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The immigration handbook The immigration handbook Ivan Vasic "This volume explains the steps and procedures necessary for an individual to navigate the U.S. immigration system. The author provides information of the process for obtaining visas, permanent resid… OL13614257W
New Race Politics in America New Race Politics in America Jane Junn Foreign migration to the United States is dramatically altering the demographic profile of the American electorate. Nearly a third of all Americans are of non-white and non-European descent. Latinos … OL15172896W
97 Orchard 97 Orchard Jane Ziegelman In 97 Orchard, Jane Ziegelman explores the culinary life that was the heart and soul of New York's Lower East Side around the turn of the twentieth century—a city within a city, where Germans, Irish,… OL15178517W
Mexifornia: A State of Becoming Mexifornia: A State of Becoming VICTOR DAVIS HANSON Noted for his military histories and his social commentary on post-9/11 American life, Victor Davis Hanson is a fifth-generation Californian who teaches college classics courses and runs a family far… OL15187754W
The long way home The long way home David Laskin "Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher. OL15451809W
The new face of small-town America The new face of small-town America Edgar Sandoval "A collection of essays on the experiences of Latino immigrants in Allentown, Pennsylvania"--Provided by publisher. OL15586985W
Brownies and Kalashnikovs Brownies and Kalashnikovs Fadia Basrawi "Fadia, a Saudi Arab, grew up in the strictly circumscribed and tailor-made 'desert Disneyland' of Aramco (the Arabian American Oil Company). This slice of modern, suburban, middle America is located… OL16922152W
Issues in U.S. Immigration Issues in U.S. Immigration Carl L. Bankston III Of the many themes that characterize U.S. history, immigration is one of the most constant and most pervasive. Since the first European and African immigrants began arriving in North America during t… OL17095537W
Twenty-first-century gateways Twenty-first-century gateways Caroline Brettell,Susan Wiley Hardwick "Focuses on the fastest-growing immigrant populations among "second-tier" metropolitan areas. Examines the changes wrought by these new suburban settlement patterns and provides comparative analysis … OL18352935W
Machine made Machine made Terry Golway A journalist, historian, and expert on the Irish American experience tackles the common stereotypes and presents a revisionist version of the notoriously crooked Tammany Hall, describing the crucial … OL19706741W
Village of immigrants Village of immigrants Diana R. Gordon "Greenport, New York, a village on the North Fork of Long Island, exemplifies a little-noted national trend--that of immigrants spreading beyond the big coastal cities, driving much of rural populati… OL19714635W
Detained and deported Detained and deported Margaret Regan "The United States is detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants at a rate never before seen in American history. Hundreds of thousands languish in immigration detention centers, separated from … OL20027263W
Migrants and City-Making Migrants and City-Making Nina Glick Schiller,Ayse Çaglar In Migrants and City-Making Ay?e Ça?lar and Nina Glick Schiller trace the participation of migrants in the unequal networks of power that connect their lives to regional, national, and global institu… OL20183896W
The Other Side of Assimilation The Other Side of Assimilation Tomas Jimenez 1 online resource OL20218683W
The Undocumented Americans The Undocumented Americans Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Writer Karla Cornejo Villavicencio was on DACA when she decided to write about being undocumented for the first time using her own name. It was right after the election of 2016, the day she realized … OL20875887W
Women Who Stay Behind Women Who Stay Behind Ruth Trinidad Galván Women Who Stay Behind examines the social, educational, and cultural resources rural Mexican women employ to creatively survive the conditions created by the migration of loved ones. Using narrative,… OL20927942W
New faiths, old fears New faiths, old fears Bruce B. Lawrence "As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America - faster than all Christian groups combined - are Is… OL20946150W
Race, Gender, and Citizenship in the African Diaspora Race, Gender, and Citizenship in the African Diaspora Manoucheka Celeste With the exception of slave narratives, there are few stories of black international migration in U.S. news and popular culture. This book is interested in stratified immigrant experiences, diverse b… OL21281204W
Crossing over Crossing over Rubén Martínez "The U.S.-Mexican border is one of the most permeable boundaries in the world. Even as the United States deploys billions of dollars and a vast arsenal to "hold the line," the border is breached dail… OL4281660W
Immigrant Life in the US Immigrant Life in the US Donna Gabaccia Immigrant Life in the U.S. brings together scholars from across the disciplines to examine diverse examples of immigration to the paradigmatic 'nation of immigrants'. The volume covers a wide range o… OL8099549W
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