Global Philadelphia

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ISBN: 9781439900130 | 1439900132
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/28/2010

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The racial and ethnic composition of Philadelphia continues to diversify as a new wave of immigrantslargely from Asia and Latin Americareshapes the city's demographic landscape. Moreover, in a globalized economy, immigration is the key to a city's survival and competitiveness. The contributors to Global Philadelphia examine how Philadelphia has affected its immigrants' lives, and how these immigrants, in turn, have shaped Philadelphia.

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Philadelphia's Immigrant Communities in Historical Perspective	p. 1
Community Formation and Intra-(and Inter-) Ethnic Relations	p. 23
125 Years of Building Jewish Immigrant Communities in Philadelphia	p. 27
Mapping Memories in Stone: Italians and the Transformation of a Philadelphia Landscape	p. 52
Pan-Latino Enclaves in Philadelphia and the Formation of the Puerto Rican Community	p. 77
Opportunity, Conflict, and Communities in Transition: Historical and Contemporary Chinese Immigration to Philadelphia	p. 96
The Role of Institutions	p. 121
German Immigration to Philadelphia from the Colonial Period through the Twentieth Century	p. 125
Changes in the Behavior of Immigrants: The Irish in Philadelphia	p. 156
Healthcare Access for Mexican Immigrants in South Philadelphia	p. 178
Identity Formation in a Transnational Context	p. 197
Philadelphia's Haitian Community: Transnationalism and Unity in the Formation of Identity	p. 201
The New African Diaspora: Transnationalism and Transformation in Philadelphia	p. 226
From Kerala to Philadelphia: The Experiences of Malayalee, Hindu Nurses in Philadelphia	p. 253
The Other Asians in the Other Philadelphia: Understanding Cambodian Experiences in Neighborhoods, Classrooms, and Workplaces	p. 270
Contributors	p. 293
Index	p. 297
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