Contemporary Ethnic Geographies in AmericaChristopher A. Airriess Rowman & Littlefield, 2015 M09 28 - 426 páginas Ethnic diversity has marked the United States from its inception, and it is impossible to separate ethnicity from an understanding of the United States as a country and “Americans” as a people. Since the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, the United States has experienced watershed transformations in its social, cultural, and ethnic geographies. Considering the impact of these wide-ranging changes, this unique text examines the experiences of a range of ethnic groups in both historical and contemporary context. It begins by laying out a comprehensive conceptual framework that integrates immigration theory; globalization; transnational community formation; and urban, cultural, and economic geography. The contributors then present a rich set of case studies of the key Latin American, Asian American, and Middle Eastern communities comprising the vast majority of newer immigrants. Each case offers a brief historical overview of the group’s immigration experience and settlement patterns and discusses its contemporary socioeconomic dynamics. All these communities have transformed—and been transformed by—the places in which they have settled. Exploring these changing communities, places, and landscapes, this book offers a nuanced understanding of the evolution of America's contemporary ethnic geographies. |
Contenido
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SECTION II URBAN LANDSCAPES LABOR AND FESTIVALS | 57 |
Place Making in Urban America | 59 |
Chapter 4 Immigrants at Work | 91 |
Chapter 5 Ethnic Festivals Cultural Tourism and PanEthnicity | 115 |
SECTION III LATIN AND CARIBBEAN AMERICAN ETHNICITIES | 139 |
Chapter 6 Mexican Americans | 141 |
Settlement Patterns and Transnational Networks | 237 |
SECTION IV ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN ETHNICITIES | 261 |
Enduring Community and Increasing Diversity | 263 |
Entrepreneurship and Religion | 285 |
The Invisible Ethnic Community | 303 |
Construction of Community and Identity | 325 |
Diversity of Conflict Migrants | 347 |
Lebanese and Iranians | 371 |
Cubans Puerto Ricans and Dominicans | 171 |
Race Identity and Incorporation | 201 |
Legal Status and Settledness | 221 |
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About the Contributors | 409 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Contemporary Ethnic Geographies in America Ines M. Miyares,Christopher A. Airriess Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
Contemporary Ethnic Geographies in America Ines M. Miyares,Christopher A. Airriess Vista de fragmentos - 2007 |
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