A Nation of Immigrants Reconsidered : US Society in an Age of Restriction, 1924-1965 Hardback
Edited by Maddalena Marinari, Madeline Hsu, Maria Cristina Garcia
Part of the Studies of World Migrations series
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Scholars, journalists, and policymakers have long argued that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act dramatically reshaped the demographic composition of the United States.
In A Nation of Immigrants Reconsidered, leading scholars of immigration explore how the political and ideological struggles of the "age of restriction"--from 1924 to 1965--paved the way for the changes to come.
The essays examine how geopolitics, civil rights, perceptions of America's role as a humanitarian sanctuary, and economic priorities led government officials to facilitate the entrance of specific immigrant groups, thereby establishing the legal precedents for future policies.
Eye-opening articles discuss Japanese war brides and changing views of miscegenation, the recruitment of former Nazi scientists, a temporary workers program with Japanese immigrants, the emotional separation of Mexican immigrant families, Puerto Rican youth's efforts to claim an American identity, and the restaurant raids of conscripted Chinese sailors during World War II.
Contributors: Eiichiro Azuma, David Cook-Martin, David FitzGerald, Monique Laney, Heather Lee, Kathleen Lopez, Laura Madokoro, Ronald L.
Mize, Arissa H. Oh, Ana Elizabeth Rosas, Lorrin Thomas, Ruth Ellen Wasem, and Elliott Young
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- Pages:328 pages, 2 black & white photographs, 9 charts, 4 tables
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:30/12/2018
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- ISBN:9780252042218
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:328 pages, 2 black & white photographs, 9 charts, 4 tables
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:30/12/2018
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- ISBN:9780252042218