Immigrant Agency

Author : Yang Sao Xiong
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 1978824068
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immigrant Agency written by Yang Sao Xiong and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a sociological analysis of Hmong former refugees’ grassroots movements in the United States between the 1990s and 2000s, Immigrant Agency shows how Hmong, despite being one of America’s most economically impoverished ethnic groups, were able to make sustained claims on and have their interests represented in public policies. The author, Yang Sao Xiong argues that the key to understanding how immigrants incorporate themselves politically is to understand how they mobilize collective action and make choices in circumstances far from racially neutral. Immigrant groups, in response to political threats or opportunities or both, mobilize collective action and make strategic choices about how to position themselves vis-à-vis other minority groups, how to construct group identities, and how to deploy various tactics in order to engage with the U.S. political system and influence policy. In response to immigrants’ collective claims, the racial state engages in racialization which undermines immigrants’ political standing and perpetuates their marginalization.

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Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welcome to the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Yang Sao Xiong
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 1978824041
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immigrant Agency written by Yang Sao Xiong and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although political incorporation is often seen as something that states do, immigrants exert agency in incorporating themselves. Through a sociological analysis of Hmong former refugees' grassroots movements in the United States between the 1990s and 2000s, Immigrant Agency uncovers the dynamic interactions between immigrant agency and state racialization that generate racialized incorporation.

Author : United States
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Total Pages : 1508 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book United States Code written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 1508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Immigration Law Center (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967980201
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs written by National Immigration Law Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive, authoritative reference with chapters on 23 major federal programs, and tables outlining who is eligible for which state replacement programs. Overview chapter and tables explain changes to immigrant eligibility enacted by 1996 welfare and immigration laws. Text describes immigration statuses, gives pictures of typical immigration documents, with keys to understanding the INS codes. Glossary defines over 250 immigration and public benefit terms.

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Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160877520
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library Services for Immigrants: A Report on Current Practices written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4 classic titles in a stunning illustrated, hardback and cloth bound edition

Author : Yoku Shaw-Taylor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1641433531
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immigration, Assimilation, and Border Security written by Yoku Shaw-Taylor and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition is an update of the intersection of border security, immigration, and assimilation in the U.S.A. In addition to the history of immigration and custom services and shifts in attitudes about immigration, this edition provides new information about the operations of the Department of Homeland Security to secure the border. A new chapter examines developments in immigration policy relating to the border wall, family separation, unaccompanied immigrant minors and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. The book includes real-life stories of difficult incidents that arise due to the complicated relationship between immigration and border security. The authors review prospects for comprehensive immigration policy and border security policy.

Author : Dina G. Okamoto
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610448456
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Redefining Race written by Dina G. Okamoto and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2012, the Pew Research Center issued a report that named Asian Americans as the “highest-income, best-educated, and fastest-growing racial group in the United States.” Despite this seemingly optimistic conclusion, over thirty Asian American advocacy groups challenged the findings. As many pointed out, the term “Asian American” itself is complicated. It currently denotes a wide range of ethnicities, national origins, and languages, and encompasses a number of significant economic and social disparities. In Redefining Race, sociologist Dina G. Okamoto traces the complex evolution of this racial designation to show how the use of “Asian American” as a panethnic label and identity has been a deliberate social achievement negotiated by members of this group themselves, rather than an organic and inevitable process. Drawing on original research and a series of interviews, Okamoto investigates how different Asian ethnic groups in the U.S. were able to create a collective identity in the wake of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. Okamoto argues that a variety of broad social forces created the conditions for this developing panethnic identity. Racial segregation, for example, shaped how Asian immigrants of different national origins were distributed in similar occupations and industries. This segregation of Asians within local labor markets produced a shared experience of racial discrimination, which encouraged Asian ethnic groups to develop shared interests and identities. By constructing a panethnic label and identity, ethnic group members took part in creating their own collective histories, and in the process challenged and redefined current notions of race. The emergence of a panethnic racial identity also depended, somewhat paradoxically, on different groups organizing along distinct ethnic lines in order to gain recognition and rights from the larger society. According to Okamoto, these ethnic organizations provided the foundation necessary to build solidarity within different Asian-origin communities. Leaders and community members who created inclusive narratives and advocated policies that benefited groups beyond their own were then able to move these discrete ethnic organizations toward a panethnic model. For example, a number of ethnic-specific organizations in San Francisco expanded their services and programs to include other ethnic group members after their original constituencies dwindled. A Laotian organization included refugees from different parts of Asia, a Japanese organization began to advocate for South Asian populations, and a Chinese organization opened its doors to Filipinos and Vietnamese. As Okamoto argues, the process of building ties between ethnic communities while also recognizing ethnic diversity is the hallmark of panethnicity. Redefining Race is a groundbreaking analysis of the processes through which group boundaries are drawn and contested. In mapping the genesis of a panethnic Asian American identity, Okamoto illustrates the ways in which concepts of race continue to shape how ethnic and immigrant groups view themselves and organize for representation in the public arena.

Author : Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476623791
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immigration and America's Cities written by Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generations ago, immigrants came to the U.S. from Europe and Africa in large numbers. Today they are arriving mainly from Latin America and Asia. Most are documented but many are not. While the federal and most state governments have done little beyond controlling borders and ports of entry to address pressing immigration issues, public officials and community organizations at the local level have been advancing commonsense, pragmatic solutions to accommodate the newest members of American society. This collection of essays provides a handbook for developing good county- and municipal-level immigrant services. The contributors cover a diverse range of trends, issues and practices, including immigration reform, language access, identification and driver's licensing, employment, education, voting, public safety and legal assistance.

Author : Amie Jane Leavitt
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612285074
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Immigration Services written by Amie Jane Leavitt and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has been a land of immigrants ever since its founding. But what is it like to immigrate here and who is allowed to do so? In this book, you'll get to follow the stories of several immigrants as they make their way through the immigration process. From green cards (permanent resident cards) to naturalization (the process of becoming a United States citizen), you'll get a first-hand look at what services are available to immigrants along the way and what roadblocks some people might encounter. This book explains exactly what it's like for a person to immigrate to the United States in the 21st Century.