Indians And Emigrants

Author : Michael L. Tate
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806182040
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indians and Emigrants written by Michael L. Tate and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first book to focus on relations between Indians and emigrants on the overland trails, Michael L. Tate shows that such encounters were far more often characterized by cooperation than by conflict. Having combed hundreds of unpublished sources and Indian oral traditions, Tate finds Indians and Anglo-Americans continuously trading goods and news with each other, and Indians providing various forms of assistance to overlanders. Tate admits that both sides normally followed their own best interests and ethical standards, which sometimes created distrust. But many acts of kindness by emigrants and by Indians can be attributed to simple human compassion. Not until the mid-1850s did Plains tribes begin to see their independence and cultural traditions threatened by the flood of white travelers. As buffalo herds dwindled and more Indians died from diseases brought by emigrants, violent clashes between wagon trains and Indians became more frequent, and the first Anglo-Indian wars erupted on the plains. Yet, even in the 1860s, Tate finds, friendly encounters were still the rule. Despite thousands of mutually beneficial exchanges between whites and Indians between 1840 and 1870, the image of Plains Indians as the overland pioneers’ worst enemies prevailed in American popular culture. In explaining the persistence of that stereotype, Tate seeks to dispel one of the West’s oldest cultural misunderstandings.

Author : Suzanne Model
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610444000
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book West Indian Immigrants written by Suzanne Model and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Indian immigrants to the United States fare better than native-born African Americans on a wide array of economic measures, including labor force participation, earnings, and occupational prestige. Some researchers argue that the root of this difference lies in differing cultural attitudes toward work, while others maintain that white Americans favor West Indian blacks over African Americans, giving them an edge in the workforce. Still others hold that West Indians who emigrate to this country are more ambitious and talented than those they left behind. In West Indian Immigrants, sociologist Suzanne Model subjects these theories to close historical and empirical scrutiny to unravel the mystery of West Indian success. West Indian Immigrants draws on four decades of national census data, surveys of Caribbean emigrants around the world, and historical records dating back to the emergence of the slave trade. Model debunks the notion that growing up in an all-black society is an advantage by showing that immigrants from racially homogeneous and racially heterogeneous areas have identical economic outcomes. Weighing the evidence for white American favoritism, Model compares West Indian immigrants in New York, Toronto, London, and Amsterdam, and finds that, despite variation in the labor markets and ethnic composition of these cities, Caribbean immigrants in these four cities attain similar levels of economic success. Model also looks at "movers" and "stayers" from Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, and Guyana, and finds that emigrants leaving all four countries have more education and hold higher status jobs than those who remain. In this sense, West Indians immigrants are not so different from successful native-born African Americans who have moved within the U.S. to further their careers. Both West Indian immigrants and native-born African-American movers are the "best and the brightest"—they are more literate and hold better jobs than those who stay put. While political debates about the nature of black disadvantage in America have long fixated on West Indians' relatively favorable economic position, this crucial finding reveals a fundamental flaw in the argument that West Indian success is proof of native-born blacks' behavioral shortcomings. Proponents of this viewpoint have overlooked the critical role of immigrant self-selection. West Indian Immigrants is a sweeping historical narrative and definitive empirical analysis that promises to change the way we think about what it means to be a black American. Ultimately, Model shows that West Indians aren't a black success story at all—rather, they are an immigrant success story.

Author : Sripati Chandrasekhar
Publisher : Population Review Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.8V/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From India to America written by Sripati Chandrasekhar and published by Population Review Books. This book was released on 1982 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : "Emigrant" (pseud.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
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Download or read book Indian Emigration written by "Emigrant" (pseud.) and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Geoghegan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Note on Emigration from India written by John Geoghegan and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : M. Teresa Baer
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0871952998
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indianapolis written by M. Teresa Baer and published by Indiana Historical Society. This book was released on 2012 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The booklet opens with the Delaware Indians prior to 1818. White Americans quickly replaced the natives. Germanic people arrived during the mid-nineteenth century. African American indentured servants and free blacks migrated to Indianapolis. After the Civil War, southern blacks poured into the city. Fleeing war and political unrest, thousands of eastern and southern Europeans came to Indianapolis. Anti-immigration laws slowed immigration until World War II. Afterward, the city welcomed students and professionals from Asia and the Middle East and refugees from war-torn countries such as Vietnam and poor countries such as Mexico. Today, immigrants make Indianapolis more diverse and culturally rich than ever before.

Author : Jan McDaniel
Publisher : Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Immigration written by Jan McDaniel and published by Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of immigration from India to the United States and Canada since the 1960s, and particularly since the technology boom of the 1990s when highly skilled professionals came seeking better incomes and opportunities than they could find in their homeland.

Author : Roger Daniels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Indian Immigration to the United States written by Roger Daniels and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Maxine P. Fisher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
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Download or read book The Indians of New York City written by Maxine P. Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sanjoy Chakravorty
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190648740
Total Pages : 385 pages
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Download or read book The Other One Percent written by Sanjoy Chakravorty and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most remarkable stories of immigration in the last half century is that of Indians to the United States. People of Indian origin make up a little over one percent of the American population now, up from barely half a percent at the turn of the millennium. Not only has its recent growth been extraordinary, but this population from a developing nation with low human capital is now the most-educated and highest-income group in the world's most advanced nation. The Other One Percent is a careful, data-driven, and comprehensive account of the three core processes-selection, assimilation, and entrepreneurship-that have led to this rapid rise. This unique phenomenon is driven by-and, in turn, has influenced-wide-ranging changes, especially the on-going revolution in information technology and its impact on economic globalization, immigration policies in the U.S., higher education policies in India, and foreign policies of both nations. If the overall picture is one of economic success, the details reveal the critical issues faced by Indian immigrants stemming from the social, linguistic, and class structure in India, their professional and geographic distribution in the U.S., their pan-Indian and regional identities, their strong presence in both high-skill industries (like computers and medicine) and low-skill industries (like hospitality and retail trade), and the multi-generational challenges of a diverse group from the world's largest democracy fitting into its oldest.