ISBN:
9780739106365
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (309 p)
Series Statement:
Program in Migration and Refugee Studies
Parallel Title:
Print version Beyond the Gateway : Immigrants in a Changing America
DDC:
304.8/73
Keywords:
United States - Emigration and immigration - Social aspects
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United States - Emigration and immigration - Social aspects
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
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
Description / Table of Contents:
10 Challenges for the Future Elżbieta M. Goidźiak and Susan F. MartinIndex; About the Contributors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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