Daily life of the new Americans
Subtitle: immigration since 1965
By: Christoph Strobel.
Series: The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780313363139; 9780313363146
Subjects: Immigrants -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Immigrants -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century; Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions; Immigrants -- United States -- Biography; Minorities -- United States -- Social life and customs; Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 21st century
Genres: Biography
Description: The book examines how immigrants from Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe are changing the face of the American nation, and, at the same time, are themselves being changed by living in America. The stories told here are enhanced through the use of oral histories that bring immigrant experiences vividly to life. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chronology; title: Coming to America : migration stories; title: Making a living : economics; title: The ties that bind : family life and identity; title: Community, mainstream society, and culture; title: Facing stereotypes, discrimination, and tensions; title: Policy and politics; title: Epilogue.