German American Immigration and Ethnicity in Comparative Perspective

• Author : Wolfgang Johannes Helbich,Walter D. Kamphoefner
• Publisher : German-Amer Cultural Society
• Release : 04 July 2022

Making comparisons is central to the study of immigration and ethnicity because these fields by their very nature examine patterns of contact and interaction among different groups. By adopting a comparative approach, historians can test traditional stereotypes about various immigrant populations, pointing out the defining characteristics of these groups and explaining why certain cultural patterns persist while others disappear. The essays in this volume include studies on the similarities and differences among German Catholics and other Catholic groups in America,

• Author : William B. Gudykunst
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 04 July 2022

This book examines Asian American ethnicity and communication, looking at: immigration patterns, ethnic institutions, family patterns, and ethnic and cultural identities. William Gudykunst focuses on how communication is similar and different among Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, Korean Americans, and Vietnamese Americans. Where applicable, similarities and differences in communication between Asian Americans and European Americans are also examined. Gudykunst concludes with a discussion of the role of communication in Asian immigrants' acculturation to the United States.

• Author : Robert L. Schuyler
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 04 July 1980

• Author : Takeyuki Tsuda
• Publisher : NYU Press
• Release : 13 September 2016

As one of the oldest groups of Asian Americans in the United States, most Japanese Americans are culturally assimilated and well-integrated in mainstream American society. However, they continue to be racialized as culturally “Japanese” foreigners simply because of their Asian appearance in a multicultural America where racial minorities are expected to remain ethnically distinct. Different generations of Japanese Americans have responded to such pressures in ways that range from demands that their racial citizenship as bona fide Americans be recognized

• Author : Stephen S. Fugita,David J. OBrien
• Publisher : University of Washington Press
• Release : 01 October 2011

Why do some groups retain their ethnicity as they become assimilated into mainstream American life while others do not? This study employs both historical sources and contemporary survey data to explain the seeming paradox of why Japanese Americans have maintained high levels of ethnic community involvement while becoming structurally assimilated. Most traditional approaches to the study of ethnicity in the United States are based on the European immigrant experience and conclude that a zero-sum relationship exists between assimilation and retention

• Author : Ronald H. Bayor
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 01 June 2016

Scholarship on immigration to America is a coin with two sides: it asks both how America changed immigrants, and how they changed America. Were the immigrants uprooted from their ancestral homes, leaving everything behind, or were they transplanted, bringing many aspects of their culture with them? Although historians agree with the transplantation concept, the notion of the melting pot, which suggests a complete loss of the immigrant culture, persists in the public mind. The Oxford Handbook of American Immigration and

• Author : June Granatir Alexander,June Alexander
• Publisher : Temple University Press
• Release : 20 November 2008

Creating a community that respected tradition but adapted to new circumstances.

• Author : John W. Frazier,Eugene Tettey-Fio
• Publisher : Global Academic Publishing
• Release : 04 July 2022

• Author : Russell M. Lawson,Benjamin A. Lawson
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release : 11 October 2019

Divided into four volumes, Race and Ethnicity in America provides a complete overview of the history of racial and ethnic relations in America, from pre-contact to the present. Contextualizes the political experiences and contributions of minorities within American politics, society, and culture Includes people of color (e.g., African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and American Indians), those of mixed races, and ethnic groups that experienced minority status in politics, particularly in the 19th century (e.g., Irish, Jewish, Italian) Features chronological

• Author : Ronald Bayor,Ronald H. Bayor
• Publisher : Columbia University Press
• Release : 04 July 2022

With more than 240 primary sources, this introduction to a complex topic is a resource for student research.

• Author : John W. Frazier ,Eugene L. Tettey-Fio ,Norah F. Henry
• Publisher : SUNY Press
• Release : 29 December 2016

Uses both historical and contemporary case studies to examine how race and ethnicity affect the places we live, work, and visit. This book examines major Hispanic, African, and Asian diasporas in the continental United States and Puerto Rico from the nineteenth century to the present, with particular attention on the diverse ways in which these immigrant groups have shaped and reshaped American places and landscapes. Through both historical and contemporary case studies, the contributors examine how race and ethnicity affect

• Author : Philip L. Kilbride,Jane C. Goodale,Elizabeth R. Ameisen
• Publisher : University of Alabama Press
• Release : 30 October 1990

Includes material on African-Americans, Welsh-Americans, Irish-Americans, Ukrainian-Americans, Jewish-Americans, Greek-Americans, Puerto Rican-Americans, and Cambodian-Americans.

• Author : Linda Ann Pertusani
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 04 July 1993

• Author : John A. Cross
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 19 June 2017

This volume provides a comprehensive catalog of how various ethnic groups in the United States of America have differently shaped their cultural landscape. Author John Cross links an overview of the spatial distributions of many of the ethnic populations of the United States with highly detailed discussions of specific local cultural landscapes associated with various ethnic groups. This book provides coverage of several ethnic groups that were omitted from previous literature, including Italian-Americans, Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and Arab-Americans, plus several smaller

• Author : Jamshid A. Momeni
• Publisher : Praeger
• Release : 04 July 1986

Although there has been general improvement in America's housing since 1949, when the U.S. Congress proclaimed the goal of a decent home and suitable living environment for every American family, this stated national aim has clearly not been achieved. Substandard housing conditions are still prevalent anong various racial, ethnic, and economic groups. This book, edited by a leading population and housing scholar with contributions from nationally recognized housing experts, reviews recent data derived from census reports and housing surveys. It