The new Americans : a guide to immigration since 1965 / edited by Mary C. Waters & Reed Ueda ; with Helen B. Marrow. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007. - viii, 721 p. ; 24 cm. - Harvard University Press reference library .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Immigration in global historical perspective / Reed Ueda --
Immigration control policy : law and implementation / Aristide R. Zolberg --
Citizenship and nationality policy / Peter H. Schuck --
Refugees / David W. Haines --
Unauthorized migration / Frank D. Bean and B. Lindsay Lowell --
Settlement patterns in metropolitan America / John R. Logan --
Ethnic and racial identity / Herbert J. Gans --
Intermarriage and multiple identities / Joel Perlmann and Mary C. Waters --
Assimilation / Richard Alba and Victor Nee --
Transforming foreigners into Americans / Roger Waldinger --
Transnationalism / Ewa Morawska --
Pluralism and group relations / Jennifer L. Hochschild --
Immigrants and the economy / Neeraj Kaushal, Cordelia W. Reimers, and David M. Reimers --
Ethnic politics / Michael Jones-Correa --
Ethnic media / K. Viswanath and Karen Ka-man Lee --
Religion / Diana L. Eck --
Language / David Lopez and Vanesa Estrada --
Education / Carola Sudrez-Orozco and Marcelo Sudrez-Orozvo --
Gender and family / Patricia R. Pessar --
The second generation / Nancy Foner and Philip Kasinitz --
Africa : west / Marilyn Halter --
Africa : east / Abdi Kusow --
Africa : South Africa and Zimbabwe / Helen B. Marrow --
Canada / Donna R. Gabaccia --
Central America / Norma Stoltz Chinchilla and Nora Hamilton --
China : People's Republic of China / Xiao-huang Yin --
China : outside the People's Republic of China / Jennifer Holdaway --
Colombia / Luis Eduardo Guarnizo and Marilyn Espitia --
Cuba / Lisandro Perez --
Dominican Republic / Peggy Levitt --
El Salvador / Cecilia Menjivar --
Europe : western / Donna R. Gabaccia --
Europe : central and southeastern / Simone Ispa-Landa --
Haiti / Lisa Konczal and Alex Stepick --
India / Karen Isaksen Leonard --
Iran / Mehdi Bozorgmehr --
Jamaica / Milton Vickerman --
Korea / Pyong Gap Min --
Mexico / Albert M. Camarillo --
Middle East and North Africa / Steven J. Gold and Mehdi Bozorgmehr --
Pacific : Fiji., Tonga, Samoa / Cathy A. Small --
Pacific : Japan, Australia, New Zealand / Nana Oishi --
Philippines / Catherine Ceniza Choy --
Poland / Mary Patrice Erdmans --
Russia / Steven J. Gold --
South America / Helen B. Marrow --
South Asia / Nazli Kibria --
Southeast Asia / Carl L. Bankston III and Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo --
United Kingdom / Wendy D. Roth --
Vietnam / Ruban C. Rumbant --
West Indies / Calvin B. Holder.

The U.S. has always been a nation of immigrants, shaped by successive waves of new arrivals. This comprehensive guide provides an authoritative account of the most recent surge of immigrants. Based on the latest U.S. Census data and scholarly research, this book is an essential reference for anyone curious about the changing face of America.

0674023579 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780674023574 (cloth : alk. paper)

2006048524


United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

JV6455 / .N49 2007

325.73 N42 2007