New Immigrants in New York /

New Immigrants in New York / / ed. by Nancy Foner.

A collection of essays on the transformation of New York City by recent immigration and how the immigrants themselves have been changed by their move to New York.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
C. Smith, Robert,
Ellis, Mark,
Foner, Nancy,
Gap Min, Pyong,
Miyares, Ines,
Orleck, Annelise,
Percy Kraly, Ellen,
R. Pessar, Patricia,
Stoller, Paul,
Vickerman, Milton,
Wright, Richard,
Zhou, Min,
HerausgeberIn:
Foner, Nancy,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2001]
©2001
Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (316 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: New Immigrants in a New New York
  • 2. Immigration to New York: Policy, Population, and Patterns
  • 3. Immigrants, the Native-Born, and the Changing Division of Labor in New York City
  • 4. Soviet Jews: The City's Newest Immigrants Transform New York Jewish Life
  • 5. Chinese: Divergent Destinies in Immigrant New York
  • 6. Koreans: An "Institutionally Complete Community" in New York
  • 7. Jamaicans: Balancing Race and Ethnicity
  • 8. West Africans: Trading Places in New York
  • 9. Dominicans: Transnational Identities and Local Politics
  • 10. Mexicans: Social, Educational, Economic, and Political Problems and Prospects in New York
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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