A nation of nations : a great American immigration story
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
305.8 GJELT
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305.8 GJELT
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Cherrydale - Adult Nonfiction
305.8 GJELT
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305.8 GJELT
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Central - Adult Nonfiction | 305.8 GJELT | Available |
Cherrydale - Adult Nonfiction | 305.8 GJELT | Available |
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 405 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Street Date
1510
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The dramatic and compelling story of the transformation of America during the last fifty years, told through a handful of families in one suburban county in Virginia that has been utterly changed by recent immigration. In the fifty years since the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, the foreign-born population of the United States has tripled. Significantly, these immigrants are not coming from Europe, as was the case before 1965, but from all corners of the globe. Today non-European immigration is ninety percent of the total immigration to the US. Americans today are vastly more diverse than ever. They look different, speak different languages, practice different religions, eat different foods, and enjoy different cultures. In 1950, Fairfax County, Virginia, was ninety percent white, ten percent African-American, with a little more than one hundred families who were 'other.' Currently the African-American percentage of the population is about the same, but the Anglo white population is less than fifty percent, and there are families of Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and Latin American origin living all over the county. A Nation of Nations follows the lives of a few immigrants to Fairfax County over recent decades as they gradually 'Americanize.' Hailing from Korea, Bolivia, and Libya, these families have stories that illustrate common immigrant themes: friction between minorities, economic competition and entrepreneurship, and racial and cultural stereotyping. It's been half a century since the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act changed the landscape of America, and no book has assessed the impact or importance of this law as this one does, with its brilliant combination of personal stories and larger demographic and political issues"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Developing countries -- Emigration and immigration.
Fairfax County (Va.) -- Biography.
Fairfax County (Va.) -- Emigration and immigration.
Fairfax County (Va.) -- Ethnic relations.
Immigrants -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- Biography.
Immigrants -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- Social conditions.
Minorities -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- Social conditions.
Social change -- Virginia -- Fairfax County.
United States -- Emigration and immigration.
United States. -- Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965.
Developing countries -- Emigration and immigration.
Fairfax County (Va.) -- Biography.
Fairfax County (Va.) -- Emigration and immigration.
Fairfax County (Va.) -- Ethnic relations.
Immigrants -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- Biography.
Immigrants -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- Social conditions.
Minorities -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- Social conditions.
Social change -- Virginia -- Fairfax County.
United States -- Emigration and immigration.
United States. -- Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gjelten, T. (2015). A nation of nations: a great American immigration story (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gjelten, Tom. 2015. A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gjelten, Tom. A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story Simon & Schuster, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gjelten, Tom. A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2015.
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