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In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web
Beschreibung:
A collection of essays on the transformation of New York City by recent immigration and how the immigrants themselves have been changed by their move to New York
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: New Immigrants in a New New York / Foner, Nancy -- 2. Immigration to New York: Policy, Population, and Patterns / Percy Kraly, Ellen / Miyares, Ines -- 3. Immigrants, the Native-Born, and the Changing Division of Labor in New York City / Wright, Richard / Ellis, Mark -- 4. Soviet Jews: The City's Newest Immigrants Transform New York Jewish Life / Orleck, Annelise -- 5. Chinese: Divergent Destinies in Immigrant New York / Zhou, Min -- 6. Koreans: An "Institutionally Complete Community" in New York / Gap Min, Pyong -- 7. Jamaicans: Balancing Race and Ethnicity / Vickerman, Milton -- 8. West Africans: Trading Places in New York / Stoller, Paul -- 9. Dominicans: Transnational Identities and Local Politics / R. Pessar, Patricia -- 10. Mexicans: Social, Educational, Economic, and Political Problems and Prospects in New York / C. Smith, Robert -- About the Contributors -- Index