Streets Of Gold

Author : Ran Abramitzky
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541797825
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Streets of Gold written by Ran Abramitzky and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forbes, Best Business Books of 2022 Behavioral Scientist, Notable Books of 2022 The facts, not the fiction, of America’s immigration experience Immigration is one of the most fraught, and possibly most misunderstood, topics in American social discourse—yet, in most cases, the things we believe about immigration are based largely on myth, not facts. Using the tools of modern data analysis and ten years of pioneering research, new evidence is provided about the past and present of the American Dream, debunking myths fostered by political opportunism and sentimentalized in family histories, and draw counterintuitive conclusions, including: Upward Mobility: Children of immigrants from nearly every country, especially those of poor immigrants, do better economically than children of U.S.-born residents – a pattern that has held for more than a century. Rapid Assimilation: Immigrants accused of lack of assimilation (such as Mexicans today and the Irish in the past) actually assimilate fastest. Improved Economy: Immigration changes the economy in unexpected positive ways and staves off the economic decline that is the consequence of an aging population. Helps U.S. Born: Closing the door to immigrants harms the economic prospects of the U.S.-born—the people politicians are trying to protect. Using powerful story-telling and unprecedented research employing big data and algorithms, Abramitzky and Boustan are like dedicated family genealogists but millions of times over. They provide a new take on American history with surprising results, especially how comparable the “golden era” of immigration is to today, and why many current policy proposals are so misguided.

Author : Rosemary Wells
Publisher : Dial
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Streets of Gold written by Rosemary Wells and published by Dial. This book was released on 1999 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a memoir written in the early twentieth century, tells the story of a young girl and her life in Russia, her travels to America, and her subsequent life in the United States.

Author : Ken Auletta
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307800717
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Streets Were Paved with Gold written by Ken Auletta and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How - and why - did one of the world's greatest cities come to be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy? Ken Auletta, writer for THE NEW YORKER and columnist for THE DAILY NEWS, shows how the decline of New York City was partly inevitable --- the result of shifting migration patterns and rapidl technological innovations --- and partly caused by anarchic political and economic factions, each angling for its own advantage. His lucid examination also pinpoints the core of New York City's problems --- the failure of liberal democratic government --- and explores what this will mean for the future of all American cities. "A tremendously impressive combination of reporting and analysis that illuminates not only New York's situation, but also the most basic trends in the politics and economy of the nation as a whole" - James Fallows, Washington Editor, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY "Absolute must reading for anyone concerned with New York and the urban future." - George Sternlieb, Director, Centor for Urban Policy Researcch, Rutgers University

Author : Judith Ortiz Cofer
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781558856592
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Riding Low on the Streets Gold: Latino Literature for Young Adults written by Judith Ortiz Cofer and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2003-10-31 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There seemed to be no way out of the custom. Her arguments were always the same and always turned into pleas. 'But, Ama', it's embarrassing. I'm too old for that. I'm an adult, '" Naomi says in Helena Maria Viramontes' story Growing. Ever since Naomi hit high school and puberty, she began to notice that there were too many expectations, and no one instructed her on how to fulfill them." In her tradition-bound family and under the thundering gaze of her father, Naomi struggles to stretch the limitations imposed on her by her family, even as her mind expands along with her changing body. Like Growing, the pieces in this anthology for young adults reveal the struggles of discovering a new self and the trials of leaving behind an old one. This extraordinary collection gathers a wealth of stories and poems that explore the challenges of negotiating identity and relationships with others, struggling with authority, learning to love oneself and challenging the roles society demands of teenagers and adults. Edited by well-known poet and prose-writer Judith Ortiz Cofer, the collection includes work by such leading Latino writers as Pat Mora, Jesus Salvador Trevino, Tomas Rivera, Virgil Suarez, Jose Marti, Viramontes and Ortiz Cofer herself. Included as well are new voices that represent the freshness and vigor of youth: Mike Padilla, Daniel Chacon, and Sarah Cortez. For many students across the United States, this text will serve as their first rewarding introduction to diverse writers of Latino/Latina literature. This beautiful collection gathers a wealth of stories and poems that are studded with the challenges of negotiating identity and learning to love the bodies and worlds in which young adults find themselves. Edited by well-known poet and prose writer Judith Ortiz Cofer, the collection includes work by Pat Mora, Nicholasa Mohr, Tomas Rivera, and Virgil Suarez.

Author : Marie Raphael
Publisher : Persea Books
ISBN 13 : 9780892554003
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Streets of Gold written by Marie Raphael and published by Persea Books. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marisia, a Polish teenager, comes to America at the turn of the twentieth century and must fend for herself on New York's Lower East Side.

Author : Evan Hunter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Streets of Gold written by Evan Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Irene Howat
Publisher : Christian Focus Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781857927818
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Streets Paved with Gold written by Irene Howat and published by Christian Focus Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of London City Mission is of men walking the poorest streets of London, getting their hands dirty as they reached out to people in need with the message of the Gospel and their unique brand of practical help. Rather than writing a consecutive history of London City Mission, the authors selected areas of the work and told the story of each. The story takes a different turn as it enters the 20th C. From being the capital city of an empire, London became a city at war with itself and then with others. LCM missionaries were right in among the revolutionaries. What comes out in the story of LCM is that missionaries were men (until the late 1980s) whose hearts were full of compassion for the lost and the needy. The Mission is still looking forward to the challenge of the 21st Century LCM may be an old Mission, but it is not resting on its laurels; rather it is grappling, as it always has, with today's London, and planning for the needs of the London of tomorrow.

Author : Stan Cohen
Publisher : Missoula, Mont. : Pictorial Histories Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780933126039
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Streets Were Paved with Gold written by Stan Cohen and published by Missoula, Mont. : Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. This book was released on 1977 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early photos in this book were gathered from various sources in the U.S.A. and Canada. Most of the modern pictures were taken by the author and his wife on their trip north in 1976.

Author : Helen Potrebenko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Streets of Gold written by Helen Potrebenko and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marie Raphael
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781402555909
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Streets of Gold written by Marie Raphael and published by . This book was released on 2006-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Streets of Gold