edited by Donna R. Gabaccia and Vicki L. Ruiz
contributions by Erika Lee, John Mason Hart, Akram Fouad Khater, Gunther Peck, Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Thomas G Andrews, Neil Foley, Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Matthew Garcia, Mary Patrice Erdmans, Donna R. Gabaccia, Vicki L. Ruiz, Jon Gjerde, Martha A Hodes, Linda Schelbitzki Pickle, Shirley J Yee and Karen J Leong
University of Illinois Press, 2006
Cloth: 978-0-252-03064-2 | Paper: 978-0-252-07305-2
Library of Congress Classification JV6450.A585 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification 304.873

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

An introduction to the best from the new directions in U.S. immigration history


Representing a selection of the finest new research on immigration, American Dreaming, Global Realities explores the ways in which immigrant lives and those of their children are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as “Americans.”


American Dreaming, Global Realities considers a plurality of very specific historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. This history reveals resistance and accommodation, both persistent older traditions and Americanization, plus the creation of new cultural forms blending old and new. The twenty-two interdisciplinary essays included in this collection explore the intricate overlapping of race, class, and gender on ethnic identity and on American citizenship.