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This unique volume explores such themes as the political and economic forces that cause immigration; the alienation and uprootedness that often follow relocation; and the difficult questions of citizenship and assimilation.

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Very, very pleased.
I am very pleased with my purchase, I will use Amazon.com in the very near future for my textbook needs; the quality and the price was right in my budget. Thank you.

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Good Book but Too Expensive
I used this book about four years ago in an upper-division college course and really enjoyed it. However, I see that the paperback version now costs well over $60. Not sure why the price of the book increased so dramatically. However, because of the cost, I will not use it for my class in the spring.

What was needed
This book was required for my history class, no complaints so far, we shall see as the semester goes on.

An interesting perspective on being American
The content of this book is derived primarily from first-person narratives and other primary source historical documents.These writings offer the reader a great deal to consider when thinking about the role of Americans in history.The narratives are moving and thought provoking, and really force the reader to reconsider what it really means to be an American. Questions abound about why we aren't told these stories in school, particularly regarding the role this country has played in the lives of other nations.A real "based on a true story" book! ... Read more

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With some 2,500 entries, this dictionary, the first reference guide of its kind, is designed as a comprehensive reference work on all aspects of American immigration history. All American ethnic groups are included, with essay-entries on general subjects, e.g., immigration, patterns of immigrant settlement in the US, socialization, acculturation, and related themes. Biographical entries on individuals important in the history of immigration are included, along with notices of immigrant historical societies, mutual aid societies, immigrant-help groups, and immigration legislation and restrictionism. ... Read more

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First published in 1977, Ethnic Americans has established itself as the classic study of immigration to the United States in the twentieth century. This updated edition reflects developments of the 1980s and ´90s -a period that has seen the greatest wave of immigration in American history. The burgeoning trend of increasing immigration, mostly from Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean, is expected to continue. But how welcome will all these people be, and what is the history of the melting (sometimes boiling) pot they are pouring into?In investigating these questions, Ethnic Americans provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of immigration and assimilation of European, Asian, and Latin American peoples from 1607 to the present. The fourth edition has been revised and expanded to incorporate new research on women immigrants, the new refugees, and the continuing asylum crisis of the 1990s. Dinnerstein and Reimers also examine the continuity of nativism and restrictionist sentiment in the United States, as shown in the movements to make English the official language of the nation and in attempts to end bilingual education and ballots. ... Read more

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Really good concise history of immigration
Dinnerstein and Reimers provide an easy to read summyar of American immigration from the conolain immigration to the present. It covers important immigration from Europe, Asia and Mexico such as public reaction, adjusment problems and immigration laws.

It provides a great deal information about collective ethnic groups and their positions on domestic and international issues.

How can they make immigration history boring?
I read this book last week for a history class.Supposedly it's THE undergraduate text in immigration history, but I don't really know why.While I admit that it covers an amazing amount of history and information, it lacks organization which makes it very boring and difficult to follow at points.While it's still worth reading for its content, there must be something better out there.

Concise and Comprehensive
Dinnerstein and Reimers presents a comprehensive overview of immigrants inthe United States from 1607 until the present. Ethnic Americans covers thetriumph and struggle of European, Latin America, Asian immigrants as theyseek social, economic and political freedom in the United States.Examinesthe assimilation of immigrants despite facing racism and prejudice in thenew world. This book is truly a historical, scholarly work but a readablebook for everyone interested in the history of immigrants in the UnitedStates. ... Read more

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the definitive encyclopedia of american immigration policy
This book is really good, it's the one everyone else uses to write their books on immigration. First it goes through the policy changes chronologically, with exerpts from congressional hearings, etc., and thengoes on to examine different aspects of immigration, like refugees, quotas,literacy tests, etc in detail. !que bueno! ... Read more

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Since the immigration law changes in 1965, the population of Asian Americans in this country has increased dramatically and has also become more diverse as newer groups have joined the earlier Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, and Asian Indians. Especially notable are the refugees from the Vietnam War and other immigrants from Southeast Asia: Lao, Khmer, Hmong, Thai, and others. In addition, political and economic changes in Asia have stimulated the migration of highly educated Asians and the flow of capital from their trans-Pacific homelands to the United States. The essays in this volume provide a framework for understanding the historical experiences of Asians in the United States, with emphasis on the years after World War II. ... Read more

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not worth the money
I found that this book was not helpful in the least for the course that I took in American Ethnic History - the main textbook is not rocket science, and it deserves to be read. No need for the supplemental text. ... Read more

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Uses letters, journals, newspaper accounts, cartoons, and more to tell part of the story of some of the thousands of immigrants who came to America around the turn of the twentieth century. ... Read more