The Oxford Handbook of American Immigration and Ethnicity

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Scope and content: "What is the state of the field of immigration and ethnic history; what have scholars learned about previous immigration waves; and where is the field heading? These are the main questions as historians, linguists, sociologists, and political scientists in this book look at past and contemporary immigration and ethnicity"--Provided by publisher. Introduction : the making of America / Ronald H. Bayor -- The impact of immigration legislation : 1875 to the present / David M. Reimers -- European migrations / Dirk Hoerder -- Asian immigration / Madeline Y. Hsu -- Latino immigration / María Cristina García -- African American migration from the colonial era to the present / Joe W. Trotter -- Emancipation and exploitation in immigrant women's lives / Donna R. Gabaccia -- Protecting America's borders and the undocumented immigrant dilemma / David G. Gutiérrez -- Inclusion, exclusion, and the making of American nationality / Gary Gerstle -- Race and citizenship / Gregory T. Carter -- Assimilation in the past and present / Richard Alba -- Whiteness and race / David R. Roediger -- Race and U.S. panethnic formation / Yen Le Espiritu -- Intermarriage and the creation of a new American / Allison Varzally -- Immigration, medical regulation, and eugenics / Wendy Kline -- The world of the immigrant worker / James R. Barrett -- Neighborhoods, immigrants, and ethnic Americans / Amanda I. Seligman -- Machine bosses, reformers, and the politics of ethnic and minority incorporation / Steven P. Erie and Vladimir Kogan -- Immigration, ethnicity, race, and organized crime / Will Cooley -- The myth of ethnic success : old wine in new bottles / Stephen Steinberg -- Immigration and ethnic diversity in the South, 1980-2010 / Mary E. Odem -- Allegiance, dual citizenship, and the ethnic influence on U.S. foreign policy / David Brundage -- Historians and sociologists debate transnationalism / Peter Kivisto -- Written forms of communication from immigrant letters to instant messaging / Suzanne M. Sinke -- Ethnicity, race, and religion beyond Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish whites / R. Stephen Warner -- Immigration, race, and ethnicity in American film / Steven Alan Carr -- Language retention/language shift, "English only," and multilingualism in the United States / Joshua A. Fishman -- Melting pots, salad bowls, ethnic museums, and American identity / Steven Conn -- New approaches in teaching immigration and ethnic history / John J. Bukowczyk.