Civic Hopes and Political Realities: Immigrants, Community Organizations, and Political Engagement

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Contents About the Authors vii Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1 Introduction: Civic and Political Inequalities 1 S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad PART I THE IMPORTANCE OF PLACE Chapter 2 Making Organizations Count: Immigrant Civic 45 Engagement in California Cities S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad Chapter 3 Parties, Organizations, and Political Incorporation: 77 Immigrants in Six U.S. Cities Kristi Andersen Chapter 4 Organizing for Immigrant Labor Rights: Latino 107 Immigrants in San Jose and Houston Shannon Gleeson Chapter 5 Inclusion Versus Exclusion: Caribbeans in Britain 134 and France Rahsaan Maxwell Chapter 6 Civic Networks and Political Behavior: Turks in 160 Amsterdam and Berlin Floris Vermeulen and Maria Berger PART II VARIATIONS ACROSS ETHNIC GROUPS Chapter 7 “Communities of Practice” for Civic and Political 195 Engagement: Asian Indian and Vietnamese Immigrant Organizations in a Southwest Metropolis Caroline B. Brettell and Deborah Reed-Danahay Chapter 8 Highly Skilled but Unwelcome in Politics: Asian 222 Indians and Chinese in a New Jersey Suburb Sofya Aptekar Chapter 9 Selective Service: Indians, Poles, and Mexicans 244 in Chicago Laurencio Sanguino PART III VARIATIONS BY ORGANIZATION TYPE Chapter 10 Protestant Churches and Conservative Politics: Latinos 271 and Asians in the United States Janelle Wong, Kathy Rim, and Haven Perez Chapter 11 Immigrants at Work: Labor Unions and Noncitizen 300 Members Rebecca Hamlin Chapter 12 Nonprofit Organizations: Agents of Immigrant Political 323 Incorporation in Urban America Els de Graauw Chapter 13 Civic Engagement Across Borders: Mexicans in 351 Southern California Celia Viramontes Index 383 vi Contents ...