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Preface and Acknowledgments, ix
Introduction: Boundaries of Inclusion and Exclusion in Postwar America, 1
1. Italian American Identity and Politics: World War II to the Cold War, 17
2. The Italian American Immigration Reform Lobby, 49
3. Refugees and Relatives: Italian Americans and the Refugee Relief Act, 84
4. Resettlement Assistance and “A New Standard of Living”, 111
5. The Corsi Affair, 147
6. From Refugee Relief to Family Reunification, 175
7. The End of the National Origins System and the Limits of White Ethnic Liberalism, 202
Conclusion: The Deep Roots of White Ethnicity, 1965 and Beyond, 235
Notes, 243
Bibliography, 325
Index, 343

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      Publisher: Fordham University Press
      Publication Date: 05/03/2019
      ISBN13: 9780823284399, 978-0823284399
      ISBN10: 0823284395
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      Ethnic groups and multicultural studies Migration, immigration and emigration

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Preface and Acknowledgments, ix
      Introduction: Boundaries of Inclusion and Exclusion in Postwar America, 1
      1. Italian American Identity and Politics: World War II to the Cold War, 17
      2. The Italian American Immigration Reform Lobby, 49
      3. Refugees and Relatives: Italian Americans and the Refugee Relief Act, 84
      4. Resettlement Assistance and “A New Standard of Living”, 111
      5. The Corsi Affair, 147
      6. From Refugee Relief to Family Reunification, 175
      7. The End of the National Origins System and the Limits of White Ethnic Liberalism, 202
      Conclusion: The Deep Roots of White Ethnicity, 1965 and Beyond, 235
      Notes, 243
      Bibliography, 325
      Index, 343

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