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Beyond the gateway : immigrants in a changing America / / edited by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Susan F. Martin ; Raleigh Bailey [and ten others], contributors



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Titolo: Beyond the gateway : immigrants in a changing America / / edited by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak and Susan F. Martin ; Raleigh Bailey [and ten others], contributors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2005
©2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
Disciplina: 304.8/73
Soggetto topico: Immigrants - United States - Social conditions
Assimilation (Sociology)
Social integration - United States
Minorities - United States - Social conditions
Soggetto geografico: United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects
Persona (resp. second.): GoździakElżbieta M. <1954->
MartinSusan F (Susan Forbes)
BaileyRaleigh
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1 New Immigrant Communities and Integration Elżbieta M. Goździak; 2 The Growth and Population Characteristics of Immigrants and Minorities in America's New Settlement States Micah N. Bump, B. Lindsay Lowell, and Silje Pettersen; Part II: Case Studies; 3 New Immigrant Communities in the North Carolina Piedmont Triad: Integration Issues and Challenges Raleigh Bailey; 4 Black and White and the Other: International Immigration and Change in Metropolitan Atlanta Art Hansen
5 Latinos, Africans, and Asians in the North Star State: Immigrant Communities in Minnesota Katherine Fennelly6 From Temporary Picking to Permanent Plucking: Hispanic Newcomers, Integration, and Change in the Shenandoah Valley Micah N. Bump; 7 At the Gates of the Kingdom: Latino Immigrants in Utah, 1900 to 2003 Armando Solórzano; 8 Newcomers in Rural America: Hispanic Immigrants in Rogers, Arkansas Andrew I. Schoenholtz; Part III: Best Practices; 9 Promising Practices for Immigrant Integration Eiżbieta M. Goźidiak and Michael 1 Melia; Part IV: Conclusion
10 Challenges for the Future Elżbieta M. Goidźiak and Susan F. MartinIndex; About the Contributors
Sommario/riassunto: A small but growing number of immigrants today are moving into new settlement areas, such as Winchester, Va., Greensboro, N.C., and Salt Lake City, Utah, that lack a tradition of accepting newcomers. Just as the process is difficult and distressing for the immigrants, it is likewise a significant cause of stress for the regions in which they settle. Long homogeneous communities experience overnight changes in their populations and in the demands placed on schools, housing, law enforcement, social services, and other aspects of infrastructure. Institutions have not been well prepared to cope. L
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ISBN: 0-7391-0636-8
0-7391-5242-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910790579803321
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