Washington Heights in located in New York City.
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"Documented historical record and personal narrative drawn from letters and diaries of immigrants themselves are juxtaposed to form an authentic and rounded picture of this aspect of Mormon life and development up to the turn of the century."-Library Journal"A highly readable tr…
"In The Promise of America, historian Odd S. Lovoll tells the story of the thousands of Norwegian immigrants who gambled on a fresh start in the United States. Now, Lovoll has carefully revised this successful book to reflect new understandings of the Norwegian-American past, up…
Some five and a half million fellow Italians followed Cristoforo Colombo of Genoa across the Atlantic, most of them within the past century. La Storia (the word means "history" as well as "story") is the first comprehensive account of the Italian American immigration, combining …
Despite great ethnic and racial diversity, ethnicity in Brazil is often portrayed as a matter of black or white, a distinction reinforced by the ruling elite's efforts to craft the nation's identity in its own image--white, Christian, and European. In Negotiating National Identi…
Explores the role ethnic minorities from China, Japan, North Africa, and the Middle East have played in constructing a national identity, thereby challenging dominant notions of Brazilian nationality and citizenship. "Despite great ethnic and racial diversity, ethnicity in Braz…
During the first half of the 20th century, Japanese immigrants entered Brazil by the tens of thousands; in more recent decades, over 200,000 Japanese-Brazilians and their families have relocated to Japan. The essays in this collection rethink complex related issues of ethnicity …
During the first half of the 20th century, Japanese immigrants entered Brazil by the tens of thousands; in more recent decades, over 200,000 Japanese-Brazilians and their families have relocated to Japan. The essays in this collection rethink complex related issues of ethnicity …
During the first half of the 20th century, Japanese immigrants entered Brazil by the tens of thousands; in more recent decades, over 200,000 Japanese-Brazilians and their families have relocated to Japan. The essays in this collection rethink complex related issues of ethnicity …
The author focuses on immigrants, African Americans, and Native Americans and "on struggles over ethnicity and race in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century America."--Preface, p. [vii]
The author focuses on immigrants, African Americans, and Native Americans and "on struggles over ethnicity and race in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century America."--Preface, p. [vii].
Onderzoek naar de verschillende manieren waarop Indiase studenten reageren op de Britse samenleving, de Britten op hen en de onderlinge beïnvloeding, waarbij ook de verschillen tussen mannelijke en vrouwelijke studenten aan bod komen. Gestart wordt met de motivatie van Indiërs o…
"This book presents an analysis of the nature and impact of the Indian presence in Britain and British reactions to it. From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, the number of Indians arriving in Britain, to gain qualifications and learn about British society, beg…
"This book presents an analysis of the nature and impact of the Indian presence in Britain and British reactions to it. From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, the number of Indians arriving in Britain, to gain qualifications and learn about British society, beg…
