From Ellis Island to JFK : New York's Two

Two great waves of immigration -- one at the start of the twentieth century and another in its final decades -- transformed the history and personality of New York City. This book, the first in-depth comparison of New York's two most recent immigration eras, reassesses the myths that surround both sets of immigrants.

Nancy Foner is professor of anthropology at the State University of New York, Purchase.

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

1

(8)

Who They Are and Why They Have Come

9

(27)

Where They Live

36

(34)

The Work They Do

70

(38)

Immigrant Women and Work

108

(34)

The Sting of Prejudice

142

(27)

Transnational Ties

169

(19)

Going to School

188

(36)

A Look Backward---and Forward

224

(21)

Notes

245

(44)

References

289

(34)

Index

323

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From Ellis Island to JFK : New York's Two Great Waves of Immigration

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