To Be An American : : Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation / / Bill Ong Hing.
The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill...
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Hing, Bill Ong, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut To Be An American : Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation / Bill Ong Hing. New York, NY : New York University Press, [1997] ©1997 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Critical America ; 17 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Superior Multicultural Experience -- Chapter 2. A Nation of Immigrants, a History of Nativism -- Chapter 3. Mi Cliente y Amigo: Rodolfo Martinez Padilla -- Chapter 4. Searching for the Truth about Immigrants and Jobs -- Chapter 5. How Much Do Immigrants Cost? The Methodology Wars -- Chapter 6. Contextualizing Immigration -- Chapter 7. Low-Wage Immigrants and African Americans -- Chapter 8. Beyond the Economic Debate: The Cultural Complaint -- Chapter 9. The Challenge to Cultural Pluralists: Interethnic Group Conflict and Separatism -- Chapter 10. A New Way of Looking at America -- Chapter 11. Back to Superior -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill Ong Hing considers immigration in the context of the global economy, a sluggish national economy, and the hard facts about downsizing. Importantly, he also confronts the emphatic claims of immigrant supporters that immigrants do assimilate, take jobs that native workers don't want, and contribute more to the tax coffers than they take out of the system. A major contribution of Hing's book is its emphasis on such often-overlooked issues as the competition between immigrants and African Americans, inter-group tension, and ethnic separatism, issues constantly brushed aside both by immigrant rights groups and the anti-immigrant right. Drawing on Hing's work as a lawyer deeply involved in the day-to-day life of his immigrant clients, To Be An American is a unique blend of substantive analysis, policy, and personal experience. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Acculturation United States. Acculturation. Cultural pluralism United States. Cultural pluralism. Immigrants United States. Immigrants. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 9783110716924 print 9780814735237 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814744840.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814744840 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814744840/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Superior Multicultural Experience -- Chapter 2. A Nation of Immigrants, a History of Nativism -- Chapter 3. Mi Cliente y Amigo: Rodolfo Martinez Padilla -- Chapter 4. Searching for the Truth about Immigrants and Jobs -- Chapter 5. How Much Do Immigrants Cost? The Methodology Wars -- Chapter 6. Contextualizing Immigration -- Chapter 7. Low-Wage Immigrants and African Americans -- Chapter 8. Beyond the Economic Debate: The Cultural Complaint -- Chapter 9. The Challenge to Cultural Pluralists: Interethnic Group Conflict and Separatism -- Chapter 10. A New Way of Looking at America -- Chapter 11. Back to Superior -- Notes -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Superior Multicultural Experience -- Chapter 2. A Nation of Immigrants, a History of Nativism -- Chapter 3. Mi Cliente y Amigo: Rodolfo Martinez Padilla -- Chapter 4. Searching for the Truth about Immigrants and Jobs -- Chapter 5. How Much Do Immigrants Cost? The Methodology Wars -- Chapter 6. Contextualizing Immigration -- Chapter 7. Low-Wage Immigrants and African Americans -- Chapter 8. Beyond the Economic Debate: The Cultural Complaint -- Chapter 9. The Challenge to Cultural Pluralists: Interethnic Group Conflict and Separatism -- Chapter 10. A New Way of Looking at America -- Chapter 11. Back to Superior -- Notes -- Index |
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