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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
