The majority of immigrants settle in cities when they arrive, and few can deny the dynamic influence migration has on cities. However, a "one-size-fits-all" approach cannot describe the activities and
"Asian Immigration to the United States is the first social science book that provides a very comprehensive and systematic examination of Asian immigration, especially since 1965, using theories, seco
"Asian Immigration to the United States is the first social science book that provides a very comprehensive and systematic examination of Asian immigration, especially since 1965, using theories, seco
The majority of immigrants settle in cities when they arrive, and few can deny the dynamic influence migration has on cities. However, a "one-size-fits-all" approach cannot describe the activities and
Gender roles, relations, and ideologies are major aspects of migration. This timely book argues that understanding gender relations is vital to a full and more nuanced explanation of both the causes a
Gender roles, relations, and ideologies are major aspects of migration. This timely book argues that understanding gender relations is vital to a full and more nuanced explanation of both the causes a
Increasing interconnections between nation-states across borders have rendered the transnational a key tool for understanding our world. It has made particularly strong contributions to immigration st
Increasing interconnections between nation-states across borders have rendered the transnational a key tool for understanding our world. It has made particularly strong contributions to immigration st
This timely and important book introduces readers to the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States - Latinos - and their diverse conditions of departure and reception. A central
Based on new research, this book offers insights into the reality of immigration and its sociocultural impact with a focus on the experience of young children and their families coming to the USA. Wil
In this age of migration, more and more children are growing up in immigrant or transnational families. The “new second generation” refers to foreign-born and native-born children of immigrants who ha
In this age of migration, more and more children are growing up in immigrant or transnational families. The “new second generation” refers to foreign-born and native-born children of immigrants who ha
Education is a crucially important social institution, closely correlated with wealth, occupational prestige, psychological well-being, and health outcomes. Moreover, for children of immigrants – wh
Education is a crucially important social institution, closely correlated with wealth, occupational prestige, psychological well-being, and health outcomes. Moreover, for children of immigrants – wh
The history of Native American migrations in North America is filled with broken treaties, difficult struggles, and a desire to hold on to the lands and customs that have been a part of tribal life fo
Not all people who came to America from foreign countries did so seeking a better life. Some came to this country as slaves. The transatlantic slave trade brought Africans to America in chains for ove
“Manifest Destiny” was the belief that the United States was meant to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The story of how it was achieved is full of excitement, which readers discover
Readers board the boat to the New World as they read this book about early immigration to the American colonies. What made people want to move to an unknown world? What were the early colonies like fo
This book takes readers from Russia to America as it covers the wave of Jewish immigration that occurred from 1881 to 1914. Readers will gain a deep understanding of the injustices the Jews faced in R
The United States’ cities would be nothing today were it not for the contributions of migrants and immigrants during the American Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. This text, which was writte
It took the Scotch-Irish two major migrations before finding their home in America. Readers will follow the Scotch-Irish as they move from Scotland to Ireland, finding their own set of challenges ther
This book introduces readers to the Irish potato famine, a period when many Irish people were forced to make a decision: leave their homeland or starve. Readers will learn about the injustices the Iri
Immigration from China to the United States coincided with the California gold rush. Attracted by the riches “Gold Mountain” had to offer, Chinese immigrants in search of a better life left China in d
The reception of 35,000 Jewish survivors of Nazi persecution and their dependents in the decade following the Second World War represents a watershed moment in Canadian Jewish history. The unprecedent
Despite being one of the largest immigrant groups contributing to the development of modern Canada, the story of the English has been all but untold. InInvisible Immigrants, Barber and Watson document
A quixotic figure, Vasile Avramenko (1895?1981) used folk culture and modern media in a life-long crusade to promote Ukraine’s struggle for independence to North American audiences. From his base in N
Between 1973 and 1978, six thousand Chilean leftists took refuge in central Canada after the Pinochet coup d’etat. Once resettled at the northern extreme of the Americas, these political exiles had to
