Immigrant Minds American Identities
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Immigrant Minds American Identities
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Author : Orm Øverland
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2000
Immigrant Minds American Identities written by Orm Øverland and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Social Science categories.
Devised by individual ethnic leaders and spread through ethnic media, banquets, and rallies, these myths were a response to being marginalized by the dominant group and a way of laying claim to a legitimate home in America."--BOOK JACKET.
Ellis Island Nation
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Author : Robert L. Fleegler
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2013-05-28
Ellis Island Nation written by Robert L. Fleegler and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-28 with History categories.
Though debates over immigration have waxed and waned in the course of American history, the importance of immigrants to the nation's identity is imparted in civics classes, political discourse, and television and film. We are told that the United States is a "nation of immigrants," built by people who came from many lands to make an even better nation. But this belief was relatively new in the twentieth century, a period that saw the establishment of immigrant quotas that endured until the Immigrant and Nationality Act of 1965. What changed over the course of the century, according to historian Robert L. Fleegler, is the rise of "contributionism," the belief that the newcomers from eastern and southern Europe contributed important cultural and economic benefits to American society. Early twentieth-century immigrants from southern and eastern Europe often found themselves criticized for language and customs at odds with their new culture, but initially found greater acceptance through an emphasis on their similarities to "native stock" Americans. Drawing on sources as diverse as World War II films, records of Senate subcommittee hearings, and anti-Communist propaganda, Ellis Island Nation describes how contributionism eventually shifted the focus of the immigration debate from assimilation to a Cold War celebration of ethnic diversity and its benefits—helping to ease the passage of 1960s immigration laws that expanded the pool of legal immigrants and setting the stage for the identity politics of the 1970s and 1980s. Ellis Island Nation provides a historical perspective on recent discussions of multiculturalism and the exclusion of groups that have arrived since the liberalization of immigrant laws.
Immigration And The American Identity
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Author : Thomas Fleming
language : en
Publisher: Rockford Inst
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Immigration And The American Identity written by Thomas Fleming and has been published by Rockford Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with History categories.
Dutch American Identity Politics
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Author : Hans Krabbendam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Dutch American Identity Politics written by Hans Krabbendam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Dutch Americans categories.
Americanism In The Twenty First Century
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Author : Deborah J. Schildkraut
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-11-15
Americanism In The Twenty First Century written by Deborah J. Schildkraut and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-15 with Political Science categories.
This book explores public opinion about being and becoming American, and its implications for contemporary immigration debates. It focuses on the causes and consequences of two aspects of American identity: how people define being American and whether people think of themselves primarily as American rather than as members of a panethnic or national origin group. Importantly, the book evaluates the claim – made by scholars and pundits alike – that all Americans should prioritize their American identity instead of an ethnic or national origin identity. It finds that national identity within American democracy can be a blessing or a curse. It can enhance participation, trust, and obligation. But it can be a curse when perceptions of deviation lead to threat and resentment. It can also be a curse for minorities who are attached to their American identity but also perceive discrimination.
From America To Norway
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Author : Orm Øverland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
From America To Norway written by Orm Øverland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Callender (Iowa) categories.
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Black Identities
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Author : Mary C. WATERS
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Black Identities written by Mary C. WATERS and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Social Science categories.
The 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.
Unwelcome Strangers
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Author : David M. Reimers
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 1998
Unwelcome Strangers written by David M. Reimers and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Charting the history of US immigration policy from the Puritan colonists to World War II refugees, this text uncovers the arguments of the anti-immigration forces including: warnings against the consequences of overpopulation; and economic concerns that immigrants take jobs away from Americans.
From America To Norway
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Author : Orm Øverland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-06-29
From America To Norway written by Orm Øverland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-29 with From America to Norway categories.
"Volume four presents indexes for the three preceding volumes of From America to Norway and a concluding essay by Øverland."--Jacket.
Reinventing The Melting Pot
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Author : Tamar Jacoby
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2009-04-28
Reinventing The Melting Pot written by Tamar Jacoby and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-28 with Social Science categories.
Nothing happening in America today will do more to affect our children's future than the wave of new immigrants flooding into the country, mostly from the developing world. Already, one in ten Americans is foreign-born, and if one counts their children, one-fifth of the population can be considered immigrants. Will these newcomers make it in the U.S? Or will today's realities -- from identity politics to cheap and easy international air travel -- mean that the age-old American tradition of absorption and assimilation no longer applies? Reinventing the Melting Pot is a conversation among two dozen of the thinkers who have looked longest and hardest at the issue of how immigrants assimilate: scholars, journalists, and fiction writers, on both the left and the right. The contributors consider virtually every aspect of the issue and conclude that, of course, assimilation can and must work again -- but for that to happen, we must find new ways to think and talk about it. Contributors to Reinventing the Melting Pot include Michael Barone, Stanley Crouch, Herbert Gans, Nathan Glazer, Michael Lind, Orlando Patterson, Gregory Rodriguez, and Stephan Thernstrom.