02943nam 2200697Ia 450 991045274630332120200520144314.00-87013-909-6(CKB)2550000001039489(EBL)1768437(SSID)ssj0000880476(PQKBManifestationID)11553007(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000880476(PQKBWorkID)10895270(PQKB)11033923(MiAaPQ)EBC3338315(OCoLC)846986842(MdBmJHUP)muse28979(Au-PeEL)EBL3338315(CaPaEBR)ebr10681965(EXLCZ)99255000000103948920080407d2008 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCopts in Michigan[electronic resource] /Eliot DickinsonEast Lansing Michigan State University Pressc20081 online resource (103 p.)Discovering the peoples of MichiganDescription based upon print version of record.0-87013-824-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-86) and index.Who are the Copts? -- Historical legacy -- Forced migration -- Immigrating to Michigan -- The Coptic community -- An evolving identity. The Copts, or Egyptian Christians, are a relatively small and tight-knit ethno-religious group, numbering perhaps three thousand people and living mostly in the Detroit metropolitan area. Since they began immigrating to Michigan in the mid-1960s, their community has grown exponentially. Granted exceptional access to the Coptic community, Eliot Dickinson provides the first in- depth profile of this unique and remarkably successful immigrant group. Drawing on personal interviews to infuse the book with warmth and depth. Copts in Michigan offers readers a compelling view into this vibrant coDiscovering the peoples of Michigan.CoptsMichiganHistoryEgyptian AmericansMichiganHistoryImmigrantsMichiganHistorySocial networksMichiganHistoryDetroit (Mich.)Ethnic relationsDetroit (Mich.)Religious life and customsDetroit (Mich.)Social life and customsMichiganEthnic relationsMichiganReligious life and customsMichiganSocial life and customsElectronic books.CoptsHistory.Egyptian AmericansHistory.ImmigrantsHistory.Social networksHistory.977.40088/28172Dickinson Eliot1053726MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452746303321Copts in Michigan2485786UNINA