Immigrant experiences
Subtitle: personal narrative and psychological analysis
By: edited by Paul H. Elovitz and Charlotte Kahn.
Contributors: Elovitz, Paul H.; Kahn, Charlotte, 1928-
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Madison, NJ; London; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Immigrants -- United States -- Biography; Americanization; Assimilation (Sociology); United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Psychological aspects
Description: This book gives powerful testimony to the possibilities of success, even as it attests to the psychological costs of emigration and the struggles of immigration. The necessity of creating a new cultural or national identity is a recurring theme as the authors of articles - immigrants themselves and Americans sensitive to their families' immigrant experiences - address what has become an urgent question: How can we facilitate the immigrants' passage?

The U.S. culture has been forged by the influence of immigrant cultures too numerous to mention; their representatives have made recognizable, significant contributions while struggling to create a viable place for themselves in their adopted land.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.