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To be an American :

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0585021783

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0814735231

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0814744842

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9780585021782

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9780814735237

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9780814744840

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0814735231

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b773856

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To be an American :

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[Book]

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cultural pluralism and the rhetoric of assimilation /

First Statement of Responsibility

Bill Ong Hing.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

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New York University Press,

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©1997.

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1 online resource (xi, 243 pages)

Series Title

Critical America

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-236) and index.

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A superior multicultural experience -- A nation of immigrants, a history of nativism -- Mi cliente y amigo Rodolfo Martinez Padilla -- Searching for the truth about immigrants and jobs -- How much do immigrants cost? The methodology wars -- Contextualizing immigration -- Low-wage immigrants and African Americans -- Beyond the economic debate : the cultural complaint -- The challenge to cultural pluralists : inter-ethnic group conflict and separatism -- A new way of looking at America -- Back to superior.

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The impetus behind California's Proposition 187 clearly reflects the growing anti-immigrant sentiment in this country. Many Americans regard today's new immigrants as not truly American, as somehow less committed to the ideals on which the country was founded. In clear, precise terms, Bill Ong Hing considers immigration in the context of the global economy, a sluggish national economy, and the hard facts about downsizing. Importantly, he also confronts the emphatic claims of immigrant supporters that immigrants do assimilate, take jobs that native workers don't want, and contribute more to the tax coffers than they take out of the system. A major contribution of Hing's book is its emphasis on such often-overlooked issues as the competition between immigrants and African Americans, inter-group tension, and ethnic separatism, issues constantly brushed aside both by immigrant rights groups and the anti-immigrant right. Drawing on Hing's work as a lawyer deeply involved in the day-to-day life of his immigrant clients, To Be An American is a unique blend of substantive analysis, policy, and personal experience.

Title

To be an American.

International Standard Book Number

0814735231

Acculturation-- United States.

Cultural pluralism-- United States.

Immigrants-- United States.

Acculturation.

Cultural pluralism.

Ethnic relations.

Immigrants.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Discrimination & Race Relations.

SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Minority Studies.

United States, Ethnic relations.

United States.

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SOC-- 031000

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Hing, Bill Ong.

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20201203061116.0

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