspectives on the challenges confronting immigrants adapting to a new society. This work also includes essays that analyze contemporary issues facing Muslim newcomers in the wake of September 11, 2001.Trade Review"The complex, ambiguous connections among the immigration past and present are given masterful treatment in From Arrival to Incorporation, which presents a series of case studies that are essential reading for anyone who seeks guidance in the interpretation of present-day immigration and its consequences for American society. This volume gives multidimensional depth to the contemporary landscape of diversity." -- Richard Alba,co-author of Remaking the American Mainstream"Given recent anti-immigrant sentiments and evolving policies regarding todays immigrants, From Arrival to Incorporation is timely in its emphasis on the need to move beyond a binary vision of immigrant experiences." * PsycCRITIQUES *"It offers a mixture of theory, historical methods, quantitative approaches, ethnographies, and commentaries that allow readers to compare articles in useful ways and suggests their utility in multiple settings." * Journal of World History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Elliott R. Barkan, Hasia Diner, and Alan M. KrautPart I Thematic Approaches to Immigration and Incorporation1 America and RefugeesDavid W. Haines2 Migration, Immigration, and Naturalization in America Karen A. Woodrow-La?eld3 Immigrant Enclaves, Ethnic Goods, and the Adjustment Process Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller4 Asian Americans, Religion, and Race Paul SpickardPart II Case Studies5 "Meet Me at the Chat/Chaat Corner"Caroline B. Brettell6 Filipino Families in the Land of LincolnBarbara M. Posadas and Roland L. Guyotte7 Ethnic-Language Maintenance and Social Mobility Min Zhou and Xiyuan Li8 The Importance of Being ItalianTimothy J. MeagherPart III Contemporary Immigration and Incorporation9 The Immigrant as Threat to American SecurityGary Gerstle10 Post-9/11 Government Initiatives in Comparative and Historical Perspectives Mehdi Bozorgmehr and Anny Bakalian11 Immigrant "Transnationalism" and the Presence of the Past Roger WaldingerAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisExamines the ways in which questions of immigrant rights engage broader issues of identity, including gender, race, and sexualityTrade ReviewAn urgent collection of essays by both activists and scholars that puts legislative and judicial histories into dialogue with activists' struggles to bring about social justice for immigrant communities. Its ever-present focus on social justice connects the specificity of individual historical struggles to broader political aspirations. -- Wendy Kozol,Oberlin CollegeImpressive, provocative and smart. Immigrant Rights in the Shadows of Citizenship is breathtaking in its timeliness and its broad scope. -- Erika Lee,author of At America's Gates: Chinese Immigration during the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943In the end, the most compelling scholarship lays bare the paradoxes of the past. The best historians go beyond identifying such paradoxes to redress gaps in analysis that reshape the field, and in Immigrant Rights in the Shadows of Citizenship, Buff skillfully does this. * The Journal of American History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Toward a Redefinition of Citizenship Rights Rachel Ida Buff Part I: Narratives of Refuge and Resistance 1. John S. W. Park2. Connie G. Oxford3. Scott Long, Jessica Stern, and Adam Francouer4. Eunice Hyunhye ChoPart II: Ambivalent Allies, Reluctant Rivals, and Disavowed Deviants 5. Dustin Tahmakera6. Robert Samuel Smith, Seneca Vaught, and Babacar M'Baye7. Isabel Guzman Molina8. Lisa Marie CachoPart III: Immigrant Acts 9. Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Angelica Salas10. Christine Neumann-Ortiz11. Glenn OmatsuPart IV: Questions of Democracy 12. Victor C. Romero13. Rachel Ida Buff 14. Jeanne Petit15. Fred Tsao16. David ColePart V: Afterwords 17. Donald Pease18. Monisha Das GuptaAbout the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisReconsiders the history of two political issues, the Armenian and Macedonian questions, approaching both through the lens of mobility restrictions during the late Ottoman Empire. The book investigates how Ottoman security perceptions and travel regulations were directly linked to transnational security regimes battling against anarchism.Trade ReviewA very important book that fills a significant lacuna in our field. It is the product of meticulous labor in the archives and contains a great deal of previously unknown information." - Taner Akçam, Director of Armenian Genocide Research Program, UCLA

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Book Synopsis"Alien" has a double meaning in the United States, suggesting both "foreigner" and "extraterrestrial creature." This work explores this semantic duality. It offers a critical understanding of transnational culture. It examines "alienhood" and the impact it has on the daily experiences of migrants, legal or illegal.

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Book SynopsisUsing examples from Canada, Australia, and the United States, Mountz demonstrates the centrality of space and place in efforts to control the fate of unwanted migrants.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments, Abbreviations, Introduction: Struggles to Land in States of Migration, 1. Human Smuggling and Refugee Protection, 2. Seeing Borders like a State, 3. Ethnography of the State, 4. Crisis and the Making of the Bogus Refugee, 5. Stateless by Geographical Design, 6. In the Shadows of the State, 7. What Kind of State Are We In? Notes, Bibliography, Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Christina Gerken has hold of a crucial issue, and her fine book makes clear that we have to confront the neoliberal paradigm to address questions of immigrant rights." —Rachel Ida Buff, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Building a Neoliberal Consensus1. Exclusionary Acts: A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Laws2. Family Values and Moral Obligations: The Logic of Congressional Rhetoric3. Dehumanizing the Undocumented: The Legislative Language of Illegality4. Manufacturing the Crisis: Encoded Racism in the Daily Press5. Entrepreneurial Spirits and Individual Failures: The Neoliberal Human Interest StoryConclusion: Legacies of Failed ReformAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Sangay K. Mishra’s book is the first of its kind involving the politics of South Asians in the United States. Desis Divided fills an important gap in the study of Asian American politics and speaks to a larger literature on minority political incorporation, showing both the strengths and limitations of Desi political involvement."—Karthick Ramakrishnan, University of California, Riverside"Mishra paints a picture of a community whose heterogeneity has manifested itself in remarkable ways. There was so much about the South Asian American political experience that I did not truly appreciate until I read Desis Divided."—The Aerogram"Recommended."—CHOICE"An important, fresh take on the study of immigrant political behavior."—Political Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Situating Desis in U.S. Ethnoracial Politics1. South Asian Americans and Immigration Regimes: Exclusion, Ghadar Rebellion, and Silicon Valley2. Political Incorporation and New Immigrants: Beyond Racial Solidarity3. Race, Religion, and Communities: South Asians in the Post-9/11 United States4. Mapping the Modes of Mobilization5. Transnationalism and Political Participation: The Challenges of “In-Between” Americans6. Diasporic Nationalism and Fragments WithinConclusion: Negotiating Identities and Crafting SolidaritiesAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An important work for Asian American studies and ethnic studies."—CHOICE"This book should be hailed as a novel and welcome contribution to gender studies among Asian Americans."—Pacific AffairsTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Hmong Women, Gender, and PowerChia Youyee Vang, Faith Nibbs, and Ma VangPart I. History and Knowledge Production1. Rewriting Hmong Women in Western TextsLeena N. Her2. Rechronicling Histories: Toward a Hmong Feminist Perspective Ma Vang3. Rethinking Hmong Women’s Wartime Sacrifices: On Gender and SexualityChia Youyee VangPart II. Social Organization and Kinship4. The Women of “Dragon Capital”: Marriage Alliances and the Rise of Vang PaoMai Na Lee5. Hmong Women, Family Assets, and Community Cultural WealthJulie Keown-Bomar and Ka Vang6. Divorced Hmong Women in Thailand: Negotiating Cultural SpacePrasit LeepreechaPart III. Art and Media 7. Hmong Women on the Web: Transforming Power through Social NetworkingFaith Nibbs8. Stitching Hmongness into Cloth: Pliable Identity and Cultural AgencyGeraldine Craig9. Reel Women: Diasporic Cinema and Female Collectivity in Abel Vang’s Nyab Siab ZooAline Lo Part IV. Gender and Sexuality10. Thinking Diasporic Sex: Cultures, Erotics, and Media across Hmong WorldsLouisa Schein11. Dangerous Questions: Queering Gender in the Hmong DiasporaBruce Thao12. Finding Queer Hmong America: Gender, Sexuality, Culture, and Happiness among Hmong LGBTQKong PhaAfterwordCathy Schlund-VialsAcknowledgmentsContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Construction of Equality is a timely and provocative book that makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the social and spatial politics of immigration and suburban development in Europe from the postwar period to the present, admirably complicating and enriching our understanding of both Europe and the Middle East."—Sheila Crane, University of Virginia"The first Syriacs—members of a Christian minority from Turkey and the Middle East—arrived in Sweden as refugees a half-century ago. Jennifer Mack has been notably versatile in combining participant observation with a wide range of other materials to offer this rich portrayal of the community in its changing habitat. At a time of dramatic crisis reporting about new refugee streams, it is good to learn about how one group has made its way over time."—Ulf Hannerz, author of Writing Future Worlds "Its approach to the Swedish welfare state, social democratic urban planning, and basic ideas on migration policies is thought-provoking and raises many important questions."—EuropeNow Journal "This is an important, rich work that challenges currently dominant thoughts on Swedish suburban development."—Antipode "The book not only shows the multiple facets of power relationships encountered by members of ethnic communities, but also provides significant arguments for the analysis of vernacular uses of spaces in their tasks. The Construction of Equality can be an important tool for understanding the cultural issues and political stakes that many professionals are confronted with when they try to involve refugees, immigrants, and ethnic communities in city development."—Buildings & Landscapes "The book is well written and easy to follow and has carefully integrated illustrations."—Journal of Planning Education and Research Table of ContentsContentsPreface Introduction: Urban Design from Below1. Standards and Separatism: The Swedish Million Program, Syriac Enclaves, and Equality2. Visible Cities, Invisible Citizens: Service and Citizenship in the Centrum3. Making Mesopotälje: Sacred and Profane “Diaspora Space” in the City4. “Södertälje Is a Theater”: The Performance of Propriety and Ritual Infrastructure5. Greetings from Hollywood! Enclaves, Participation, and Dialogue from the Ghetto to the Mansion6. Safety in Numbers: Tolerance and Norms in Syriac DesignConclusion: The New PeripheryAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe 11 essays in this volume, originally presented at meetings of the Ulster-American Heritage Symposium by scholars from Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and the USA, explore the nature of Scotch-Irish culture by examining values, traditions, demographics, and language.Trade ReviewThese essays should lay to rest any lingering doubts that the Scotch-Irish have made a major contribution to North American civilization in general and to that of the U.S. Upper South in particular. - Now & Then Magazine

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Book SynopsisA reshaping of traditional understandings of Costa Rica and its national identity. The Saints of Progress chronicles the development of the Tarrazú Valley, a historically remote coffee-growing region. Carmen Kordick traces the development of this region from the early nineteenth century to the first decades of the twenty-first century.Trade ReviewKordick makes a substantial contribution to the literature on Costa Rica and joins an ongoing discussion (especially among Costa Rican scholars) of the prevalent Costa Rican national myths by debunking the idea of the nation as a timelessly peaceful land of primarily white yeoman farmers."" - Julie A. Charlip, author of Cultivating Coffee: The Farmers of Carazo, Nicaragua, 1880–1930 and coauthor of Latin America: An Interpretive HistoryTable of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction. Tarrazú: A Place, a Coffee, and a People Chapter 1. Tarrazú’s Founding and Settlement Chapter 2. Coffee, Downward Mobility, and Political Power in Tarrazú Chapter 3. Maintaining the Order: Gender, Class, State Authority, and Violence Chapter 4. Revolt in Tarrazú Chapter 5. The Civil War and Its Consequences Chapter 6. Migration and Shifting Class, Racial, and National Identities Chapter 7. National Belonging and Exclusion beyond Costa Rica’s Borders Conclusion. Costa Rica’s Cold War Exceptionalism Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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