Synopses & Reviews
This volume introduces the reader to an important set of newcomers to America. Two overview chapters introduce the U.S. refugee program and the general patterns in resettlement and adaptation. The heart of the book includes chapters on the largest refugee groups who have settled in the United States since World War II, including Afghans, ethnic Chinese from Southeast Asia, Cubans, Eastern European refugees, Ethiopians and Eritreans, Haitians, Hmong, Iranians, Khmer, Lao, Soviet Jews, and Vietnamese. The final chapters provide additional comparative documentation of the refugee experience, a review of documentaries on refugee adaptation, and an extensive annotated bibliography.
Review
This is an important source for understanding the political, social, and cultural dynamics often missing from judgments made about issues and concerns related to refugees. It is suitable for scholars and experts as well as the general reader.MultiCultural Review
Synopsis
The best, most up-to-date introduction to refugees in late 20th-century America.
About the Author
DAVID W. HAINES who has a Ph.D. in social anthropology, has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level and has served as a research and policy analyst for the federal refugee program.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Refugee Resettlement in the United States by Philip A. Holman
Patterns in Refugee Resettlement and Adaptation by David W. Haines
The Refugees
Afghans by Juliene G. Lipson and Patricia A. Omidian
Chinese from Southeast Asia by John K. Whitmore
Cubans by Joseph Coleman
Eastern Europeans by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak
Ethiopians and Eritreans by Tekle M. Woldemikael
Haitians by Frederick J. Conway and Susan Buchanan Stafford
Hmong by Timothy Dunnigan, Douglas P. Olney, Miles A. McNall, and Marline A. Spring
Iranians by Mehdi Bozorgmehr
Khmer by Carol A. Mortland
Lao by Pamela A. DeVoe
Soviet Jews by Steven J. Gold
Vietnamese by Nguyen Manh Hung and David W. Haines
Comparative Material
The Origins and Initial Resettlement Patterns of Refugees in the United States by Linda W. Gordon
Public and Political Opinion on the Admission of Refugees by Rita J. Simon
Hardening the Heart: The Global Refugee Problem in the 1990s by Bill Frelick
Documentary Films about Refugees by Beatrice Nied Hackett
An Annotated Introduction to the Literature by David W. Haines
Index