Nashville in the New Millennium: Immigrant Settlement, Urban Transformation, and Social Belonging

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Nashville iN the New MilleNNiuM immigrant settlement, urban transformation, and social Belonging Jamie winders Russell sage Foundation New York The Russell Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation, one of the oldest of America’s general purpose foundations, was established in 1907 by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The Foundation seeks to fulfill this mandate by fostering the development and dissemination of knowledge about the country’s political, social, and economic problems. While the Foundation endeavors to assure the accuracy and objectivity of each book it publishes, the conclusions and interpretations in Russell Sage Foundation publications are those of the authors and not of the Foundation, its Trustees, or its staff. Publication by Russell Sage, therefore, does not imply Foundation endorsement. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert E. Denham, Esq., Chair Kenneth D. Brody Karen S. Cook W. Bowman Cutter III John A. Ferejohn Lawrence F. Katz Nicholas Lemann Sara S. McLanahan Nancy L. Rosenblum Claude M. Steele Shelley E. Taylor Richard H. Thaler Eric Wanner Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Winders, Jamie. Nashville in the new millennium : immigrant settlement, urban transformation, and social belonging / Jamie Winders. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87154-933-4 (pb : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-61044-802-4 (ebook : alk. paper) 1. Hispanic Americans—Tennessee—Nashville—Social conditions. 2. Hispanic Americans—Cultural assimilation—Tennessee—Nashville. 3. Immigrants—Tennessee—Nashville. 4. Population geography—Tennessee— Nashville. 5. Assimilation (Sociology)—Tennessee—Nashville. 6. Nashville (Tenn.)—Emigration and immigration—Government policy. 7. Nashville (Tenn.)—Population. I. Title. F444.N29S758 2013 305.868’073076855—dc23 2012046092 Copyright © 2013 by the Russell Sage Foundation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Reproduction by the United States Government in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1992. Text design by Suzanne Nichols. RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION 112 East 64th Street, New York, New York 10065 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In memory of Lindsey Powell Rensch, the strongest person I’ve ever known. ...