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Contemporary Conversations on Immigration in the United States

The View from Prince George's County, Maryland
  • ISBN-13: 9781498538138
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Judith Noemi Freidenberg
  • Price: AUD $103.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 16/04/2019
  • Format: Paperback 204 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Anthropology [JHM]
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Contemporary Conversations on Immigration in the United States: The View from Prince George's County, Maryland contextualizes the narratives of international migrants arriving to Prince George's County, Maryland from 1968 to 2009. The life course trajectories of seventy individuals and their networks, organized chronologically to include life in the country of origin, the journey, and settlement in the county, frame migration as social issue rather than social problem. Having internalized the American dream, immigrants toil to achieve upward social mobility while constructing an immigrant space that nurtures well-being. This book demonstrates that an immigrant's experience is grounded in personal, social, economic, and political spheres of influence, and reflects the complexity of migrants' stories to help demystify homogenous categorization.
Introduction: Understanding the United States through the Immigrant Life Course Part I: Contexts of Immigrant Experience Chapter 1: The People of Prince George's County Chapter 2: Conversations about County Identity Part II: Testimonies of Immigrant Experience Chapter 3: Growing Up, Making an Exit Decision, and Leaving Chapter 4: Immigrant Journeys Chapter 5: Life Changes in New Destinations Part III: Globalizing the Immigrant Experience Chapter 6: Ideology of the "Good Life" Chapter 7: Imagined and Empirical Frontiers Epilogue: To Continue the Conversations Appendix 1: Immigrant Experience Interview Schedule Appendix 2: Video Links
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