Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West
by Behzad Yaghmaian


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A true-life account of courage, prejudice, tragedy, and hope follows Muslim immigrants on their journey on a modern-day underground railroad leading from Istanbul to London, offering a revealing glimpse of their lives, concerns, and experiences as they... (read more)

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Interrogating Race and Racism
by Vijay Agnew


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In introducing a dozen chapters by Canadian scholars, Agnew (social science/Centre for Feminist Research, York U., Toronto) overviews the social construction of racism and relates her experience of being an East Asian immigrant in Canada embracing yet... (read more)

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Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America
by Audrey Singer


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Singer (Brookings Institution), Hardwick (U. of Oregon) and Brettell (Southern Methodist U.) have edited this collection of case studies that focus on modern gateways for immigrants in the 21st century, and how these new arrivals become integrated... (read more)

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The Italian American Reader
by Bill Tonelli


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This anthology -- the first general-reader collection of writing by Italian American authors -- is part manifesto, part Sunday dinner. A gathering of voices old and new, some speak in the accents of another age, some completely contemporary and assured... (read more)

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Fifteen Candles: 15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles, and Other Quinceanera Stories
by Adriana Lopez


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For the uninitiated, the quinceanera celebrates the passage of a fifteen-year-old girl into adulthood: It's a bit bat mitzvah with a dash of debutante ball, and loaded with the same potential for hilarity and adolescent angst. In this original anthology,... (read more)

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Race and Arab Americans Before and After 9/11: From Invisible Citizens to Visible Subjects (Arab American Writing)
by Amaney Jamal


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Contending that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks transformed the nearly invisible Arab/Muslim-American ethnic/ cultural group to a "white but not quite" racial minority, Jamal (politics, Princeton U.) and Naber (women' studies/American culture,... (read more)

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Irish on the Inside: In Search of the Soul of Irish America
by Tom Hayden


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Tom Hayden explores the losses wrought by Irish American conformism, in his own life and beyond. When David Trimble claimed recently that Irish republicans needed house-training, I felt the echo of my master's voice down through the ages, that of the... (read more)

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Economic Citizens: A Narrative of Asian American Visibility
by Christine So


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Economic Citizens argues that Asians have been traditionally imagined as the threat of capitalism gone awry and demonstrates that the logic of economic exchange has been an overlooked but critical means for Asian Americans to negotiate political and... (read more)

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Conversations with Ilan Stavans (La Plaza)
by Ilan Stavans


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For almost twenty years, llan Stavans-described by the Washington Post as "Latin American's liveliest and boldest critic and most innovative cultural enthusiast"--has interviewed path-breaking intellectuals and artists in a wide range of media. As host... (read more)

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The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today
by Odd S Lovoll


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“Odd Lovoll provides fascinating and important insights about the distinctive presence in American life of Norwegian immigrants and their ancestors. Then again, I might be biased.” —Walter F. Mondale, Norwegian American and former U.S... (read more)

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Conversations with Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Writers
by Hector A Torres


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Hector A. Torres conducted these interviews with today's popular Chicano/a writers, asking each about language and life between languages, about the creative drive that has guided them in their craft and commits them to their art. In sharing their... (read more)

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The New Americans: How the Melting Pot Can Work Again
by Michael Barone


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In The New Americans, Michael Barone, senior writer at U.S. News & World Report, says that now, more than ever, the melting pot must be used to keep America great. Barone attacks multiculturalism and anti-American apologists--but he also rejects... (read more)

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Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebellion
by Michael Patrick MacDonald


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In All Souls, Michael Patrick MacDonald told the story of the loss of four of his siblings to the violence, poverty, and gangsterism of Irish South Boston. In Easter Rising he tells the story of how he got out. Desperate to avoid the normal life of... (read more)

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Diversity in America: Keeping Government at a Safe Distance
by Peter H Schuck


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diversity ideal. He concludes with recommendations to help us manage the challenge of diversity in the future.... (read more)

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Racial Paranoia: The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness
by John Jackson


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The Civil War put an end to slavery, and the civil rights movement put an end to legalized segregation. Crimes motivated by racism are punished with particular severity, and Americans are more sensitive than ever about the words they choose when talking... (read more)

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Siberian Dream :Russ
by Irina Pantaeva


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The tale of a courageous young woman. Irina Pantaeva was born in communist Siberia, where individuality was stifled. Her parents refused to join the Communist Party, and Irina, picked by a talent scout to star in a Soviet film, went on to conquer the... (read more)

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A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith
by Anna Lisa Cox


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Starting in the 1860s, the people of Covert, Michigan, broke laws and barriers to attempt what then seemed impossible: to love one's neighbor as oneself. This is the inspiring, true story of an extraordinary town where blacks and whites lived as equals.... (read more)

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On the Edge of the Law: Culture, Labor, and Deviance on the South Texas Border
by Chad Richardson


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The Valley of South Texas is a region of puzzling contradictions. Despite a booming economy fueled by free trade and rapid population growth, the Valley typically experiences high unemployment and low per capita income. The region has the highest rate of... (read more)

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