A Companion to American Immigration

A Companion to American Immigration is an authoritative collection of original essays by leading scholars on the major topics and themes underlying American immigration history. Focuses on the two most important periods in American Immigration history: the Industrial Revolution (1820-1930) and the Globalizing Era (Cold War to the present) Provides an in-depth treatment of central themes, including economic circumstances, acculturation, social mobility, and assimilation Includes an introductory essay by the volume editor.

Reed Ueda is Professor of History at Tufts University. He is the author of Postwar Immigrant America: A Social History (1994).

Notes on Contributors	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Policy and Politics
A Nation of Immigrants and a Gatekeeping Nation: American Immigration Law and Policy	p. 5
Naturalization and Nationality	p. 36
Immigration and Ethnic Politics	p. 58
Immigrant Transnational and US Foreign Relations	p. 77
Bodies from Abroad: Immigration, Health, and Disease	p. 106
The Politics of Immigration and the Rise of the Migration State: Comparative and Historical Perspectives	p. 132
Ethnicity, Race, and Nation
Ethnic and Racial Identity	p. 161
Nativism and Prejudice Against Immigrants	p. 177
Assimilation and American National Identity	p. 202
Internationalization and Transnationalization	p. 225
Immigration and Race Relations	p. 255
Population and Society
Demography and American Immigration	p. 277
Gender and Immigration	p. 289
Immigrant Residential and Mobility Patterns	p. 309
Characteristics of Immigrants to the United States: 1820-2003	p. 328
Marriage Patterns in Historical Perspective: Gender and Ethnicity	p. 359
Economy and Society
Immigrant Social Mobility and the Historian	p. 373
Labor and Immigration History: First Principles	p. 394
Immigration in the Economy: Development and Enterprise	p. 409
Immigrants in the American Housing Market	p. 424
Culture and Community
Immigration and American Diversity: Food for Thought	p. 443
Immigration and Language	p. 471
Immigration and Education in the United States	p. 492
Religion and Ethnicity	p. 513
Mutual Aid Societies and Fraternal Orders	p. 528
Index	p. 547
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