Ethnicities Children of Immigrants in America

Name: Ethnicities Children of Immigrants in America
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ISBN: 9780520230125

ISBN-10: 0520230124

ISBN-13: 9780520230125

Edition: 2010

Authors: Rubï¿½n G. Rumbaut, Alejandro Portes, Rubï¿½n G. Rumbaut

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The new immigration to the United States is unprecedented in its diversity of color, class, and cultural origins. Over the past few decades, the racial and ethnic composition and stratification of the American population--as well as the social meanings of race, ethnicity, and American identity--have fundamentally changed.Ethnicities,a companion volume to Rubeacute;n G. Rumbaut's and Alejandro Portes'sLegacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation,brings together some of the country's leading scholars of immigration and ethnicity to examine the lives and trajectories of the children of today's immigrants. The emerging ethnic groups of the United States in the 21st century are being…

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List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/10/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 356
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.06" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Alejandro Portes is John Dewey Professor of Sociology and International Relations and chair of the department of sociology at the Johns Hopkins University. He is coauthor of City on the Edge: The Transformation of Miami.



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Acknowledgments



Introduction--Ethnogenesis: Coming of Age in Immigrant America




The Demographic Diversity of Immigrants and Their Children




Mexican Americans: A Second Generation at Risk




Growing Up in Cuban Miami: Immigration, the Enclave, and New Generations




Nicaraguans: Voices Lost, Voices Found




The Paradox of Assimilation: Children of Filipino Immigrants in San Diego




Straddling Different Worlds: The Acculturation of Vietnamese Refugee Children




Shifting Identities and Intergenerational Conflict: Growing Up Haitian in Miami




Fade to Black? The Children of West Indian Immigrants in Southern Florida




Conclusion--The Forging of a New America: Lessons for Theory and Policy



Contributors


Index