03836nam 2200769 a 450 991082798530332120240514023837.00-8047-7898-110.1515/9780804778985(CKB)2550000000052472(EBL)752653(OCoLC)758333895(SSID)ssj0000645185(PQKBManifestationID)12219316(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645185(PQKBWorkID)10681747(PQKB)10577325(SSID)ssj0000633350(PQKBManifestationID)12249740(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633350(PQKBWorkID)10620645(PQKB)11608029(MiAaPQ)EBC752653(DE-B1597)564195(DE-B1597)9780804778985(Au-PeEL)EBL752653(CaPaEBR)ebr10496739(OCoLC)1178768898(EXLCZ)99255000000005247220110412d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCivic engagements the citizenship practices of Indian and Vietnamese immigrants /Caroline B. Brettell and Deborah Reed-Danahay1st ed.Stanford, Calif. Stanford University Press20121 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-7528-1 0-8047-7529-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Arrival, settlement, and the construction of cultural landscapes -- Immigrant identities and the meanings of citizenship -- Temples, mosques, and churches -- Ethnic associations -- Festivals and banquets -- Pathways to wider participation.For refugees and immigrants in the United States, expressions of citizenship and belonging emerge not only during the naturalization process but also during more informal, everyday activities in the community. Based on research in the Dallas–Arlington–Fort Worth area of Texas, this book examines the sociocultural spaces in which Vietnamese and Indian immigrants are engaging with the wider civic sphere. As Civic Engagements reveals, religious and ethnic organizations provide arenas in which immigrants develop their own ways of being and becoming "American." Skills honed at a meeting, festival, or banquet have resounding implications for the future political potential of these immigrant populations, both locally and nationally. Employing Lave and Wenger's concept of "communities of practice" as a framework, this book emphasizes the variety of processes by which new citizens acquire the civic and leadership skills that help them to move from peripheral positions to more central roles in American society.East Indian AmericansPolitical activityTexasVietnamese AmericansPolitical activityTexasEast Indian AmericansTexasSocieties, etcVietnamese AmericansTexasSocieties, etcImmigrantsPolitical activityUnited StatesCase studiesImmigrantsUnited StatesSocieties, etcCase studiesEast Indian AmericansPolitical activityVietnamese AmericansPolitical activityEast Indian AmericansSocieties, etc.Vietnamese AmericansSocieties, etc.ImmigrantsPolitical activityImmigrantsSocieties, etc.323.1191/40764Brettell Caroline1089894Reed-Danahay Deborah625833MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827985303321Civic engagements3930541UNINA