Ethnic Los Angeles
By: Roger Waldinger and Mehdi Bozorgmehr, editors.
Contributors: Waldinger, Roger David.; Bozorgmehr, Mehdi.
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 497
Subjects: Ethnology -- California -- Los Angeles; Immigrants -- California -- Los Angeles; Pluralism (Social sciences) -- California -- Los Angeles; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations; Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Population
Description: Ethnic Los Angeles presents a multi-investigator study of Los Angeles's immigrant population. Using U.S. census data for the past three decades, essays on each of L.A.'s major ethnic groups tell us where these new Americans live and work, why they came to Los Angeles, and the nature of their families and social networks. The contributors also give a history of immigration policy and discuss the economic forces that have made the city a magnet for immigrants.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.