In this Book
- A Nation of Immigrants Reconsidered: US Society in an Age of Restriction, 1924-1965
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: Studies of World Migrations
summary
Scholars, journalists, and policymakers have long argued that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act dramatically reshaped the demographic composition of the United States. In A Nation of Immigrants Reconsidered, leading scholars of immigration explore how the political and ideological struggles of the "age of restriction"--from 1924 to 1965--paved the way for the changes to come. The essays examine how geopolitics, civil rights, perceptions of America's role as a humanitarian sanctuary, and economic priorities led government officials to facilitate the entrance of specific immigrant groups, thereby establishing the legal precedents for future policies. Eye-opening articles discuss Japanese war brides and changing views of miscegenation, the recruitment of former Nazi scientists, a temporary workers program with Japanese immigrants, the emotional separation of Mexican immigrant families, Puerto Rican youth’s efforts to claim an American identity, and the restaurant raids of conscripted Chinese sailors during World War II.
Contributors: Eiichiro Azuma, David Cook-Martín, David FitzGerald, Monique Laney, Heather Lee, Kathleen López, Laura Madokoro, Ronald L. Mize, Arissa H. Oh, Ana Elizabeth Rosas, Lorrin Thomas, Ruth Ellen Wasem, and Elliott Young
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-20
- Part I. Policy and Law
- pp. 21-24
- Part II. Labor
- pp. 103-106
- Part III: “Who is a Citizen? Who Belongs?”
- pp. 187-190
- 9. The Undertow of Reforming Immigration
- pp. 191-212
- Contributors
- pp. 285-290
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252050954
Related ISBN(s)
9780252042218, 9780252083969
MARC Record
OCLC
1079759539
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2019-01-02
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2019