02065nam 2200373 450 991068254330332120230513084225.0(CKB)5580000000527103(NjHacI)995580000000527103(EXLCZ)99558000000052710320230513d2022 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe sanctuary city immigrant, refugee, and receiving communities in postindustrial Philadelphia /Domenic VitielloIthaca, New York :Cornell University Press,2022.1 online resource (312 pages)1-5017-6480-2 The Sanctuary City -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Sanctuary and the Immigrant City -- 1. Sanctuary in Solidarity: Central Americans and the Sanctuary Movement -- 2. Refugee Resettlement: Southeast Asians and the Resettlement System -- 3. African Diasporas: Liberians and Black America -- 4. Muslim Town: Iraqis, Syrians, and Palestinians in Arab and Muslim America -- 5. New Sanctuary: Mexicans and the New Immigration Movements -- Conclusion: What Do We Owe Each Other? -- Notes -- Index."This book relates the history of Central American, Southeast Asian, Liberian, Arab, and Mexican migration, settlement, and civil society in Philadelphia since the 1970s. It explores the politics of immigration, community relations, and "sanctuary," defined as a wide set of contested protections and assistance at local, national, and transnational scales"-- Provided by publisher.Emigration and immigrationSocial aspectsImmigrantsSocial conditionsEmigration and immigrationSocial aspects.ImmigrantsSocial conditions.304.8Vitiello Domenic1125290NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910682543303321The Sanctuary City2906281UNINA